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Doing DevOps

Your user hates your code.

The only time a user sees your code is when it’s not working.

2 min readDec 4, 2020

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Your user hates your code

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Dave Stanke

New in Cloud Build: Substitution Variables for GitHub Pull Requests

Use variables like _PR_NUMBER and _BASE_BRANCH in your build config when a build is triggered by a pull request.

2 min readJan 8, 2020

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New in Cloud Build: Substitution Variables for GitHub Pull Requests

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Google Cloud - Community

How to pass data between Cloud Build steps

Save in-memory data to the /workspace volume mount, and it will be available to all subsequent build steps.

2 min readJul 25, 2019

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How to pass data between Cloud Build steps

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Dave Stanke
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Doing DevOps

My definition of DevOps

Toward a grand unified theory of a grand, unified movement

1 min readMar 21, 2019

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My definition of DevOps

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Google Cloud - Community

Quick Tip: Simpler GKE authentication from Cloud Build

Want to make a Cloud Build pipeline that deploys to Google Kubernetes Engine? Learn best practices for authenicating.

2 min readMar 15, 2019

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Quick Tip: Simpler GKE authentication from Cloud Build

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FAUN — Developer Community 🐾

Let’s make VMs that rust

To reduce the risk of unpatched instances hanging around past their expiration date, make them degrade with age, just like real tools.

3 min readFeb 28, 2019

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Let’s make VMs that rust

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Google Cloud - Community

How to make a self-destructing VM on Google Cloud Platform

Save money by launching compute instances that have preset lifespans.

2 min readFeb 20, 2019

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How to make a self-destructing VM on Google Cloud Platform

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Dave Stanke
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FAUN — Developer Community 🐾

Don’t skip tests! Even in a crisis.

Emergencies are when we need our tests the most.

4 min readJan 24, 2019

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Don’t skip tests! Even in a crisis.

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Make a Cloud Build step that always succeeds

TL;DR: Use bash as your entrypoint and add || echo 'failed' to your command

2 min readDec 21, 2018

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Mastering Google Cloud Build config syntax

Say the magic words, and GCB opens up with hidden potential

4 min readDec 11, 2018

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Mastering Google Cloud Build config syntax

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Dave Stanke

Dave Stanke

DevOps Advocate at Google. My home is in Jersey City. My office is in New York. My opinions are all over the map, and may not reflect those of my employer.

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