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Code Names Are Bad
Code Names Are Bad
Code names, for internal projects, are an easily avoided, unforced error. Naming things that way makes everything harder for new people, partner teams and th...
·arthur-johnston.com·
Code Names Are Bad
Aging programmer
Aging programmer
Back in college, they told me that I would start my career writing code, but eventually, I would move to a position where I would ask others to code my designs. To celebrate that this turned out to be completely false, here are some assorted reflections as a 40-year-old programmer that looks back: • Compared to my younger versions, I f...
·world.hey.com·
Aging programmer
Does the GitOps Emperor Have No Clothes?
Does the GitOps Emperor Have No Clothes?
We like to think the git config repository is equivalent to how things change, but in reality, there is a gap between these static definitions and what actually happens.
·thenewstack.io·
Does the GitOps Emperor Have No Clothes?
Computer Channel
Computer Channel
Back in the distant web past, Jemma Gura used to run a site called Prate, which was always defined as “Prate™ Computer Channel.” I always took the “channel” thing to heart &…
·warrenellis.ltd·
Computer Channel
Why Serverless doesn't make any sense!
Why Serverless doesn't make any sense!
There are two things in this world that I don't understand Serverless and Serverless. And part of that could be for me...
·programmingfire.com·
Why Serverless doesn't make any sense!
Proprietary Environments are a Trap
Proprietary Environments are a Trap
What to learn in order to not become obsolete as a software developer, and then being forced into early retirement from programming? What platforms to prefer for building products that last with minimal maintenance?
·alexn.org·
Proprietary Environments are a Trap
Centralization, Decentralization, and Internet Standards
Centralization, Decentralization, and Internet Standards
Despite being designed and operated as a decentralized network-of-networks, the Internet is continuously subjected to forces that encourage centralization. This document offers a definition of centralization, explains why it is undesirable, identifies different types of it, catalogues limitations of common approaches to decentralization, and explores what Internet standards efforts can do to address it.
·ietf.org·
Centralization, Decentralization, and Internet Standards
The Right Tool for the Job: Container Edition
The Right Tool for the Job: Container Edition
Before you port everything to containers, consider if you need to; think about if it offers any benefits and what the ROI of such a move is.
·devops.com·
The Right Tool for the Job: Container Edition
The Standards Innovation Paradox
The Standards Innovation Paradox
Standards, like RSS for podcasts, have enabled emerging technologies to spread far and wide in the information age by making it easy for…
·mignano.medium.com·
The Standards Innovation Paradox
Feature creep
Feature creep
Adding another feature is cheap compared to the benefits it offers to new users or existing ones.Once a feature is added, it is almost never removed.When enough features are added, the system break…
·seths.blog·
Feature creep