Seth Vargo
@sethvargo.com
Distinguished engineer at LinkedIn, formerly Google, HashiCorp, Chef, CustomInk, and various startups. 🏳️🌈 with @robotj101.bsky.social.
Fun fact, for most things I've built, I *started* with the documentation. It's often the first thing I do before writing actual code. Then I go back and polish things before I publish.
Documentation is the UI for many technical products. You can build, build, build, but if your docs are an afterthought, people won’t see the features clearly. It’s also helpful for AI to pick up in explanations.
May 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Fun fact, for most things I've built, I *started* with the documentation. It's often the first thing I do before writing actual code. Then I go back and polish things before I publish.
Why do all executive orders sound like they were written by a student desperately trying to meet a minimum word count?
"Previously before, as stated in the distant past after the current present, hereby it is resolved such that these resolutions are now resolved and resolute."
Like...what?
"Previously before, as stated in the distant past after the current present, hereby it is resolved such that these resolutions are now resolved and resolute."
Like...what?
March 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Why do all executive orders sound like they were written by a student desperately trying to meet a minimum word count?
"Previously before, as stated in the distant past after the current present, hereby it is resolved such that these resolutions are now resolved and resolute."
Like...what?
"Previously before, as stated in the distant past after the current present, hereby it is resolved such that these resolutions are now resolved and resolute."
Like...what?
Reposted by Seth Vargo
I don't get to talk about what I do Google nearly as much these days, so I love to share when I can. @sethvargo.com and Seth Rosenblatt put together an article that pulls the curtain back a little bit, showing how we operate Google Cloud at Google scale.
cloud.google.com/transform/ho...
cloud.google.com/transform/ho...
How Google Does It: How we secure our own cloud | Google Cloud Blog
Take a peek under the hood at how we use and secure our own cloud environments, as part of our new "How Google Does It" series.
cloud.google.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I don't get to talk about what I do Google nearly as much these days, so I love to share when I can. @sethvargo.com and Seth Rosenblatt put together an article that pulls the curtain back a little bit, showing how we operate Google Cloud at Google scale.
cloud.google.com/transform/ho...
cloud.google.com/transform/ho...
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Seth Rosenblatt to talk about how #Google configures and secures our internal use of #GoogleCloud. Hot off the presses in our new "How Google Does It" series - How we secure our own cloud: cloud.google.com/transform/ho...
January 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Seth Rosenblatt to talk about how #Google configures and secures our internal use of #GoogleCloud. Hot off the presses in our new "How Google Does It" series - How we secure our own cloud: cloud.google.com/transform/ho...
Introducing #GoogleCloud Parameter Manager! Parameter Manager builds on top of Secret Manager to store full configuration objects (YAML, JSON) across environments and regions! It's currently in Preview: cloud.google.com/secret-manag...
Parameter Manager overview | Google Cloud
Learn about the features and benefits of Parameter Manager.
cloud.google.com
January 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Introducing #GoogleCloud Parameter Manager! Parameter Manager builds on top of Secret Manager to store full configuration objects (YAML, JSON) across environments and regions! It's currently in Preview: cloud.google.com/secret-manag...
These are Terms and Conditions I'm not used to agreeing to...
December 8, 2024 at 2:47 PM
These are Terms and Conditions I'm not used to agreeing to...
Nothing says "Happy Thanksgiving" like mainlining some escape rooms with @robotj101.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Nothing says "Happy Thanksgiving" like mainlining some escape rooms with @robotj101.bsky.social
ISPs like Comcast are out here competing with Matt Rife for comedian of the year:
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
ISPs say their “excellent customer service” is why users don’t switch providers
ISPs tell FCC that mistreated users would switch to one of their many other options.
arstechnica.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:20 PM
ISPs like Comcast are out here competing with Matt Rife for comedian of the year:
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
It's been a very long couple of months, but I'm excited for vacation with @robotj101.bsky.social next week.
November 22, 2024 at 2:41 AM
It's been a very long couple of months, but I'm excited for vacation with @robotj101.bsky.social next week.
Did a thing yesterday :)
October 9, 2023 at 12:06 AM
Did a thing yesterday :)
I just published a new blog post on the things I'm excited for in #golang Go 1.21! Check it out: https://www.sethvargo.com/things-im-excited-for-in-go-1-21/
Things I'm excited for in Go 1.21 | Seth Vargo
Go 1.21 has some awesome new functionality that improves the developer experience and performance.
www.sethvargo.com
July 29, 2023 at 4:38 PM
I just published a new blog post on the things I'm excited for in #golang Go 1.21! Check it out: https://www.sethvargo.com/things-im-excited-for-in-go-1-21/
I’m skeptical that #GitHub meant to deploy the text "color-bg-inset" on their home page. Looks like it was supposed to be a CSS class?
May 8, 2023 at 3:24 PM
I’m skeptical that #GitHub meant to deploy the text "color-bg-inset" on their home page. Looks like it was supposed to be a CSS class?
Not gonna lie, I’m pretty stoked about my wedding ring.
April 26, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Not gonna lie, I’m pretty stoked about my wedding ring.
Thank you @ashleywillis.bsky.social for the invite! So far, I'm really impressed with the app and protocol!
April 25, 2023 at 12:06 PM
Thank you @ashleywillis.bsky.social for the invite! So far, I'm really impressed with the app and protocol!