My Own Private Blogathon
Someone once said a goal is a dream until you write it down … in your blog and tell the world …
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.
Using Nginx as a Load Balancer
Nginx is a relatively new web server that has a light footprint and relatively easy …
Featured in CIO Magazine!
I don’t know what could be more shocking that opening this month’s edition of CIO magazine and …
Choosing a Hosting Partner
No question about it, choosing a good hosting partner is one of the most important decisions a …
Social Media Recognition
Recently I’ve been fortunate to be recognized in a few publications. I extend a warm welcome to …
New Facebook in Depth Review
Facebook just unveiled their biggest change yet. The http://www.new.facebook.com website is a …
Setting up Subversion with multiple access methods
One thing that makes subversion such a powerful revision system is it’s ability to permit …
Scaling Web Sites (LAMP) : Top Resources
Luckily it’s 2009 and there have been a bunch of successful websites that have had to deal with …
How to Fix a Broken Marketplace (eBay)
Do you still remember when eBay was a great place to buy and sell things? Today most auctions …
Stop Twitter from Becoming the next MySpace
6 months ago Twitter was the best place in existence to use and develop great relations with …
Facebook Meets Twitter & FriendFeed
For the past few months Facebook has been obsessed with Twitter. It’s easy to see why. Twitter …
Growing in a Down Economy
Strategies for growing while your competition shrinks in a down economy.
Backup Your Files
This article will show you how to automatically backup your files often and automatically.
Portero Raises 6.6 Million
In a round of financing led by LFE Capital Portero Inc, the worlds leading online luxury store raises 6.6 million to build out a robust technology platform.
Backing up MySQL
How to fully automate the backup of a MySQL database system.
One Hundred Pushups
Move over skinny nerds. I've begun the 100 puphup challenge and am announcing it here to ensure I take it seriously.
How RIM handed the mobile market over to Apple
Just because you are the market leader doesn't mean you will stay the market leader. A lesson on competition given by Apple to RIM.
Hire Your Next Consultant Using Twitter
How to find great and qualified people to hire using Twitter.