Alan Williamson

Observations on software, leadership,
and thinking like a CTO

  • The Inevitable V3 Rewrite

    Software rarely finds its feet until version three. Version one is an idealistic guess. Version two is a survival patch. Version three is the rewrite where you finally delete the noise and build what is actually needed. Real stability comes from subtraction, a lesson every architect learns the hard way.

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    The Inevitable V3 Rewrite

  • Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 12th Dec

    Second week of December and we see Yahoo in more security problems, malware that tests our morality, Cisco bails on their cloud, Verizon puts out the Samsung fire, Slack gains video calling, virtual assistant gets a hologram to keep us company and Henry Heimlich dies. Read Post ⇢

    Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 12th Dec

  • Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 5th Dec

    First week of the last month, we see BMW locking bad people up, Apple Watch sales fall dead, Amazon legalizes shoplifting, Bluetooth gets faster, Canada gets a data center, Java 9 may slip, clues to how Samsung built a fire starter and a true legion is no longer in this world. Read Post ⇢

    Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 5th Dec

  • Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 28th Nov

    Last week of November, we see hackers giving the residents of San Francisco a day of free rides, an anchor takes out the internet of an island, Netflix allows viewing of content in the air, FitBit rescues Pebble, Amazon beats its chest in Las Vegas, Russian bank loses a lot of shekels and once more the nation’s favorite banned executive toy, is back on the shelves. Read Post ⇢

    Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 28th Nov

  • Chromebook Adventure

    Working with a Chromebook takes a leap of faith when it comes to working exclusively through a browser. But it can work. Read Post ⇢

    Chromebook Adventure

  • Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 21st Nov

    Thanksgiving week here in the USA, we see record sales, US Navy suffers data breach, Scotland’s unicorn sold to China, Oracle buys a DNS company, Twitter laying off over 300 people, a battery that lasts for weeks from a charge in seconds, and how swearing can show your intelligence. Read Post ⇢

    Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 21st Nov

  • Last Week’s Top 8 Tech Stories – 14th Nov

    The week that was gave us another 8 interesting stories, including this year’s biggest software hack, how you can easily hack with your laptop, VW embroiled in another emission software scandal, Amazon gets into the car business, Tesla into the sun business and how users can no longer hide from Skype calls! Read Post ⇢

    Last Week’s Top 8 Tech Stories – 14th Nov

  • The next AWS? Tesla, GM or Ford

    Amazon outflanked the computing industry with their cloud offering; it will happen again, from another unlikely source. Read Post ⇢

    The next AWS? Tesla, GM or Ford

  • Last Week’s Top 8 Tech Stories – 7th Nov

    Welcome to this week’s, election free, roundup of the news that caught my attention this week, ranging from self-testing USB sticks, security attacks on Tesco, how Facebook buys passwords from hackers, NFL losing viewers, cramped airlines, Yahoo still dancing with Verizon, to a warning about pervy teenagers in sunglasses. Read Post ⇢

    Last Week’s Top 8 Tech Stories – 7th Nov

  • Last Weeks Top 8 Tech Stories – 31st Oct

    It was the week that the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, Facebook and GoPro released their quarterly earnings and Samsung find themselves with some more consumer problems. Read Post ⇢

    Last Weeks Top 8 Tech Stories – 31st Oct

the leg-end that is, Alan Williamson.

For over 20 years, I’ve shared my thoughts whenever the muse strikes. It’s unpredictable, honest, unedited, and occasionally witty. I’m living the best years of my life, working harder than ever, and enjoying every second.