Secure Automated, Key Based SSH
SSH is great and secure… Unless you need to automate it. Then it sucks because your only …
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.
Fascinating interview with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
In 2007, All Things Digital held a fascinating interview with both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. …
The Importance of Focus
Imagine if Apple, Disney, Microsoft, etc had chased every oppotunity that they came across. One …
Getting Started With Drupal
Drupal is a very powerful content management solution. It powered an earlier version of this …
Vim Plugins: snipMate
Why use it It’s super easy to use It has tons of snippets It’s pretty well compatible with …
Checking Vendor References
One task that should be part of every IT managers is performing reference checks on potential …
A Better Follow Friday
Follow Friday is a common practice on Twitter where many people spend friday posting things …
Engaging Employees
There is one trait that if possessed can virtually ensure success, the ability to nurture a …
Installing Git on a Shared Host
Git is a fantastic tool and is very useful for deployment. If you can’t install git system wide …
Apple's iconic presentations
Recently a book came out The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be Insanely Great in …
Vim Plugins: NERD Commenter
The NERD Commenter is an indispensable tool when programming in VIM. It understands like a …
Mastering the Command Line
If you use *nix, no doubt you’ve spent some time on the command line. Here are a few of the …
Conclusion of the Blog-a-thon
Today marks the last post of my blog-a-thon. It has been a learning and growing experience. I …
Take Time to Help Others
While it may not seem intuitive taking time out to selflessly help others will help you more …
Windows 7 launch notes
I was fortunate to be able to attend the Microsoft Launch Developer Preview meeting in NYC. …
54% US Companies Ban Social Media... and That's Fine
According to a study commissioned by Robert Half Technology, an IT staffing company, 54 percent …
Managing Your Social Media Presence
As social media continues to emerge, many professionals are curious on what is the best way to …
The Death of Search
Social media will be the next innovation in the most unlikely of places, search ( leveraging …