Rowan Manning

Hi đź‘‹ I'm Rowan Manning, a Senior Engineer at the Financial Times. I used to maintain Pa11y and write about web development, nowadays I mostly alternate between playing D&D or Minecraft.

Weeknotes

  1. Week 289: Bergerac

    A view of quaint little Bergerac from the bridge over the Dordogne

    A week of trips to France, beautiful little towns, great cheap wine, baked goods, kayak adventures, bicycle adventures, picnics, big hills and a vineyard. Read Week 289: Bergerac.

  2. Week 288: Five Hour Chat

    A floor in the new house littered with fish and chips, fizzy drinks, and sweet treats.

    A week of big ups and downs, sad birthdays, 24 hour preps, well received talks, hospital visits, long chats, long drives, new houses, and dinner with friends. Read Week 288: Five Hour Chat.

  3. Week 287: Spice Rack

    A wooden spice rack full of jars and expertly hung on the wall

    A week of organising the house, relocating our spices, getting distracted, purging litter trays, lots of drinks, sunny balconies, and some of the absolute best noodles. Read Week 287: Spice Rack.

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Latest Posts

  1. Operational excellence: one year on

    A JSON-based error log containing app details (e.g. commit hash, name, Node.js version) and error information (e.g. message, code, stack trace, and related systems)

    A year ago we outlined some changes to the way we support FT.com. As well as giving an excellent overview of what our OpsCop team did, we set out some broad changes that we intended to make. Read about how FT.com support has changed over the year.

  2. Halving my GitHub Pages Build Time

    An explanation of how I halved my website's build/deploy process using a mix of actions optimisations and the new GitHub Pages Custom Actions beta. Read about the optimisations.

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