Ci-Cd
Building a GCP Secret Manager Emulator for Offline Integration Testing
reading time: 6 minutes
Needed offline GCP Secret Manager testing for CI/CD pipelines. Existing solutions were either too heavy or incomplete. Built a standalone gRPC emulator that works with the official Go SDK–zero credentials, zero network calls, 100% local.
Software Release Cycles Explained: Alpha, Beta, RC, and Everything In Between
reading time: 9 minutes
Alpha, beta, release candidate, stable, LTS–what do they all mean? When are they required? This guide breaks down every stage of the software release cycle with real-world examples and popular strategies.