Mason Egger

Skills, Plugins, and MCP Oh My!

Mason Egger — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Here's where it gets fun, a peek behind the curtain at the dark magic I perform with Claude Code.

How I Actually Use the Damn Thing

Mason Egger — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Enough waxing poetic about AI, here's my actual Claude Code workflow.

What I Found Actually Works with AI

Mason Egger — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

After playing with enough models, agents, etc. here are the core foundations I've adopted when using these tools.

How To Use Claude Code with My BPE Workflow [Quickstart]

Mason Egger — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Get productive with Claude Code using my Brainstorm-Plan-Execute loop

Code is Now Cheap, Don't Devalue Yourself

Mason Egger — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In respect to adopting AI, as my great-grandmother would say, it's time to shit or get off the pot.

We're Witnessing the Evolution of Software Engineering

Mason Egger — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

And it's time to stop pretending like we aren't.

Reflections on Becoming a PSF Fellow

Mason Egger — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

My thoughts on being named a PSF Fellow, and the journey that led me here.

Here I Go Changing Careers Again

Mason Egger — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Oh look, I've changed careers again. What to? You'll have to read to find out.

How To Build a Durable AI Agent with Temporal and Python

Mason Egger — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Build a durable AI agent from scratch using the Temporal Python SDK

Temporal Replay Workshops

Mason Egger — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Temporal Replay Workshops

Every year Temporal holds an annual conference, Replay, and the education team holds all day Workshops teaching attendees how to use Temporal.

You Don't Get Better Without Deliberate Practice

Mason Egger — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Musicians practice, doctors study, tradespeople fix things around the house. So why do software engineers think they don't need to practice? Reality check, they do.

Write Docs Devs Love: Ten Tricks to Level Up Your Tech Writing

Mason Egger — Sun, 19 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Write Docs Devs Love: Ten Tricks to Level Up Your Tech Writing

You're read good tutorials, you've read bad tutorials. In this talk I'll discuss 10 tips and tricks to level up your technical writing.

Python 102: Beyond the Basics

Mason Egger — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Python 102: Beyond the Basics

In this Workshop, you will go beyond the basics of Python and explore various language features that make Python pythonic.

2023 Is Dead! Long Live 2024!

Mason Egger — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A recap on what I've been up to in 2023 and my goals for 2024.

Oh Shit, I Haven't Blogged in a While

Mason Egger — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Buckle up, I'm going to catch up on two years of blogging in this post.

DevRel Show Episode 4 - Mason Egger from Temporal

Mason Egger — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

DevRel Show Episode 4 - Mason Egger from Temporal

I join my old colleague Frédéric Harper on his new Podcast The DevRel Show to discuss various DevRel Topics

How To Build a 7 Days To Die Server on Ubuntu

Mason Egger — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Learn how to build a vanilla 7 Days to Die Server on Ubuntu.

I Can't Believe It's Not Real Data! An Intro to Synthetic Data

Mason Egger — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

I Can't Believe It's Not Real Data! An Intro to Synthetic Data

What is Synthetic Data? What can I use it for? Is it as good as real data? Find out the answers to those and more

DigitalOcean Tech Talks

Mason Egger — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

DigitalOcean Tech Talks

During my time at DigitalOcean I presented multiple Tech Talks live for the community. This is the comprehensive list of talks I gave

How I Write Conference Talk Proposals

Mason Egger — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

My process for writing conference talk proposals.