You Sound Like an Idiot When You Call Software Engineering “IT”Save your business by distinguishing between baseline IT and making novel software.Aug 5, 2024Aug 5, 2024
Published inITNEXTWhat If IT is Valued Just The Same as Ditch-Digging?Men and women with shovels or keyboards? Doesn’t make a difference—it’s all the same for the enterprise.Feb 7, 20245Feb 7, 20245
Published inITNEXTWhich is Cheaper: Serverless or Servers?Taking a simplified look at the costs of running workloads on common AWS compute services. TL;DR? “It depends”.Jan 21, 20247Jan 21, 20247
Published inAI AdvancesWho Benefits From AI in Software Organizations?There is a very real danger of your increase in AI-boosted speed only meaning faster churn in the feature factory.Dec 16, 20232Dec 16, 20232
From Santa to Satan: A Holiday Smart Tech NightmareIf Santa brings any smart tech this year, I’ll destroy it. It’s not an empty threat. Let me tell you why…Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 2023
Published inITNEXTSecrets Management in the CloudSolving the run-time vs compile-time conundrum.Nov 11, 2023Nov 11, 2023
On Complexity and MonolithsPutting microservices (and other architectures) in a realistic light without resurrecting what should stay dead.Oct 21, 202338Oct 21, 202338
Expect Only Failure If You Have Poor Feedback LoopsStart fixing the all-too-common problem at the heart of many dysfunctions.Sep 20, 20232Sep 20, 20232
Published inBetter ProgrammingThe Up-and-Running Guide to Architectural Fitness FunctionsWhat you need to know about them without any mysteries left to uncoverAug 21, 2023Aug 21, 2023
Don’t Leave Things HangingWhy never finishing will leave you a worse person and worse off.Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023
