Hi 👋🏼, I'm Steve Francia

I build tools that make developers’ lives better.

I created open source projects like Hugo and Cobra that have earned over 185K+ GitHub stars.

I’ve shaped the modern developer stack: from architecting MongoDB’s user experience and scaling Go at Google, to pioneering container standards at Docker and driving AI at Two Sigma.

Here, I write about the human stack and the art of building products and teams that last.

Hi 👋🏼, I'm Steve Francia
Promotion

Promotion

Portero Inc, the worlds leading online luxury destination, announces the promotion of Steve Francia to CIO.

Why are you still shopping offline?

Why are you still shopping offline?

Has the day finally come where a person can do most of their shopping right from their livingroom?

Managing Multiple Firefox Profiles in OS X

Managing Multiple Firefox Profiles in OS X

Sometimes you need more than one profile in Firefox. This post will show you how to manage multiple profiles in Firefox.

Using SVK to Increase Productivity

Using SVK to Increase Productivity

After subversion but before Git there was SVK. If you are stuck using subversion do yourself a favor and use svk.

The 15 Best Vim Plugins

The 15 Best Vim Plugins

The 15 most useful plugins for VIM. This post is a bit dated but kept intact to reflect the best plugins at the time

Implementing a Corporate Wiki

Implementing a Corporate Wiki

Steps to choose and implement a corporate wiki from access policies to adoption

Why are you not on Twitter

Why are you not on Twitter

10 reasons why I use Twitter and so should you

Be more productive using GNU Screen

Be more productive using GNU Screen

Tips, Techniques and Tricks for using GNU Screen to increase your productivity.