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
Getting started with Drupal and MongoDB

Getting started with Drupal and MongoDB

Drupal is the standard in content management systems. MongoDB enables high performance Drupal. Get started with a MongoDB backed Drupal.

MongoDB and Hadoop

MongoDB and Hadoop

Learn how to integrate MongoDB with Hadoop for large-scale distributed data processing.

MongoDB and PHP, The Book

MongoDB and PHP, The Book

I wrote a book. It is published by O’Reilly, and available now on Amazon, O’Reilly Media and a …

MongoDB for Genealogy at RootsTech 2012

MongoDB for Genealogy at RootsTech 2012

After an enjoyable time at the SORT conference in 2011 I was invited to come back to SLC to …

Backup, Replication and Disaster Recovery

Backup, Replication and Disaster Recovery

How to go about creating better backups through replication and snapshots and how to ensure that your infrastructure has a solid disaster recovery plan.

Hybrid MongoDB / SQL Applications

Hybrid MongoDB / SQL Applications

MongoDB is often used alongside a relational database such as Oracle or MySQL. It is often …

Windows Power User Tools

Windows Power User Tools

I’m a huge fan of Windows 7. It’s the first time I’ve ever run a Microsoft OS on my primary …

Building your First app with MongoDB at MongoSV 2011

Building your First app with MongoDB at MongoSV 2011

10gen had our flagship conference in Silicon Valley. I gave an introductory presentation at the …

E-commerce in LA

E-commerce in LA

This week I joined a few of my co-workers down in LA. We met with a few companies and ran the …

MongoDB, PHP and the Cloud - PHP Cloud Summit 2011

MongoDB, PHP and the Cloud - PHP Cloud Summit 2011

I had the opportunity to present at the PHP Cloud Summit 2011 among some great presenters. This …

LDS SORT Tech Conference 2011

LDS SORT Tech Conference 2011

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the LDS Church’s SORT tech conference. Nearly 1200 …

MongoDB and PHP at ZendCon 2011

MongoDB and PHP at ZendCon 2011

Presentation given at PHP’s biggest conference, ZendCon 2011. Covers the basics of using …

MongoDB at SORT Conference 2011

MongoDB at SORT Conference 2011

This presentation was given at the LDS Tech SORT Conference 2011 in Salt Lake City. The slides …

Hybrid Cloud Computing

Hybrid Cloud Computing

Traditionally ecommerce companies have had no place in the cloud. The lack of established …

MongoDB, E-Commerce and Transactions

MongoDB, E-Commerce and Transactions

Last week I had the pleasure of attending MongoUK in London. I had a great time presenting and …

Where have all the good databases gone?

Where have all the good databases gone?

Perhaps you’ll recognize these words, “About five years ago I started to notice an odd thing. …

Easy bash scripting with shflags

Easy bash scripting with shflags

One of the most frustrating things about bash scripts is how challenging it is to create unix …

Competition for the Cloud Heats Up

Competition for the Cloud Heats Up

Cloud no longer a single vendor game. For years cloud computing has been synonymous with Amazon …