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The Realities of Software Releases: More Than Just a Button
Releasing software is more than a button click. It is a high stakes moment where code meets the friction of the real world. From the landing gear moment of scale to the clean floor data paradox, here is why going live is complex and why we never release on Fridays.
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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 ⇢
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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 ⇢
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Compassionomics ~ book review
How a little compassion can transform a whole industry and lift the lives of millions in the process. Read Post ⇢
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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 ⇢
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What makes a great product manager by James Hamilton
What makes a great product by AWS guru James Hamilton Read Post ⇢
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Adrift America in 100 Charts ~ book review
Prof G’s latest book details the state of the country through 100 charts, each one powerfully presented and creating a lot of stroky-chin moments. Read Post ⇢
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The touch of Music
Vinyl records are more than just scratchy reproductions of sounds Read Post ⇢
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The Cold Start Problem ~ book review
Andrew Chen charts the rise of the some of the larger Internet companies whose value only increases through an increased number of users – the network effect. Read Post ⇢
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Movies/TV of 2021
Reviewing the Top 8 movies and TV series that made it to the top of my list during 2021. 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.
Alan Williamson 