Ezequiel Foncubiera

Enjoying this holiday to catch up on things. Trying different AI CLI tools (Claude Code, Gemini, Copilot, OpenCode…), and I’m starting to getting used to it. I defined different skills for E2E book writing process (research, write, review, translate, edit, publish…) and OMG. I got so much done.

Claude Code is pretty good at coding, but not the best at researching or translating. Gemini is superior, and support 1M token context. Honestly, I think a combination Copilot CLI + Gemini CLI is the best for money you can get.

Yo, NASA. Leaving this here in case you forget in the next streaming to mention the importance of the European contribution to the success of this mission. You are welcome!

I am thinking it would be a mistake if I don’t talk in the Crafting Platform book what’s the role that platform engineering plays in AI within organizations. So I will add a section on each chapter about it, how it can be used to solve the problem at hand.

The monster is out of the cave, you can’t put it back and pretend it never happened. You can build an ecosystem at work around AI technologies, and train people on the benefits of adding them to their workflows. Everything else will follow.

There are people who are truly becoming a 2-3x more productive with this tech, without compromising quality. Let it be and invite others to follow. Pave the way. Make it easier for them to get licenses, materials and access to a rich ecosystem (agents, skills, etc.).

The monster is out of the cave, you can’t put it back and pretend it never happened. You can build an ecosystem at work around AI technologies, and train people on the benefits of adding them to their workflows. Everything else will follow.

I’ve just published Chapter 2 of Crafting Platforms. To celebrate, I’m giving away the first two chapters for free. If you’re interested in platform engineering, reliability, and building platforms with intention, this is a good moment to jump in. newsletter.craftingplatforms.com/p/chapter-2-...

You can get your free copy by: 1️⃣ Subscribing to the Crafting Platforms newsletter (newsletter.craftingplatforms.com/subscribe) 2️⃣ Checking the Welcome email, which includes a download button for both PDF and EPUB versions

When we talk about self-service platforms, it’s easy to confuse freedom with unrestricted access. In practice, giving developers every possible option usually leads to more complexity, not more autonomy. newsletter.craftingplatforms.com/p/golden-pat...

This is why golden paths matter. A golden path is not the only way to reach a destination. It’s the simplest, safest, and most supported one. Other paths can exist, and sometimes they’re necessary, but they all come with additional responsibility.

Me: Friday. I'll finish work early today... @cloudflare.social: Enjoy! Javier Tebas: Hold my cubata.

When I started writing Crafting Platforms, the second chapter was supposed to focus on “Platform as a Product.” But as I developed the content, it became clear that I couldn’t discuss product thinking without first defining the broader context: the Internal Developer Platform itself.

It’s not a deep dive (that comes later), but a way to explain why the IDP is the right unit of thinking for platform engineering, and why a product mindset is just one part of it. If you find it useful, I’d appreciate a share so that more engineers working on platforms can discover the project.

When I started writing Crafting Platforms, the second chapter was supposed to focus on “Platform as a Product.” But as I developed the content, it became clear that I couldn’t discuss product thinking without first defining the broader context: the Internal Developer Platform itself.

I tried the @grafana.bsky.social MCP server today with @github.com Copilot and @gitlab.com Duo, both with Claude Sonnet and I’m speechless. It’s definitely my preferred new toy, and it will become essential in my toolset moving forward.

In physics, momentum (“quantity of motion”) is the product of mass and velocity: p = mv A fully loaded cargo ship traveling at cruising speed has enormous momentum. You can’t simply turn the wheel and expect the vessel to pivot sharply. It will fight you. It wants to keep going straight.

To change its direction, you need to apply a gentle, continuous force over a long arc —sometimes with the help of a tugboat— to slowly bend its trajectory. There is no such thing as a sudden 90-degree turn in a ship that size.