The Real Value of Team Topologies
What is Team Topologies? Is it a framework? Is it a set of principles? How can you start using it without having a big-bang, top-down… Read More »The Real Value of Team Topologies
Why I still love Legacy
Almost three years ago I started a podcast without really knowing where it was going. The only thing I knew was that it was good… Read More »Why I still love Legacy
How to be a People Pleaser
Like the washing machine, we all have our time. I started to listen to you back then when you were hearing the talking of the… Read More »How to be a People Pleaser
We Don’t Want Utopia: Just A Stress-free Day at Work
Following up on the ideas I talked about in Writing Software Is a Political Act, I discovered Andrew Harmel-Law’s math blog where I found this… Read More »We Don’t Want Utopia: Just A Stress-free Day at Work
Writing Software is a Political Act
Do you like a rabbit hole? Everyone likes a rabbit hole. I went from Andrew Harmel-Law’s talk Power Structures and their Impact on Software to… Read More »Writing Software is a Political Act
Residues: Time, Change, and Uncertainty in Software Architecture – Barry O’Reilly
If you’re lucky, once in a while something connects with you in a fundamental way. I’m lucky enough to have had the pleasure of having… Read More »Residues: Time, Change, and Uncertainty in Software Architecture – Barry O’Reilly
Was Waterfall Actually Better?
A recent conversation and a Cory Doctorow rant have led me to think about how much more complicated our development lives are these days. And… Read More »Was Waterfall Actually Better?
People Silos: Revisiting Conway’s Law
Conway’s Law is a powerful underlying philosophy that informs how modern software organisations organise. Any system you build is actually a mirror of the system… Read More »People Silos: Revisiting Conway’s Law
Missing The Social Cues – When The Tools Do The Talking
Tech people have a superpower. They can communicate without speaking, without being in the same room, or even via email or teams. They can communicate… Read More »Missing The Social Cues – When The Tools Do The Talking
Being Nice Asynchronously: The Discipline of Remote Working
Most tech workers work remotely these days, if not very regularly then at least once in a while. But how do we work with others… Read More »Being Nice Asynchronously: The Discipline of Remote Working