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Teams organised around technology stacks and technical disciplines have about as much chance of achieving a business goal as a sack full of ferrets has of changing a lightbulb.
Smart companies organise around business outcomes.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/p...
Smart companies organise around business outcomes.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/p...
“Productivity”. You Keep Using That Word.
Bill writes a book with about 80,000 words. It takes him 500 hours.Priti writes a book with about 60,000 words. It takes her 2,000 hours.Which author is most productive?It’s a nonsensical que…
codemanship.wordpress.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Teams organised around technology stacks and technical disciplines have about as much chance of achieving a business goal as a sack full of ferrets has of changing a lightbulb.
Smart companies organise around business outcomes.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/p...
Smart companies organise around business outcomes.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/p...
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Generating tests based on your implementation is like setting exam questions based on your answers.
August 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Generating tests based on your implementation is like setting exam questions based on your answers.
Small code changes are safe code changes.
If AI means you can code 5x faster, you should commit 5x more.
Too many folks are committing at the same frequency and having bigger PRs. DORA is finding a partial decrease in stability and throughput as a result of this.
The 'continuous' in CI is serious
If AI means you can code 5x faster, you should commit 5x more.
Too many folks are committing at the same frequency and having bigger PRs. DORA is finding a partial decrease in stability and throughput as a result of this.
The 'continuous' in CI is serious
August 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Small code changes are safe code changes.
If AI means you can code 5x faster, you should commit 5x more.
Too many folks are committing at the same frequency and having bigger PRs. DORA is finding a partial decrease in stability and throughput as a result of this.
The 'continuous' in CI is serious
If AI means you can code 5x faster, you should commit 5x more.
Too many folks are committing at the same frequency and having bigger PRs. DORA is finding a partial decrease in stability and throughput as a result of this.
The 'continuous' in CI is serious
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Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
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Stop trying to fix the handoff process!
For ages now, we have been trying to fix the handoff process between designers and developers. The truth is it should never have existed in the first place.
blog.nordcraft.com/stop-trying-...
For ages now, we have been trying to fix the handoff process between designers and developers. The truth is it should never have existed in the first place.
blog.nordcraft.com/stop-trying-...
Stop trying to fix the handoff process
For ages now, we have been trying to fix the handoff process between designers and developers. The truth is it should never have existed in the first place.
blog.nordcraft.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Stop trying to fix the handoff process!
For ages now, we have been trying to fix the handoff process between designers and developers. The truth is it should never have existed in the first place.
blog.nordcraft.com/stop-trying-...
For ages now, we have been trying to fix the handoff process between designers and developers. The truth is it should never have existed in the first place.
blog.nordcraft.com/stop-trying-...
Not sure id call it Vibe testing but intent based testing sounds good thenewstack.io/after-vibe-c...
After 'Vibe Coding' Comes 'Vibe Testing' (Almost)
Harness launches AI Test Automation with "intent-based testing" that uses natural language prompts instead of brittle scripts, promising to solve the paradox of faster AI-powered coding but still slow...
thenewstack.io
June 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Not sure id call it Vibe testing but intent based testing sounds good thenewstack.io/after-vibe-c...
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Bypassing GitHub Actions policies in the dumbest way possible
https://blog.yossarian.net/2025/06/11/github-actions-policies-dumb-bypass
#security
https://blog.yossarian.net/2025/06/11/github-actions-policies-dumb-bypass
#security
June 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Bypassing GitHub Actions policies in the dumbest way possible
https://blog.yossarian.net/2025/06/11/github-actions-policies-dumb-bypass
#security
https://blog.yossarian.net/2025/06/11/github-actions-policies-dumb-bypass
#security
Great story from Fidelity on migrating from Terraform to OpenTofu. Sounds pretty reasonable.
youtu.be/2FQQOIEgZmU
youtu.be/2FQQOIEgZmU
Lightning Talk: Seamless at Scale: Migrating from Terraform to OpenTofu Without Mis... David Jackson
YouTube video by CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]
youtu.be
May 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Great story from Fidelity on migrating from Terraform to OpenTofu. Sounds pretty reasonable.
youtu.be/2FQQOIEgZmU
youtu.be/2FQQOIEgZmU
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“Agentic DevOps” may well trigger the buzzword singularity.
Today at #MSBuild, we’re unveiling a new era: Agentic DevOps. From #GitHubCopilot #coding agent to #AzureSREagent and #Copilot app modernization, you can ship faster, reduce tech debt, and secure your stack. This is software development reimagined. aka.ms/AAwbfai
Agentic DevOps: Evolving software development with GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure Blog
Agentic DevOps is the next evolution in the software development lifecycle. Read how these AI agents help developers accelerate delivery and stay focused on high-impact work while remaining in control...
aka.ms
May 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“Agentic DevOps” may well trigger the buzzword singularity.
Looking forward to this one. At the end of the day, CI tools just aren't CD tools.
Several toolmakers have started in prod and worked reasonably successfully back toward CI. Nobody starts in build and ends up with a good, secure CD.
webinars.techstronglearning.com/why-are-you-...
Several toolmakers have started in prod and worked reasonably successfully back toward CI. Nobody starts in build and ends up with a good, secure CD.
webinars.techstronglearning.com/why-are-you-...
Why are you still using legacy CI tools?
Discover how the Harness platform goes beyond traditional approaches, offering AI-driven automation, faster builds, and integrated security with Software Testing Orchestration (STO). We’ll showcase a ...
webinars.techstronglearning.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Looking forward to this one. At the end of the day, CI tools just aren't CD tools.
