The Docker Mind Shift
It is hard to miss: DevOps and Docker/Containers are here with a vengeance. But at its heart, Containers are a challenge for many people, especially »
Remote Work Success!
From time to time situations may call for working remotely, but working remotely comes with its own challenges — on both the remote worker and the »
Et Tu Brute: Are you a Yes-Man?
I worked seven years with a person I came to distrust and lose respect for. We did some amazing things together, but ever so slowly what »
The Agile Deceit
Understanding Feature vs Deliverable Discord In software development, there is a challenge which, at its root, is about the difference between a feature (described from a »
Avoiding Calamitous Data Migrations
In the world of Continuous Delivery, data migrations are a looming challenge. A data migration is simply changing the structure of your live data, and the »
Mac OSX 10.12 base config
Standard steps for making Mac OSX 10.12 usable for a person who is comfortable with a Linux desktop and/or may use virtualization to run »
Top Mistakes of Container Implementations
Docker and containers are the latest new tech "hot thing." But it is easy to make mistakes, and with the breadth of options the first step »
The Semantic Versioning Anti-Pattern
The classic X.Y.Z style of software numbering, sometimes known as Semantic Versioning, may be hurting more than it helps. Semver.org has codified how »
Ideal API versioning
There is a significant conversation around how to version an HTTP or REST API. Versioning an API is good, because it helps you to sustain old »
Don't Fear node.js console.log()
Logging is a good thing! However, there is a lot of confusion around Node.JS console.log(), and if it should or should not be used. »
What is an Architect?
Technology Architects and Strategic Planners may be the most confused roles in the IT industry. Depending upon whom you ask or where you look, the definition »
Delegate with Success
Delegation is something we all want to do, yet we find it challenging. We recognize that we cannot do everything, but it is hard to pass »
Fox in the Henhouse
There is a renown rivalry in Software Development as polarized as the Hatfield and McCoy's. As long as there has been software, there has existed two »
The Power of Sustainment
Perhaps it comes from my experience in working in the Department of Defense, but I have come to appreciate a simple facet of Relationships called Sustainment. »
Time
Language and communication happens at a fixed point in time. We have a thought, and a statement is made. Unlike a word processor, there is no »