Category Archives: Editorial

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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When is it time for a new job?

Posted on April 5, 2024 by way0utwest

I subscribe to quite a few newsletters, and one of them is for job hunters. I have a great job, maybe the best job for me, but I like to keep in touch with what’s going on because I, well, … Continue reading →

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