Alright, it's a tad rushed because it was written in between looking after the kids and I wanted to get it out before the new year but here it is. Reflections on 2025 and the biggest career change I've ever done. samwho.dev/2025

Expert tech bloggers’ tips for writers who are just getting started writethatblog.substack.com/p/advice-for...

Some nicely crafted zingers... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...

Heard from a few folks that they procrastinate publishing because they want to make sure it’s good enough and I totally get it, I worry about that too. But I’ve gotten pretty good at deciding enough is enough and going ahead anyway so here’s a thread with things I don’t like but decided were fine.

I’m super grateful for the recommendation @brittanyellich.com! Looking forward to the discussion! And thank your for the book @sarna.dev @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social. It totally resonates with the current me. Maybe my dream of publishing a book will finally come true 🤞 #WritingForDevelopers

Have you wanted to read the book Writing for Developers? Or have a resolution to do more writing in the new year? Join the conversation and the book club! 👇

📚 Want to learn how to write for developers? Join us TODAY at 9AM PT to discuss chapters 1-2 of "Writing for Developers" Haven't read it yet? No problem! Come anyway. It might be just the push you need to finally write that post you've been putting off ✍️ Everyone's welcome! discord.gg/4enG8EQaMr

Next up in our 2025 recaps... here’s how some of our favorite bloggers responded to the question: “What has been the most surprising impact of blogging?” writethatblog.substack.com/p/the-impact...

I wrote about writing, it is soooo meta (#blogvent, day 16!) cassidoo.co/post/new-blo...

🎄Interesting Links in the data world for December 2025 is here! There's some awesomely excellent content that you'll not want to miss. Grab a mince pie and dive in :) 🔗 rmoff.net/2025/12/16/i...

If you want to be on this illustrious list but are thinking "wow I don't write enough!" I have good news for you 👀 1. Join the #OvercommittedBookClub for Writing for Developers 2. Make new internet friends 3. Write more! Details here: bsky.app/profile/brit...

New podcast on the Writing for Developers book-- hosted by the super fun crew at @overcommitted.dev 👇

New writers and experienced writers are all welcome! Come learn, share tips, and maybe workshop some blog posts with the community.

Fun reading back my segment in this series. I’ve made a lot more progress than I expected to 😊

Why write engineering blogs? Here’s how some of our favorite bloggers responded to the question “Why did you start blogging and why do you continue?” writethatblog.substack.com/p/why-write-...

Video for my #monktoberfest talk is now up! youtu.be/WF7J7qtZ8TA?...

Your intellectual fly is open bcantrill.dtrace.org/2025/12/05/y...

Do you like databases? Do you want to hear two database professors rant about them? Do you need one of those professors to have a Turing Award for databases? If yes, then join Mike Stonebraker and I next Wed Dec 10 @ 1:00pm EST for database hot takes: www.dbos.dev/webcast-2025...

Piotr's latest picks for writethat.blog... Imgur geo-blocked the UK, so I geo-unblocked my entire network // Oscar Molnar Assert in production // @dominiktornow.bsky.social Intel is listening, don't waste your shot // Brendan Gregg

New month, new newsletter! Sharing some of my favorite things I read in November and some things I've been up to. Also included a plug for the upcoming @overcommitted.dev Writing for Developers book club! Check it out and subscribe 👇 archives.balancedengineer.com/archive/the-...

ScyllaDB can handle whatever you throw at it. ;-) If you're at re: Invent, stop by and say hi -booth 1747

Please meet California Condor #36, just chilling at Pinnacles National Park

This week the Overcommitted crew sat down with @kateholterhoff.com to talk about what it's like being a Developer-Focused Analyst, and much more! creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

✍️ It's not high-brow, it's not erudite, but it is a ranty af blog post about AI slop: rmoff.net/2025/11/25/a... #enshittification #AISlop #blogging

Just a reminder, now is a great time to pick up the Writing for Developers book for the upcoming book club! We will be kicking off the first two chapters of the book with discussions the week of December 15th! 📚

Want to make some friends on the internet with other developers? 👀 Lets read a book together! 😄

If you are sharing your knowledge on slacks or discords, it's gonna get lost pretty quick, no matter how good it is. Capture that knowledge and put it at a URL so everyone can benefit. I wrote up how I do so here: www.mooreds.com/wordpress/ar...

