Technology

There’s a massive snowstorm blanketing the Northeast right now, and with nowhere to go, I figured I’d put my time to good use: comparing AI coding assistants while building something practical. Specifically, I’ve been using both Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex to take data from a Prometheus and Thanos implementation and create JSON to import into useful Grafana dashboards. The verdict? Claude Code has been significantly more useful for this kind of work. ...

Welcome to my corner of the internet. I’m Jonathan Orlando, a network engineering leader by trade, technologist by instinct, and lifelong student of how systems—technical and human—actually work. Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to design, build, and lead large-scale networks across enterprise, cloud, data center, and broadcast environments, often at the intersection of media and technology. This blog is a place for me to think out loud, document what I’m learning, and share perspectives shaped by both success and hard-earned lessons. ...