I'm Greg Micek — a software engineer, contract CTO, and entrepreneur based in the US. I'm the founder of Octaria, where I help companies build software products and technical teams.
I've worked across early-stage startups and growing companies as an engineer, engineering manager, and technical leader. I write here about software development, engineering management, and the practical details that don't always make it into the docs.
Recent Writing
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January 6, 2022
Microsoft 365 automatically adds a Teams meeting by default. Here's how to disable it as an individual user or organization admin.
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June 3, 2021
Sublime Text 4 introduced inactive pane dimming. Here are two ways to turn it off.
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March 27, 2021
A step-by-step Node.js example for uploading a file attachment to a Hubspot Deal via the API.
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January 20, 2020
The move from developer to engineering manager is a career transition, not just a promotion. Here are three skills to focus on.
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January 13, 2020
Git's default merge drivers work most of the time, but sometimes you need to merge differently — like with JSON files.