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Kai Held

Hi, I’m Kai, a passionate DevOps engineer and cloud enthusiast with a knack for building robust, scalable systems. With a background in philosophy and years of experience in the tech industry, I bring a unique perspective to solving complex problems in the world of cloud computing and software development.

What I like

  • AWS & serverless architectures
  • Hetzner Cloud
  • Linux & open-source
  • Automation that makes life easier and systems more reliable
  • Backend & API development and solving complex architectural challenges
  • Emacs with Vim keybindings (because why choose when you can have both?)

What I Don’t Like

  • Anything Windows related
  • Buggy, proprietary software that borders on malware
  • On-prem servers that need 5 different VPNs to access them with 30s input latency
  • SST: Reduces unnecessary complexity in simple serverless applications and makes it easier to manage them.
  • Astro: Web framework optimized for building fast, content-driven websites - server first, with support for every major UI framework.
  • Remix: Full-stack web framework for React. Very fast, great developer experience, and a lot of potential.