Tiny DevOps episode #26 Parham Doustdar — The Blind Leading the Sighted: What We Can Learn From an Ex-Software Engineer Without Sight
Parham Doustdar, Engineering Manager of Accessibility at Booking.com, joins me to discuss life as a fully blind sofware engineer, and how we can make engineering tools more accessible for everyone, not just those with disabilities.
A little bit of chaos
How would your system behave if a monkey entered your data center randomly ripped cables and flung things around?
My 5 best reads of 2021
As I read a lot, I thought I'd recap my best reads of 2021. Perhaps you'll find something for your 2022 reading list.
Things that blew my mind
The best, game-changing ideas always feel like utter blasphemy the first time I hear them.
Why most Agile Transformations fail
To achieve agility make one change today that allows for faster response to change. Then repeat. Every day. Forever.
Tiny DevOps episode #25 Jillian Rowe — Where DevOps Meets Data Science
I have a casual conversation with Jillian Rowe about her business as a freelancer and early-stage startup founder, and some of the unique challenges that come when working with Big Data, bioinformatics, and Data Science, and how she is addressing scaling challenges as a solo operator.
Science is never settled
The odds are in your favor if you follow the science, even though it's not yet settled.
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We can't afford automation right now
Avoid a big up-front investment in automation by building it piece by piece, as needed.
How to handle schedule slippage on an agile project
If you have a fixed scope and a fixed timeline, you simply don't have an agile project.
Shop talk
There's nothing like an expert and a poser talking shop to expose the poser in just a few seconds.