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A collection of 4 posts
Clerk: Session and Plans
Python

Clerk: Session and Plans

In the Clerk series finale, we cover two more topics: adding more user details to a session and checking active subscriptions.
Dec 4, 2025 5 min read
Clerk: Security Injection
Flask

Clerk: Security Injection

The previous post outlined the primary reasons why you may want to use authentication as a service, and walked you through the main preparation steps. Now we are ready to complete the security configuration for a Flask application and test the results.
Dec 2, 2025 6 min read
Clerk: Identity as a Service
Clerk

Clerk: Identity as a Service

Recently, I helped my friend set up an application with user and subscription management. After thorough shopping, we agreed to use the Clerk service, a provider that offers identity management, authorization, and subscriptions as a single offering. Let's walk through a common scenario: adopting external services into a
Nov 26, 2025 5 min read
Absolutely insane billing from Google Cloud Platform!
GCP

Absolutely insane billing from Google Cloud Platform!

Google Cloud Platform (aka GCP) has the most insane approach to charging that I've ever seen. I haven't experienced this with any other cloud service provider such as Amazon Web Services, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, IBM Cloud, or Microsoft Azure. Let's take a look at
Oct 14, 2020 1 min read
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