Alan Williamson

Observations on software, leadership,
and thinking like a CTO

  • Simplicity and power of UUID v7

    UUIDv7 addresses performance issues associated with earlier UUIDs by embedding a timestamp, ensuring better data sorting in databases. Discover how to use this powerful variation in your auditing and logging tables

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    Simplicity and power of UUID v7

  • Black Sea (2014)

    Jude Law heads up this rag tag crew of submariners, that lease an old Russian sub, to go and find some lost World War 2 gold in the Black Sea.  A sort of Kelley’s Heroes but underwater. Robinson (Law) is an Aberdonian (Aberdeen, Scotland) is a veteran of the merchant seas recently sacked from his firm Read Post ⇢

  • National Treasure (2004)

    What is that old saying, even a stopped clock is right twice a day?  Well, you can apply the same logic to Nicolas Cage movies.  The sheer volume of dross that the man puts out, you can easily relegate him to B movies, but every so often a vehicle comes along that makes you think, wow that Read Post ⇢

  • The Train Robbers (1973)

    There are times when you have to separate the real man from the man on the silver screen.  A number of actors who have such a persona and strong pedigree that you simply have to forgive them (or forget) that there is even a real person behind it.  Tom Cruise and John Wayne are two legends that fall Read Post ⇢

  • Road to Pedition (2002)

    Before Sam Mendes became one of the hottest directors to take on James Bond, he cut his teeth on gritty dramas, with a sprinkling of action.  Road to Pedition is set in the early 20th century at the time crime bosses ran the cities.  The story (loosely based on the real life mobster) evolves around the Read Post ⇢

  • Spy (2015)

    Before I begin this one, let me give you a little background.  I am a huge Jason Statham fan.  His movies are not the most high brow, but they are a good kick-ass testosterone fueled escape.  So when I seen this movie pop up, and Statham was cast in a comedic role of himself, I was scared. Read Post ⇢

  • Django Unchained (2012)

    From the moment the trailer first arrived in the summer of 2012, I knew there was something special about to hit the screens.   Quentin Tarantino was back on form with his recent German World War 2 inspired Inglourious Basterds so it was fascinating to see what he was going to do with the western era as Read Post ⇢

  • The Rum Diary (2011)

    This is the movie version of the Hunter S. Thompson novel of the same name, once again with Johnny Depp playing the lead role as he did in the 1998 classic  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. In full disclosure I have not read the original novel, but based on the previous outing with Fear and Loathing, a book Read Post ⇢

  • Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)

    The movie opens up with Tom Hanks, playing US Texas congressman Charlie Wilson, sitting in a hot tub, with naked women, in Las Vegas, drinking.  While this hedonism is going on he still finds time to allow the news that is on the TV behind to draw his attention.   Charlie flies under the radar being Read Post ⇢

  • Electric Dreams (1984)

    The early 80′s was the golden time for movies to explore how a more connected world, filled with computers coming into our personal lives, was going to impact us.  This era inspired a generation to grow up and take their place in shaping this new world.  I was one of those that looked upon the Read Post ⇢

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.