About Frank
Husband. Father. Internet Plumber. Tech Author. Amateur Photographer. Decent Cook.
Internet and efficiency expert by day, father and husband by night.
Spend my days working on complex software development, operations, and business problem consulting. Usually web based and often using Python, Django, ReactJS, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes based infrastructure.
In the evenings, I focus on my amazing family and friends. Between the two I'm constantly busy, but never bored.
Posts
Random thoughts on tech and life.
Customize your IPython shell in Docker
You can heavily customize your IPython shell experience when using it inside Docker or in a Docker Compose project. Without your personal preferences annoying your teammates!
Recent podcast appearances
Frank Wiles' recent podcast appearances so far in 2025. Touching on topics such as Python, Django, AI agents, LLM assisted coding, and improving engineering teams.
My CLI World
Frank's current favorite CLI tools, configurations, workflows, and tips for developers and ops folks.
Claude Created Color Copier
5 minutes and $0.22 later Claude built me a custom color palette to make it easy to visualize, copy, and use my custom Tailwind colors into this React app.