Rabel Mervin
@rabelmervin.bsky.social
I contribute to open-source, build software, and share knowledge through content.
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Rabel Mervin
@rabelmervin.bsky.social
· Sep 11
Lessons from 1.3 Years of Open Source experience in ONE blog…
"Once open source gets good enough, competing with it would be insane.". ~Larry Ellison
medium.com
Here are the lessons i learned in my 1.3 year open source journey.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
November 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
November 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
October 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Liveness Probe (Health Checkup).
Check if the container is alive and healthy. If it fails, Kubernetes restarts the container.
Readiness Probe (Am I Ready Yet?).
Checks if the container is ready to serve traffic. If it fails, Kubernetes pauses traffic (no restart)
#buildinpublic
Check if the container is alive and healthy. If it fails, Kubernetes restarts the container.
Readiness Probe (Am I Ready Yet?).
Checks if the container is ready to serve traffic. If it fails, Kubernetes pauses traffic (no restart)
#buildinpublic
October 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Liveness Probe (Health Checkup).
Check if the container is alive and healthy. If it fails, Kubernetes restarts the container.
Readiness Probe (Am I Ready Yet?).
Checks if the container is ready to serve traffic. If it fails, Kubernetes pauses traffic (no restart)
#buildinpublic
Check if the container is alive and healthy. If it fails, Kubernetes restarts the container.
Readiness Probe (Am I Ready Yet?).
Checks if the container is ready to serve traffic. If it fails, Kubernetes pauses traffic (no restart)
#buildinpublic
Why do systems sometimes crash in production even though they work perfectly in local and testing environments ?
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October 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Why do systems sometimes crash in production even though they work perfectly in local and testing environments ?
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
Everything in the world may look like a mirage from afar unclear and beautiful. but when you get closer and pay attention, its true form and reality appears.
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#buildinpublic
October 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Everything in the world may look like a mirage from afar unclear and beautiful. but when you get closer and pay attention, its true form and reality appears.
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
October 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
October 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
October 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I'm from electronics but, I switched completely into software/coding because,
I wanted to see my ideas come alive.
Coding gave me that loop ...
write → run → fail → fix → build.
Sometimes, switching paths isn’t quitting.
It’s finding where you actually belong.
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I wanted to see my ideas come alive.
Coding gave me that loop ...
write → run → fail → fix → build.
Sometimes, switching paths isn’t quitting.
It’s finding where you actually belong.
#buildinpublic
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I'm from electronics but, I switched completely into software/coding because,
I wanted to see my ideas come alive.
Coding gave me that loop ...
write → run → fail → fix → build.
Sometimes, switching paths isn’t quitting.
It’s finding where you actually belong.
#buildinpublic
I wanted to see my ideas come alive.
Coding gave me that loop ...
write → run → fail → fix → build.
Sometimes, switching paths isn’t quitting.
It’s finding where you actually belong.
#buildinpublic
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
In large Kubernetes clusters, how do you handle pod startup dependencies when certain services must be fully ready first? Any strategies beyond init containers?
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October 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In large Kubernetes clusters, how do you handle pod startup dependencies when certain services must be fully ready first? Any strategies beyond init containers?
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
October 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
You don’t need to know everything before you start. Just start, You’ll learn everything along the way.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
You don’t need to know everything before you start. Just start, You’ll learn everything along the way.
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
October 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
You can offer water to someone who’s thirsty. But, You can’t make them drink.
You can guide, support, and inspire,
but change only happens when the person is taking initiative.
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You can guide, support, and inspire,
but change only happens when the person is taking initiative.
#buildinpublic
October 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
You can offer water to someone who’s thirsty. But, You can’t make them drink.
You can guide, support, and inspire,
but change only happens when the person is taking initiative.
#buildinpublic
You can guide, support, and inspire,
but change only happens when the person is taking initiative.
#buildinpublic
Reposted by Rabel Mervin
I'd say go for it! Sometimes teaching is a great way to solidify your learning and as you progress there will be more and more people out there earlier in their journey who can learn from you.
October 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'd say go for it! Sometimes teaching is a great way to solidify your learning and as you progress there will be more and more people out there earlier in their journey who can learn from you.
3 CI/CD principles I learnt today that make software faster and safer...
1.Integrate Early and Often
2.Always Be Ready to Deliver
3.Deploy with Confidence
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1.Integrate Early and Often
2.Always Be Ready to Deliver
3.Deploy with Confidence
#buildinpublic
October 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
3 CI/CD principles I learnt today that make software faster and safer...
1.Integrate Early and Often
2.Always Be Ready to Deliver
3.Deploy with Confidence
#buildinpublic
1.Integrate Early and Often
2.Always Be Ready to Deliver
3.Deploy with Confidence
#buildinpublic
October 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Explaining complex concepts to beginners makes you understand it way better 😉
October 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Explaining complex concepts to beginners makes you understand it way better 😉
The greatest trouble you can face,
Is not to realise you’re in that place
Is not to realise you’re in that place
October 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The greatest trouble you can face,
Is not to realise you’re in that place
Is not to realise you’re in that place
I’m not good enough.
This is so hard.
I’m gonna give up.
A small win <- (All you need is this)
I got better.
This is so easy.
This is my cup of tea.
#buildinpublic
This is so hard.
I’m gonna give up.
A small win <- (All you need is this)
I got better.
This is so easy.
This is my cup of tea.
#buildinpublic
September 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I’m not good enough.
This is so hard.
I’m gonna give up.
A small win <- (All you need is this)
I got better.
This is so easy.
This is my cup of tea.
#buildinpublic
This is so hard.
I’m gonna give up.
A small win <- (All you need is this)
I got better.
This is so easy.
This is my cup of tea.
#buildinpublic