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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 24/05/2025

Also, it was fun to meet and chat with you all f2f at last in the event @eminalemdar.dev @koksay.bsky.social @developerguy.bsky.social @halilbugol.bsky.social *Alp Kahvecioglu* and it was a great catchup after years *Ali Ok*. See you at the next event👋

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 24/05/2025

Many thanks to @kcd.istanbul team for having me this year. Starting to spread the word for the @rust-lang.org‬ Operator SDK plugin was very important for me, and I am glad that I could do it at a KCD event in the city where I live. #rust #kubernetes #operators

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 11/04/2025

It was a nice suprise to see Rust in action in the season 4 of #HowToSellDrugsOnlineFast #Netflix series. In Rust we tRust:)

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 07/03/2025

I started to use the bookmark that my daugther designed and handcrafted for me, for my #rust readings. Cool, right?🤗

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 21/01/2025

My new office buddy: Mr. Marcus Aurelius.

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 07/01/2025

Working on something that will make my new Crustacean charm-buddy more meaningful. Hoping to announce it soon as I am a few steps away from what I initially thought. #kubernetes #operators #operatorsdk #kubebuilder

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 06/12/2024

A very interesting book. Still reading but already love it! #the12weekyear

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 23/11/2024

Thanks to the #IstGophers team for having me at #GoKonf this year. I enjoyed presenting "Developing Kubernetes Operators with Golang and Operator SDK". Here are the slides: speakerdeck.com/mabulgu/deve... I guess, see you next year;) Or at an earlier #IstGophers event who knows:)

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 12/08/2024

“These are not the controllers you are reconciling for”

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 12/04/2024

7/8 The rough architecture diagram for my solution was as follows:

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 01/04/2024

2/7 Enter the Testing Pyramid 🏗️ Each layer represents a different type of test. Starting with small unit tests, we validate code functionality without external dependencies. But what about integration tests? Let's discuss the challenges & solutions. #TestingPyramid #DevLife

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 01/04/2024

🚀 Excited to share an intro to a tutorial of mine: "Testing Kafka Applications with Testcontainers"! 🧪🐳 on @AtomicJarInc blog. 🔍 Testing in app dev is crucial. You can't skip it! But ever wondered about the right balance between debugging & writing tests? Let's dive in! 👇

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 26/02/2024

Memento Mori! I am one year closer to death. Thanks, @dailystoic !

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 13/02/2024

I am wearing a Ken Thompson Go t-shirt today. Does it count that I am a Gopher now:P A good video for the curious mere mortals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sln-gJaURzk

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 30/10/2023

5 years at @RedHat ! Time files! Today I received my 5-years puck! I remember the day I joined as a Middleware Consultant back in 2018. I didn't know back then it was kinda start of a great journey(*) within Red Hat. @RedHatJobs

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 25/10/2023

Decided to catch up with some @ansible stuff. Wrong book?🤔

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 07/10/2023

Enjoying my coffee in my new @ansible mug. Thanks folks🤗

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 26/09/2023

I am happy to share that I have been selected as a Kafka Community Catalyst by Confluent Community for the class of 23-24. Thank you for the nice swag @ena_9428 and the team! Unfortunately had to miss this year's #kafkasummit #Current2023, hopefully, next year! #kafka #strimzi

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 14/09/2023

Today I had a chance to speak at the @ansible Everywhere event about our unique Ansible Lightspeed. Here is the link to my presentation: speakerdeck.com/mabulgu/ansible-lig…

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 26/08/2023

TIL pipx (pypa.github.io/pipx) -while reading the @ansible docs. And yes, you can install Strimzi Kafka CLI via pipx as well: `pipx install strimzi-kafka-cli` Readme is updated: github.com/SystemCraftsman/strimzi-…

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 24/08/2023

Telegram started using the story feature and I shared one immediately. If people like it, I will share more.

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 21/08/2023

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Principal Software Engineer in the Red Hat @ansible Lightspeed team. Here is more info about my career update if you are interested: t.co/BQdOL6GHUu #ansible #lightspeed #python #django #java #softwarecraftsmanship

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 19/08/2023

--transl.-- Name: Limon (Lemon) Yellow cat with a big tummy she has a baby Missing! Our phone number: (my number lol) Wanted! (On the cat): Her baby

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 11/08/2023

Seems that Kind is very kind😊

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 30/07/2023

Getting into the mood🐍🚀

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 26/05/2023

Ready for the show 🫶 (includes a political message as well)

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 14/05/2023

Sam, Tony, Johnny, Hergel ve Frank. - Polis Akademisi filmi, 1984.

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 09/05/2023

Look what arrived today🤩 Thanks for the cool t-shirt @MichaelRosam ! Awesome design for #Python + #Kafka lovers!

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 06/05/2023

Got my copy of the @k8spatterns book, signed by @bibryam today🤗. Thanks mate! One more signature to go now;) cc. @ro14nd

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 06/05/2023

Listening to @bibryam 's #Dapr session with @danieloh30. It's nice to have them here in @javadayistanbul

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 05/05/2023

Hey, #Java developers who attend @javadayistanbul 2023! Are you ready to create "Oasis" and "Chthonia" of James Halliday from scratch by using @javaoperatorsdk with @QuarkusIO extension? Come on and join my session tomorrow! www.javaday.istanbul/schedule-1 #JavaDayIstanbul

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 28/04/2023

Ok. That time of the joke has come. ~$ crem 👶 You must be the root user to take care of this baby ~$ ~$ sudo crem 👶

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 23/04/2023

Finished our first #Scratch3 project on @CrowPi2 with my daughter today. Explored the vibration motor of #raspberrypi 📳 This is the happy path of course. We've forgotten to turn off the vibration on our first trial🫨

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 18/04/2023

Sevgili gumruk memurlari (cc @ticaret), gumruk vergisini odedigimiz urunun kutusu da urune dahil. Vergisini odedigimiz urunun gumruklemesini yapmak icin urune zarar veriyorsunuz. Bu calisma sureciniz de bizim vergilerimizle dönuyor. Mali kacak sokmuyoruz ki yirtiyorsunuz:)

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 13/04/2023

Someone seems to be prod testing on the @NBA app. Release often, release early! That's the spirit🙃

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 06/04/2023

Found this pic from 18 years ago while digging into some old paper stuff to look for sth. Interesting to see myself non-baldy😅

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Aykut Bulgu @systemcraftsman.com · 30/03/2023

I discovered the book "Neuromancer" (and @GreatDismal) a lot late as a cyberpunk fan (movies and music so far). Shame on me!!!

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