Principal Software Engineer Microsoft

Stuart Neivandt

At Microsoft, I work on distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and developer tools. I focus on making complex software reliable, secure, and easier for engineers to operate.

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dotfiles

The tools and configuration I use to get productive quickly on any machine.

I started keeping my dotfiles in Git in 2014 because I was tired of rebuilding the same setup by hand. Over time, the repository grew into a command-line tool that looks after the whole environment, not just a few configuration files.

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  • One source of truth The setup stays readable, reviewable, and under version control.
  • No surprises A dry run shows me what the tool intends to change before it does anything.