To Build Software is Human, To Support Divine?

I’ve been trying to make sense of software engineering for thirty years. This is the result.

“Even if you’re not in tech, this story pulls you in with its vivid world-building and well-rounded characters. I found myself completely hooked.” – RUSSELL MCLEAN, Emmy and BAFTA award-winning Producer of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

“A proper page turner, part thriller, part whodunnit and a fine dystopian parable” – CHARLES HUMBLE, Tech consultant & Journalist at Conissaunce

“Absolutely gripping! A must-read” – LOVDEEP PANNU, CTO at Epicenter

What Else Is On This Blog?

Modern businesses are built on complex software systems. Teams are required to deploy and manage these systems. Teams of talented, unique individuals must work and collaborate closely day after day, week in and week out, sometimes at night or on the weekends.

In this blog, I explore the human factors at play in tech organisations, from development to operations, architecture to organisation. Looking at how humans survive and thrive and fight and fall apart under the unique stresses and strains that come to bear in the ‘software industry’.

Whether you’re an engineer or a manager, if you work in operations or development, agilist or project manager, contractor or employee, you should recognise some of the tropes and a lot of problems and opportunities highlighted in these articles.