Category Archives: Editorial

Missing the Office

Posted on April 17, 2024 by way0utwest

Recently I traveled to visit a customer who has an in-the-office culture. They have multiple large buildings outside a major US city and almost all their employees (7000+) live nearby and are expected to be in the office the whole … Continue reading →

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When Are Your Breaks?

Posted on April 12, 2024 by way0utwest

As I work through 2024, I found myself doing a little more vacation planning this year than in previous ones. In 2022 I traveled quite a bit, but my wife went with me often. We went to Europe 5 times … Continue reading →

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The Code Freeze

Posted on April 10, 2024 by way0utwest

One of the ideas behind DevOps is that we minimize the time between code commit and deployment to production. We want to avoid work-in-progress and bottlenecks to getting our software into the hands of customers. This has led a lot … Continue reading →

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Republish: The First Rule

Posted on April 8, 2024 by way0utwest

I’m finishing up a volleyball tournament in Salt Lake City today, on holiday until I get home late tonight. You get to re-read The First Rule while I’m taking stats and trying to win a few games.

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