QUEST: How To Build Great Software
While writing the first Lovin’ Legacy podcast of ’23, I coined the acronym QUEST. What does it stand for and how is it useful? I… Read More »QUEST: How To Build Great Software
The Language of Change
Following on from the discussion about Creating a Devops Culture, here’s a wonderful talk by Dave Snowden of Cynefin in which he covers many incredible… Read More »The Language of Change
Creating a DevOps Culture?
A question recently arose in the excellent DORA community around changing and measuring your software development and DevOps culture. This brought to mind many experiences… Read More »Creating a DevOps Culture?
Reducing Complexity in Software Configuration
Recording at GOTO 2022 Amsterdam, this is an excellent discussion between James Lewis of Thoughtworks and Kelvin Henney about the impact of complex systems on… Read More »Reducing Complexity in Software Configuration
Loving the Legacy Rabbit Hole
The great thing about legacy code is that it’s everywhere and it’s growing bigger by the day. This means infinite fun is to be had.… Read More »Loving the Legacy Rabbit Hole
John Romero’s Ten Principles for Building Great Software
I discovered this incredible talk from last year by game legend John Romero. In the talk, he picks out his top ten principles for collaboration… Read More »John Romero’s Ten Principles for Building Great Software
SE Radio Podcast: The Differences between DevOps vs SRE
An interesting discussion between Ganesh Datta, CTO and cofounder of Cortex, and SE Radio’s Priyanka Raghavan. They discuss site reliability engineering (SRE) vs DevOps. They… Read More »SE Radio Podcast: The Differences between DevOps vs SRE
Can Software Engineers Fix the World? Podcast with Gene Kim
As Mr Spock would say, “Fascinating” Star Trek gets a mention in this Screaming in the Cloud podcast discussion between Corey Quinn and Gene Kim… Read More »Can Software Engineers Fix the World? Podcast with Gene Kim
Time to Take a Deep Cleansing Breath
You can ask yourself many things as you come to the end of one year and start another. The thing I like to do is… Read More »Time to Take a Deep Cleansing Breath
The Social Legacy of Code
When does legacy code first appear? How does working at the limits of our abilities (or when we are constrained) affect the quality and supportability… Read More »The Social Legacy of Code