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Mohammed Al Ashaal
@alash3al
what I cannot do, I don't understand
Hurghada, Egypt Joined August 2023
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The State of the Software Industry After AI
Jan 10 · 4 min read · Short version: Software didn’t change because AI appeared. Software changed because constraints disappeared. Note: When I say AI, I don’t mean tools or models. I mean capability — the collapse of cost, speed, and coordination limits. This post is a ...
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Why Software Processes Exist (Hint: Not Why You Think)
Dec 20, 2025 · 7 min read · A note before we begin: This isn't about declaring everything wrong or throwing away decades of wisdom. Software engineering processes evolved for good reasons, and many principles remain valuable. But when the fundamental constraints change—when wha...
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The Outbox Pattern: Why and When It Matters
Apr 26, 2025 · 5 min read · In modern distributed systems, reliability is everything. Especially when systems involve multiple services, databases, and message queues, ensuring data consistency and reliable event delivery becomes a major challenge. That's where the Outbox Patte...
Join discussionThe Workaround Mentality: When Teams Fear the Real Fix
Apr 17, 2025 · 2 min read · What is the Workaround Mentality? The workaround mentality is when individuals or teams respond to issues by treating symptoms rather than addressing the root cause. Instead of fixing the problem at its core, they rely on hacks, manual interventions,...
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