Editor’s note (September 12, 2026): Every pattern below still holds. Action pins were refreshed to current majors — checkout v7,
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Every container you ship to production is an attack surface. Debian or Ubuntu-based container images typically bundle hundreds of OS
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GitOps has moved past the hype phase and into production maturity. If you’re running Kubernetes at scale, the question isn’t
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Editor’s note, September 2026: The two CISA links in the supply-chain and memory-safety sections below died during a CISA site
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Editor’s note, September 2026: This piece was written when Deno 2.8 was fresh. Deno has since shipped Deno 2.9 (June
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When the OpenTofu project launched in 2023 as a community-driven fork of Terraform, it was essentially a drop-in replacement with
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Editor’s note, September 2026: This piece was written in May 2026, shortly after Profiles entered Alpha. The status sweep as
Kubernetes 1.36, codenamed Haru (spring, clear skies), shipped on April 22, 2026. With 70 enhancements across the board — 18
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Kubernetes v1.36, codenamed Haru, just dropped, and it’s one of the most significant releases in recent memory. After years of
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