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The Silent Decay to Legacy
Software does not age, but the world around it does. Digital systems become legacy when knowledge is lost and environments shift. To avoid the “stagnant” phase, engineering teams must dedicate 30% of their effort to maintenance. Investing in health today is the only way to prevent a museum tomorrow.
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The Hidden “If” in Everything
Our lives are governed by the humble “if” statement. From stubborn car updates to the inner workings of AI, these two letters dictate our reality. Software logic often lacks empathy. We must surface these buried rules and ensure product managers, not developers, define the conditions that govern our daily lives.
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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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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.
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Weekly Top 8 Tech Stories – 24th October
A big week in the world of tech where Google, Apple, Tesla and Microsoft had big product announcements and Amazon had its quarterly earnings report.
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Weekly Top 8 Tech Stories – 17th October
This weeks top tech stories for the week of the 17th Oct. Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla, IoT and Indiana Jones.
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Weekly Top 8 Tech Stories – 10th October
This weeks top tech stories for the week of the 10th Oct. Amazon, SalesForce, Netflix, Twitter, Samsung, AOL
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Working with the SalesForce REST API
Quick overview and guide to working with the SalesForce REST API.
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Weekly Top 8 Tech Stories – 3rd October
The top stories from the week of the 3rd Oct; Samsung, Amazon, SalesForce, VMware, Yahoo, security and candles!
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This week’s highlinks – 26th Sep 2016
Another week in the crazy world of technology. Here are this week’s stories that stood out for the week starting 26th September 2016.
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Tech news round up – 19th Sep 2016
what took my eye in the world of technology this week, 19th September 2016
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Pandora, where did it all go wrong?
The company that prides itself on knowing what you want to listen to, stopped listening themselves.
the legend that is, Alan Williamson
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