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May 21, 2022 · 10 min read · 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...
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Jun 2, 2021 · 20 min read · 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 ...
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May 27, 2021 · 15 min read · 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...
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May 13, 2021 · 15 min read · TL;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...
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May 3, 2021 · 7 min read · TL;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...
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