Would also recommend @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social newsletter - even if you're not joining the book club! writethatblog.substack.com

"Writing for Developers" book club details 👀

Want to chat about Writing for Developers with a super fun and supportive group? Pls join the Overcommitted book club for async and/or synchronous (virtual) discussions.

For our latest tech blogger interview, we’re featuring Preston Thorpe. writethatblog.substack.com/p/preston-th...

A nice recap of @clickhouse.com's P99 CONF keynote, by Joab Jackson of @thenewstack.io thenewstack.io/moving-from-...

Protobuf - use it faster, or don't use it at all? Couple of interesting talk from P99 CONF this year: * www.p99conf.io/session/8x-b... * www.p99conf.io/session/pars...

Three Flink-related talks at P99 CONF this year - here are the recordings and slides: * www.p99conf.io/session/apac... * www.p99conf.io/session/buil... * www.p99conf.io/session/rivi...

P99 CONF nails it in terms of both content, *and* UX for attending. Super-simple registration. Free registration. Videos available on-demand afterwards with no gating or games. Clear and usable website. These folk know how to do a developer conference. A+++ 🎥 Videos & slides: www.p99conf.io

Next book club idea: Writing for Developers Who is in? 👀

@sarna.dev's latest blog post picks for writethat.blog... I’m writing another book! // @ericlippert.com Zig's new async I/O // Andrew Kelley Corrosion // @sockpuppet.org, Peter Cai (@fly.io) How I reversed Amazon's Kindle web obfuscation because their app sucked // Cats with power tools

Oh look, a new book by @ericlippert.com! Should be a fabulous adventure indeed. www.manning.com/books/fabulo...

The Bug Hunt is probably our favorite “Writing for Developers” book chapter. It’s the first of the seven blog post pattern chapters that we shipped -- and we had a ton of fun developing it. You can read it here... writethatblog.substack.com/p/the-bug-hu...

If we get one more AI-generated Monster Scale Summit submission, I will cry. Humans, please -- apply to speak! This is P99 CONF's sister conference, and we're open to talks on extreme scale engineering and distributed system challenges. www.scylladb.com/monster-scal...

Rachel and Adrian Cockroft are up next! 🙌

In two hours (11:40 central time) I'll be speaking about designing distributed systems with TLA+ at #P99conf! It's a free virtual conference, so no excuses not to go :) www.p99conf.io

P99 CONF Day 2 is starting in less than an hour. Join us for monstrously impressive tech talks…and a bit of fun too. :-) www.p99conf.io

The 2nd day of @P99CONF starts in about an hour (11am EDT). I enjoyed yesterday's sessions! My eBPF "top for wall-clock time" talk starts in 4 hours (2:30pm EDT): www.p99conf.io/agenda/#thur... It's a free conference, see you soon! 🤓

Join me in 30 min. I'll be in the live chat

P99 Conf runs today and tomorrow! Historically #p99conf features technically rich talks, and this year's agenda seems to indicate 2025 will be more awesomeness! You should drop in for a session or two if you have time. www.p99conf.io/agenda/

#P99CONF is going live in just minutes! Here's a peek at the behind-the-scenes prep. If you haven't registered yet, hurry over to p99conf.io. It's free and virtual, so no excuses. 😅

And so begins the P99 CONF road trip. Next up: Lucky Llama coffee and the best trip tip sandwiches on the central coast.

P99 CONF is next week! Which talks are on your "can't miss" list?

New podcast: A fun chat on writing engineering blogs, with @glaubercosta.bsky.social and @sarna.dev