h3tech.ioIs Your Job Description A Ransom Note?A Very Good, Sort-of Bad Example The second person I hired in my career stayed with that company for 20+ years after I moved on. He eventually became the lead hardware engineer for one of the most widely recognized brands in the world of electronic m...May 21, 2022·10 min read
h3tech.ioWhat the F(#) is Next?An(other) Inflection Point Spend enough time in technology and you see recurring patterns ebb and flow. The democratization of technology - areas of specialization evolving into commodities - has largely been a net positive. But if you get caught up ...Jun 2, 2021·20 min read
h3tech.ioLow Code is Dead. Long Live Low Code!History Rhymes Technology providers ride the 24-hour hype cycle as much as they drive it - and with that comes peaks and valleys in the signal-to-noise ratio online. This week was Microsoft's "Build" showcase - and with that comes their big marketing...May 27, 2021·15 min read
h3tech.ioHow Agile Jumped the Shark into a Zombie ApocalypseTL;DR If you've spent any amount of time in this field you will have noticed a "lost-and-found" cycle of various truisms in software engineering. Through the years the discourse on agile patterns and practices has been both the beneficiary and victim...May 13, 2021·15 min read
h3tech.ioAntifragile Design - A ProposalTL;DR Antifragile Design for Systems [AD4S] started as a thought experiment - a moment of clarity from my 20+ years in hardware and software - leading engineering teams from start-ups to multi-national conglomerates. AD4S is a rubric for decisions in...May 3, 2021·7 min read