My IDE is the Linux Terminal 🐧 Someone asked me the other day what all the fuss was with being able to use tools like Gemini CLI vs a fully baked IDE ……. it got me thinking beyond “just because”. The key thought I have on this is the “best” development setup is …

Ah, the smell of freshly brewed coffee… But how do you know it’s not burnt? Observability is like smelling, tasting, and analyzing your coffee to ensure it’s perfect every time. In our GenAI coffee shop, we’ve ground the beans (application development) and roasted them to perfection (model …

Just like a master roaster coaxes out the unique flavors of each coffee bean, we need to fine-tune our GenAI models for optimal performance. In our last post, we laid the groundwork by “grinding the beans” — building the application framework for our GenAI coffee shop. Now, it’s time to focus on …

You’ve got the finest coffee beans (your GenAI model), now it’s time to grind them to perfection! In this post, we’ll explore the tools and techniques for building applications that leverage the power of Generative AI. It’s no longer just about writing standard code; now, application developers are …

Ever wondered how your favorite coffee shop gets your latte just right, every single time? Building a Generative AI application is a bit like that — it needs the right ingredients, the right process, and a dash of magic (aka, cutting-edge tech!). Welcome, fellow tech enthusiasts and caffeine …

🧊 The Freeze Picture this. You’ve got a fresh cup of coffee—maybe a nice Ethiopian Yirgacheffe dripping with floral notes. You sit down, crack your knuckles, and open up your IDE. You’ve got access to the most powerful AI models humanity has ever built. Gemini 1.5 Pro is blinking at you, ready to …

Hey there, fellow code enthusiasts, your friendly neighbourhood developer productivity nerd. If you’ve been following my caffeine-fueled coding adventures, you know I’m always on the lookout for tools and techniques that can supercharge our development workflows. And let me tell you, the …

Remember when SLSA, the software supply chain security framework, dropped in 2021? It was a major win for securing our software pipelines, and integration with Cloud Build has only made things sweeter. If you haven’t checked out the State of the DevOps Report 2022 yet, it’s your guide …

Picture this: a critical bug fix is ready, but it languishes in code review for days. Release schedules slip, customers get frustrated, and developer morale takes a hit. At Cymbal Coffee, we’ve been there and after a recent workshop discussing our DORA performance metrics, we saw a major …

Hey there, fellow code warriors! We all know the thrill of customising our [working | coding] environments, right? It’s like trying to find that perfect coffee grind for your latest beans to get an epic morning v60 brewed. I used to lose myself for hours, fine-tuning my terminal colours, …