Bookmarks tagged “tech”
1112 bookmarks tagged “tech”
Discovery - Judgement | Silicon Valley Product Group
To continue with the series on common sources of confusion regarding product discovery, in this article I want to talk about the critical role of judgement in product discovery. This may in fact be the single most common confusion I encounter. I think the source of the issue is
Combining the Best of AWS EventBridge and AWS Kinesis | by John Gilbert | M
I have been using AWS Kinesis extensively and effectively, with AWS Lambda, since 2015. I am a big fan. Now we have another great alternative, AWS EventBridge. Each has its strengths and weaknesses…
How to keep the plates spinning in software development | by Mike Reid | Hu
Imagine you have seven plates spinning on top of sticks in front of you. Each is precious and it’s up to you to keep them from toppling over. The last thing you want is a floor full of broken plates…
If Management Isn’t A Promotion, Then Engineering Isn’t A Demotion – charit
I wrote a piece this week about what motivates people to become managers (tldr mostly org dysfunction), and Julian Dunn replied with some typically insightful tweets: (I originally titled this arti…
Intercom on Product: The principles behind how we build | Inside Intercom
Des Traynor and Paul Adams discuss the principles we use, such as "Start with the problem" and "Ship to learn", that help to guide us as we build product.
A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human?
We asked GPT-3, OpenAI’s powerful new language generator, to write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peace
IO Block Size for SQL Server, Disk Block Size - Pure Storage
Check out this Pure Storage post to understand a bit more about SQL Server IO block sizes, as well as backups and restores.
Security September: Escaping CodeBuild - The compromise that wasn't – One C
Aidan pushes the boundaries of CodeBuild and comes away pleasantly surprised. This is the second of a 5-part series on AWS exploits and similar findings discovered through the course of 2020.
The magic ingredient that improves workshop collaboration | by Will Lester
I love working collaboratively. I get a real buzz out of getting a group together, grappling tricky problems and bouncing around ideas. At its best, collaboration can be an energising experience. But…
Introducing Domain-Oriented Microservice Architecture
Recently there has been substantial discussion around the downsides of service oriented architectures and microservice architectures in particular. While only a few years ago, many people readily adopted microservice architectures due to the numerous benefits they provide such as
If software architects' soft skills fail, so does the business
Mark Richards and Neal Ford, authors of 'Fundamentals of Software Architecture,' share real-life examples of why architects must communicate well, and explain how to do it.
Edge Perspectives with John Hagel: Innovation on the Edge
I’ve played on the edge throughout most of my professional career, whether it was doing deals in the Sultanate of Oman back in the 1970s, building a start-up around a new technology called the microprocessor in 1980, building a new...
Products are not Platforms | Kislay Verma
Learning to distinguish between products and platforms
Being Fast or Getting Faster? (aka Build Momentum, not Velocity) | Kislay V
Setting the organization's goal to being faster over time ids better than just trying to be fast right now
Ice, water, steam: reflecting on the language of agile teams | by James Ber
Lately, I’ve been thinking about what we need to do to continue our journey towards world-class engineering, and perform at that level over the long term. I’ve also been thinking about how Xero’s…
Dear Google Cloud: Your Deprecation Policy is Killing You | by Steve Yegge
God dammit, I didn’t want to blog again. I have so much stuff to do. Blogging takes time and energy and creativity that I could be putting to good use: my novels, my music, my game, and so on. But…
Building domain knowledge | Janella’s blog
I started a new engineering role two weeks ago, after ten years at my previous company.
Building greater accessibility into Facebook.com - Facebook Engineering
As part of our recent redesign of Facebook.com, we took advantage of recent React improvements to build accessibility into the foundation
The Impact of Toxic Influencers on Communities · Intense Minimalism
There’s a common character that can be often spotted in many online communities. It’s the “toxic influencer” (sometimes referred as “intellectual bully”). A toxic influencer is a person…
Microservices Adoption in 2020 – O’Reilly
Everyone’s talking about microservices. Who’s actually doing it?
Asynchronous Communication: What It Is & Why You Should Care About It
And what you can do to start implementing it, whether you're an individual contributor or a team leader.
Book Summary: Accelerate. Accelerate — Building and Scaling High… | by Trev
By making meaningful steps to introduce and improve your capabilities in continuous delivery, architecture, product & process, lean practices, and culture — you can create a profound impact on…