Seth Vargo
sethvargo.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2013
Seth Vargo, a software engineer, writes about Go, DevOps, secrets management, SSL configuration, and open source community issues.
What HN saysCommenters call his Go 2.0 wishlist sensible and well thought out. HN also links his guides on serverless secrets and SSL Labs.
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- 1What I'd like to see in Go 2.05 people · 234 points · first shared 2022 · 219 comments on HN
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asciimike · 2018-10-16
Another great resource: https://sethvargo.com/secrets-in-serverless/
Shows how to encrypt env vars with Cloud KMS then decrypt them in memory.
laurencei · 2015-01-18
Useful script.
A related post worth reading is "Getting an A+ on Qualy's SSL Labs Tester" - https://sethvargo.com/getting-an-a-plus-on-qualys-ssl-labs-tester/
Previous HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8749931
ovao · 2022-02-13
Seth Vargo recently wrote a pretty good summary[0] of things he’d like to see changed in a theoretical Go 2.0. I don’t strictly agree with everything he says, but it’s all pretty sensible and well thought out. (Interestingly, he also critiques Go’s anemic logging options.)
[0]: https://www.sethvargo.com/what-id-like-to-see-in-go-2/
Associated HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30205232