Several toolmakers have started in prod and worked reasonably successfully back toward CI. Nobody starts in build and ends up with a good, secure CD.
webinars.techstronglearning.com/why-are-you-...
Several toolmakers have started in prod and worked reasonably successfully back toward CI. Nobody starts in build and ends up with a good, secure CD.
webinars.techstronglearning.com/why-are-you-...
In physics, velocity is a vector. It is speed in a direction.
For a software team, it should be the same. It matters that you get a lot done AND that you get the RIGHT things done.
Most teams try to measure their output. It’s harder to measure if they’re going in the right direction.
For a software team, it should be the same. It matters that you get a lot done AND that you get the RIGHT things done.
Most teams try to measure their output. It’s harder to measure if they’re going in the right direction.
May 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
In physics, velocity is a vector. It is speed in a direction.
For a software team, it should be the same. It matters that you get a lot done AND that you get the RIGHT things done.
Most teams try to measure their output. It’s harder to measure if they’re going in the right direction.
For a software team, it should be the same. It matters that you get a lot done AND that you get the RIGHT things done.
Most teams try to measure their output. It’s harder to measure if they’re going in the right direction.
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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Feeling like a bad wine snob as I move into a “my favorite white is Sake” phase
March 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Feeling like a bad wine snob as I move into a “my favorite white is Sake” phase
Marco Rubio on Ukraine's Security Agreement with the West
YouTube video by greenmanbucket
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Man... GitHub Actions is the new Jenkins. Lots of folks trying it for a few years, then realizing that they are in scripting in hell, plugin hell and everything is slow and then moving on.
Hey... Jenkins was been amazingly successfully successful... so congratulations?
Hey... Jenkins was been amazingly successfully successful... so congratulations?
March 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Man... GitHub Actions is the new Jenkins. Lots of folks trying it for a few years, then realizing that they are in scripting in hell, plugin hell and everything is slow and then moving on.
Hey... Jenkins was been amazingly successfully successful... so congratulations?
Hey... Jenkins was been amazingly successfully successful... so congratulations?
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It’s just a toggle - how hard could it be?
This misconception about DIY Feature Flags has led many engineering teams down a path that ultimately results in technical debt, resource drain, and operational challenges.
www.harness.io/resources/th...
This misconception about DIY Feature Flags has led many engineering teams down a path that ultimately results in technical debt, resource drain, and operational challenges.
www.harness.io/resources/th...
The Ugly Truth About DIY Feature Flag Tools
A guide exposing the risks of DIY feature flagging and advocating for enterprise solutions to ensure scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
www.harness.io
March 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It’s just a toggle - how hard could it be?
This misconception about DIY Feature Flags has led many engineering teams down a path that ultimately results in technical debt, resource drain, and operational challenges.
www.harness.io/resources/th...
This misconception about DIY Feature Flags has led many engineering teams down a path that ultimately results in technical debt, resource drain, and operational challenges.
www.harness.io/resources/th...
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Absolutely, treat every story as an experiment, and monitor the results. It’s the only way to steer our products toward success!
February 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Absolutely, treat every story as an experiment, and monitor the results. It’s the only way to steer our products toward success!
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Unpopular opinion:
Developers are some of the most demanding customers to please with developer tools, and are one of the hardest business to make a profit in.
When we feel something is a ripoff... we'll build ourselves/migrate/adopt a new tool.
Often out of spite!
Developers are some of the most demanding customers to please with developer tools, and are one of the hardest business to make a profit in.
When we feel something is a ripoff... we'll build ourselves/migrate/adopt a new tool.
Often out of spite!
February 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Unpopular opinion:
Developers are some of the most demanding customers to please with developer tools, and are one of the hardest business to make a profit in.
When we feel something is a ripoff... we'll build ourselves/migrate/adopt a new tool.
Often out of spite!
Developers are some of the most demanding customers to please with developer tools, and are one of the hardest business to make a profit in.
When we feel something is a ripoff... we'll build ourselves/migrate/adopt a new tool.
Often out of spite!
Good job IBM! Pleased for my former coworkers as earnings and all that are up and to the right. Seems like Arvind is the real deal.
January 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Good job IBM! Pleased for my former coworkers as earnings and all that are up and to the right. Seems like Arvind is the real deal.
ShipTalk podcast is looking for engineering leaders as guests for upcoming episodes.
We rotate hosts, I'm looking forward to hosting for the first time.
#shiptalk #harness #softwareDelivery
We rotate hosts, I'm looking forward to hosting for the first time.
#shiptalk #harness #softwareDelivery
January 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
ShipTalk podcast is looking for engineering leaders as guests for upcoming episodes.
We rotate hosts, I'm looking forward to hosting for the first time.
#shiptalk #harness #softwareDelivery
We rotate hosts, I'm looking forward to hosting for the first time.
#shiptalk #harness #softwareDelivery
30 years old now… but a treasured “historic artifact.”
One day your the leading trade rag for BBSes the next you are reporting on the replacement for your market niche.
It’s important to see it and face it.
One day your the leading trade rag for BBSes the next you are reporting on the replacement for your market niche.
It’s important to see it and face it.
January 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
30 years old now… but a treasured “historic artifact.”
One day your the leading trade rag for BBSes the next you are reporting on the replacement for your market niche.
It’s important to see it and face it.
One day your the leading trade rag for BBSes the next you are reporting on the replacement for your market niche.
It’s important to see it and face it.
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A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship to babies born on American soil, dealing the president his first setback as he attempts to upend U.S. immigration laws. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...
January 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship to babies born on American soil, dealing the president his first setback as he attempts to upend U.S. immigration laws. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...