Michael Nadel
@nadelm.bsky.social
SaaS engineering leadership. Software delivery practitioner. Gas station coffee snob. Curiosity > judgmentalism.
From the 2004 book “Software by Numbers.” Have we solved the fundamental challenge, or have we moved the bottleneck?
!["Software development is easy" is the bold claim of the integrated development environment (IDE) manufacturers of the early 21st century[1]. Just learn the language, learn the tools, and use our IDE, and you too can produce quality software. It'll be on time, within budget, self-documenting. It'll be first to market in the fiercely competitive world of Internet time. And it'll make money, lots of money.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fhrf5odqzw2s526nnoub5xwf/bafkreihlhkipz2mlf3xbej3d7rchnk64otqqzqfzpimmpskx7j7jeo3v24@jpeg)
May 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
From the 2004 book “Software by Numbers.” Have we solved the fundamental challenge, or have we moved the bottleneck?
Biological bothers. 2 years and (as many parents might relate) 180 degrees apart.
December 20, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Biological bothers. 2 years and (as many parents might relate) 180 degrees apart.
And if not sued, it's a matter of "access journalism." From The Hill:
December 4, 2024 at 10:51 PM
And if not sued, it's a matter of "access journalism." From The Hill:
The investment that ignited my passion.
November 19, 2024 at 1:19 PM
The investment that ignited my passion.