What’s the Real Cost of Building a Production-Grade System Using Only AI?
The dream of building software using only artificial intelligence is no longer science fiction. Tools like GPT-4, Claude, and open-source…
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Are You Ready to Manage a Software Organization Run by Software?
Let’s flip the script.
Kill the Knobs, Keep the Meaning: Feature Flags Done Right
I’ve come across a recurring design challenge in software systems that relies heavily on feature flags: they often turn into configuration…
Design Discussions: Jira Migrations
I recently came across an interesting post on the Atlassian blog about “Scaling Jira Cloud migrations with external importers.” I like…
Career Craft: 10 Principles for Building a Resilient Career in 2025
Careers aren’t ladders anymore. They’re portfolios. They’re products. They’re stories we craft – not paths we follow.
What Really Makes Software Bloated? (Hint: It’s Not Just Size)
“Bloat isn’t when code is big. Bloat is when code makes easy things hard.”
Why Studying Design Patterns Won’t Make You a Better Developer
Ask any aspiring software developer how they plan to become better at software design, and chances are “learning design patterns” will be…
Layered Defenses and Latent Failures: Why Software Errors Happen
Software errors don’t spring forth from a single bug or an isolated lapse in concentration. They propagate — emerging from a cascade of…
The Lost Art of Questioning — And Why Software Professionals Must Reclaim It
“Questions organise our thinking around what we don’t know.”
Your Job Is Not Your Career
“The company isn’t your family. You’re not married to your employer. Your loyalty belongs to your career.”
The Developer’s Edge: Manage Energy, Not Just Time
“You can’t sprint through a marathon — and software development is definitely a marathon.”
Part 2: Timing is Everything — Shifting Computation and Relaxing Guarantees
“Performance isn’t always about doing less. Sometimes, it’s about doing it at the right time — or not doing it at all.”