Technical teams often plan system changes based on how things are supposed to work and don't account for how things will break. This post explores how that plays out and how we might adjust our language to address the problem.
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People are misunderstanding the fundamental job of software engineering. This essay explores why AI based systems cannot replace human software engineers.
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When the proverbial crap hits the fan, don't take your hands off the controls.
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I've heard more variation in opinion on how to qualify a great scrum master than any other role. It's time to get my thoughts on this role down on paper.
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Averages, while useful for monitoring overall system health, often misrepresent individual user experiences. To truly understand and improve user satisfaction, one must analyze data beyond averages.
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What is it like to search for a job or hire someone today, and why on earth are we tolerating this mess? Why is it so hard to fix the job seeking and hiring process? Plus you get to play with another fun calculator.
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What are the core elements that define and determine competitive strategy? This post shares highlights from an intense week of learning.
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No SaaS application is an island. Learn how to calculate the required uptime of dependencies based on your application uptime requirements. Plus use a handy calculator!
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I gave Claude an entire application's source code to see what it could do. When it comes to leveraging AI to do truly valuable things, its awareness of context is key.
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Development teams will devolve into silos of knowledge without active work to resist that trend.
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