Easy bash scripting with shflags
One of the most frustrating things about bash scripts is how challenging it is to create unix …
Hi 👋🏼, I'm Steve Francia
I build tools that make developers’ lives better.
I create open source projects including 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.
Competition for the Cloud Heats Up
Cloud no longer a single vendor game. For years cloud computing has been synonymous with Amazon …
Creating a Symfony2 Console Command
One of the weaknesses of PHP as a languages has always been it’s ability to write proper …
Pandora's IPO ... a sign of the times
Pandora filed their IPO today. By end of day Pandora was worth 3.2 Billion . The amazing thing …
Blending Mongo and RDBMS for ecommerce
Justin Hileman and I presented at MongoNYC 2011 to a packed house. Our presentation outlines …
The Browser as an application platform
With Google launching their chrome book is significant as it reflects a substantial shift in …
Creating your own Symfony2 Bundle
Symfony2 is a great web framework. OpenSky is built on this framework and we are one of the …
Release early, release often to minimize risk
Release Cycles have been debated for the last 30 years and will certainly be for the next 30. …
My Favorite Rands Posts
If you don’t know Rands (real name Michael Lopp), you should. His blog is full of excellent …
Announcing Projects & Presentations
I’ve decided to expand the scope of this site a bit to be more than just a blog. It makes …
Augmenting RDBMS with NoSQL for e-commerce
Justin Hileman and I gave a presentation on “Augmenting RDBMS with NoSQL for e-commerce” at …
Getting Started with Symfony2
In a follow up to my popular post on Symfony2, the open source PHP framework we use at …
On Symfony2
Symfony2 is the latest brainchild of Fabien Potencier.
The perfect .vimrc vim config file
I have spent the last few years tweaking and refining my VIM configuration. This is the …
The most productive 20 minutes of my day
As part of my new years resolution to get in shape and spend less dough I decided that I’d be …
Software Development's Magic Triangle
There’s an old adage “Fast, Cheap, Good; Pick Two”. This situation is called a magic triangle. …
MongoDB & Ecommerce : A Perfect Combination
Last night I gave a presentation on MongoDB & Ecommerce. OpenSky is the first company to …
16 lessons from 16 years
16 lessons learned I learned from my first 16 years working in the technology industry.