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Notes on code, systems & the craft of building software.

Written by Mackenly Jones. Software engineering, DevOps, Cloudflare and the web, with the occasional essay on work, business and AI. Some posts include interactive demos you can try right on the page.

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DevOpsOct 24, 2026

Moving crtv.dev from Ghost to AstroThe old crtv.dev was taken down and its posts were lost. Here's how I rebuilt every post from the Wayback Machine, why the blog now runs as a static Astro site on Cloudflare, and what I learned about backups.Read the post →

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DevOps · Mar 19, 2026Getting Good at DevOps (Upcoming Talk)

DevOps · Mar 10, 2026GitHub Actions Tips and TricksThis is a companion post to a talk I recently gave. You'll find a recap of the content, plus code examples, helpful links, and tips the slides couldn't fit in the slides. Before you go further, I'd love to connect on social media. You

Career · Oct 31, 2025The Trap of Slow and SteadyReflecting on what happens when you invite radical change into your career and life

Career · Oct 21, 2025Tech SurfingDon't just tread water, ride the wave.

Remote Work · Oct 7, 2025Return To Office Doesn't Mean What You Think It Does: Why Gen Z Never Left Remote Work BehindFor generations like mine, returning to the office sounds ridiculous because we've never really been to the office in the traditional sense.

JavaScript · Jul 31, 2025Automagical JavaScript ProgrammingA peek behind the curtain at some of JavaScript's most interesting programming features

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