Alan Williamson

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Dec 7, 2025

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Hints/Tips, Thoughts/Musings

How it works: Internet Radio

Lifting a lid on all the pieces that need to work, in real time, to make Internet radio (and everything else) work. You might be amazed at what happens to something we take for granted. Read Post ⇢
2023 in review

Today is the 31st of December 2023, not a single cloud in the sky, the weather is unseasonable warm, and parts of the world have already started their 2024. As I am finding myself usually doing, here is my annual review. Health No major items here to report. I have visibly put on weight and pissed Read Post ⇢
The Art of the KISS

Writing software that is simple, clean and easy is hard. KISS is easy to say but difficult to put into practice. Read Post ⇢
Failure is an Option

Trial and error is the only way we learn. Taking chances (not risks) is how we evolve our knowledge and the output to which we are relied upon. Read Post ⇢
Technical Debt – A visual guide

Unpicking the mystery of what technical debt is and how it can be provide learning and inform the future. Read Post ⇢
2022 in review

Now that we have started 2023, one can take a look at the year that was 2022. Personally it was a great year (no deaths/cancer in the family so that is new), with a number of stand out moments. The biggest one is that I married, Kelley, the lady of my dreams in the summer. Read Post ⇢
Compassionomics ~ book review

How a little compassion can transform a whole industry and lift the lives of millions in the process. Read Post ⇢
People are leaking their RDS database backups

Researchers discovered incompetence when handling AWS RDS database backups, exposing them on the public network for anyone to take Read Post ⇢
What makes a great product manager by James Hamilton

What makes a great product by AWS guru James Hamilton 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.