Architecture for Flow by Susanne Kaiser
In the recent MapCamp, I had the pleasure of hearing a talk by Susanne Kaiser about the ‘sweet spot’ of modern thinking when it comes… Read More »Architecture for Flow by Susanne Kaiser
Colouring Outside the Lines
There is a contradiction at the heart of software development which is this: Software engineers have to make a series of small bets every day… Read More »Colouring Outside the Lines
Why DevOps and Kubernetes are the New Legacy
I recently heard researcher and strategist Simon Wardley say that DevOps was already legacy, and that so was Kubernetes. That blew me away. And while… Read More »Why DevOps and Kubernetes are the New Legacy
Why Loose Coupling Is Important with CI/CD Tools
Reliably delivering software to your customer requires a great many systems. Some of them could be automated and some of them could be manual. Just… Read More »Why Loose Coupling Is Important with CI/CD Tools
The Fundamentals of DevOps
DevOps – the word is a conjunction of Development and Operations. The development team or department is responsible for the development of new software features.… Read More »The Fundamentals of DevOps
The Sunk Cost Fallacy, Fallacy
The amount of existing investment made in a software product often puts us off from continuing to support it. Instead, encouraged by a new generation… Read More »The Sunk Cost Fallacy, Fallacy
You Need Better Linux Logging
Everyone can improve their logging. Either we’re drowning in meaningless log data or we don’t have enough. Usually, there is plenty of data but not… Read More »You Need Better Linux Logging
Designing Your Release Process
Back in 2010, Netflix announced their Chaos Monkey tool which helped them scale successfully into AWS: Chaos Monkey randomly terminates virtual machine instances and containers… Read More »Designing Your Release Process
CultureSmithing with Casey Watts (Maintainable Podcast)
One of my favourite podcasts is Maintainable with Robby Russell. I just caught up with this cracker with Casey Watts, it’s all about culture and… Read More »CultureSmithing with Casey Watts (Maintainable Podcast)
Podcast: A Manifesto for Better Software Delivery
I recorded a rant yesterday based on this article. TL;DR – DevOps tools are killing Software Delivery Slightly longer summary: Listen to the full episode… Read More »Podcast: A Manifesto for Better Software Delivery