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Hi my name is Andrija Colović, and this is my Internet corner where I share my reflections on my past experiences leading teams and building software. Gre...

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I Ditched Makefiles for Taskfiles (And You Might Too)

So, confession time: I was that old school unix person who loved Makefiles. Like, really loved them. There was something about their structure and simplicity that just clicked with me, you know? I'd reach for Make for pretty much everything. But then this year happened, and I stumbled onto Taskfiles. Game changer. I've been using them for a few months now, and honestly? I'm converted. It's become…

Google Spanner's Protobuf Integration: A Pleasant Surprise

One of the most pleasant surprises was discovering how well Google Spanner integrates with Protobuf. Unlike other databases where you'd serialize protos to bytes and lose all query capabilities, Spanner has native support for Protobuf columns. You can define them directly in your schema by using special PROTO type, and Spanner will understand the sub structure of your protobuf column. Here is an…