Security
Securing Git Commits with GPG and YubiKeys: Best Practices for 2026
A practical, modern guide to signing your git commits with GPG and a YubiKey. Why it matters, where the common advice is overkill, and how to set it up properly.
Hi, I'm Julie
I design & build novel developer experiences
Blog
How Claude Code made me an AI Believer
How a burnt-out AI skeptic became a believer. Comparing Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, why the collaborative agent experience — not the underlying model — made me 2x faster and brought back the joy of coding.
Security
Setup git commits and authentication with multiple GPG keys and YubiKeys
Since I worked as an architect in the compliant financial industry, I have been signing my git commits so that people cannot impersonate me in source code. I have always defaulted to a single GPG personal key that I could also use for both personal and work. But suddenly I needed to juggle two keys.
Skills
Architect and full stack engineer with 25+ years experience
Cloud
- Azure
- AWS
- Docker
- Containers
- Kubernetes
DevOps
- GitHub
- Azure DevOps
- Azure Pipelines
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
- Terraform
- ARM/Bicep
Programming
- JavaScript
- Vue.js
- Node.js
- Ruby
- Ruby on Rails
- Bash
Web
- Design
- UX
- HTML/CSS
- Frontend
- Backend
Speaker
I share my expertise at conferences around the world.
DevOps.js Conference, Virtual | March 29 2021
Infra vs Apps – Where are my Pipelines?
One app is easy to automate; add components, infrastructure and teams and you're lost. How many pipelines and repos do you need? Criteria to slice your pipelines without spaghettifying them.
NodeConf EU, Kilkenny, Ireland | November 10-14 2019
Visualizing cloud architectures in real time with d3.js
Monitoring tools drown you in information. Building a microservice architecture visualization with d3.js and live monitoring, then watching your architecture dance in real time.
EnterJS Conference, Darmstadt, Germany | June 21 2018
EnterJS: DIY Full-Stack JavaScript CI CD
JavaScript's quirks make CI/CD tricky. What do you compile, when, and where? A look at full-stack JS pipelines and the common challenges. We'll laugh and cry.
Experience
Companies I've worked for
Designer, UI/UX
Enterprise Architect
Engineer, Azure CXP