Tag Archives: software development

Scripting Makes Mistakes Easier Than Ever

Posted on April 22, 2022 by way0utwest

A number of you likely use Atlassian products like Jira, Confluence, Opsgenie, or something else. You might have been affected by a large outage they had (post incident blog, Company Q&A, TechRepublic report) recently which lasted at least 9 days. … Continue reading →

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The Backlog

Posted on April 8, 2022 by way0utwest

Software development is complex these days. Maybe it’s always been complex, but the shorter timelines and greater vision of what is currently happening in development teams mean that we can see a lot is going on at any particular time. … Continue reading →

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The Right to Repair

Posted on March 23, 2022 by way0utwest

I’m a do-it-yourself (DIY) person in many ways. I work on equipment on the ranch, repair or improve things in the house, and often tackle electrical or mechanical tasks. I’ve replaced hydraulic hoses, changed oil, replaced brakes, changed outlets, wired … Continue reading →

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The Test Mistake

Posted on March 2, 2022 by way0utwest

Last year a company was testing their software in a dev/test environment and accidentally sent out an “Integration email” to their customers.  They blamed this on an intern, though a little jokingly, and plenty of people shared their own stories … Continue reading →

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