Software Engineer and more Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:21:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ciprian.51k.eu/upld/2019/02/cropped-terminal-icon-32x32.png 32 32 https://ciprian.51k.eu/slog-configurator-stdlib-logging-zero-config/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:25:03 +0000 https://ciprian.51k.eu/slog-configurator-stdlib-logging-zero-config/A while back I wrote about logrus-configurator — a small package that auto-configures logrus from environment variables so you stop copy-pasting the same setup boilerplate into every Go project. It ...]]> https://ciprian.51k.eu/goenv-three-functions-one-env-var-zero-fucks-given/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://ciprian.51k.eu/goenv-three-functions-one-env-var-zero-fucks-given/Every service I write needs exactly one piece of information before it does anything else: is this thing running in prod, or is some poor bastard (me, at 2am, half ...]]> https://ciprian.51k.eu/servicepack-the-go-framework-that-actually-understands-how-real-development-works/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:02:53 +0000 https://ciprian.51k.eu/?p=972Look, I’ve built a lot of shit in Go. Worked on microservices that were basically just glorified HTTP handlers talking to each other across Docker networks. Debugged race conditions at ...]]> https://ciprian.51k.eu/gorpitx-twelve-ways-to-turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-a-broadcast-tower-and-a-legal-problem/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://ciprian.51k.eu/gorpitx-twelve-ways-to-turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-a-broadcast-tower-and-a-legal-problem/When I was building PIrateRF, I had two options. Option one: shell out to a pile of C binaries from rpitx every time I wanted to key up a transmitter, ...]]> https://ciprian.51k.eu/commander-bcuz-gos-os-exec-made-me-want-to-shart-on-my-laptops-screen/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:11:25 +0000 https://ciprian.51k.eu/?p=955Let’s be fucking honest here – if you’ve ever tried to do anything serious with Go’s os/exec package, you know it’s about as user-friendly as a cactus suppository. Want to stream output ...]]> https://ciprian.51k.eu/ctxerrors-because-gos-error-handling-doesnt-have-to-be-complete-shit/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:20:44 +0000 https://ciprian.51k.eu/?p=945Look, I’m gonna be straight with you. Go’s error handling is fucking verbose, and debugging without context is like trying to find your keys in a pitch-black room while drunk. ...]]> https://ciprian.51k.eu/stop-fighting-logrus-configuration-meet-logrus-configurator/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:59:00 +0000 https://ciprian.51k.eu/?p=941⚠️ Archived in favor of slog-configurator. Go’s standard library now ships log/slog, which covers everything logrus offered with proper context propagation and zero third-party dependencies. logrus-configurator still works and existing ...]]>