Cruft (noun) [INFORMAL | COMPUTING] : badly designed, unnecessarily complicated, or unwanted code or software. First and foremost, keep things simple… As much as possible, keep everything smaller. Smaller projects are better. Smaller packages are […]
Author: Jordan Dimov
I help tech teams craft cost-effective business software designed to handle rapid change (by putting code quality first).
Secrets to building teams and software at scale: an interview with David Sale
This interview only scratches the surface on a number of interesting and important topics that David has unique and valuable views on. We talk about the ideal team size and structure for software projects; the importance of sound engineering principles in building production software; what enterprise software projects can learn from Netflix; how to focus on what matter in automated tests; as well as career and productivity tips.
From zero to DevOps hero: an interview with platform engineer Yasmin Taylor
Yasmin Taylor is one of those young people who can’t fail to inspire with their motivation and relentless pursuit of personal and professional growth. In this interview, we discuss the challenges she’s faced and the opportunities she’s seized as part of her higher education and afterwards; her secrets for quickly picking up new relevant skills; her experience interviewing for tech roles and her entrepreneurial aspirations.
Mission-critical software engineering: an interview with former pilot Adam Field
In this interview, you will discover what software engineers and product managers can learn from airline pilots – especially when building and delivering mission-critical software. Adam also talks about the challenges and rewards of working in the chaotic environment of fast-growing startups; winners and losers in our post-pandemic future; quantum computing; blockchain; and productivity tips.
Modern cloud wars: an interview with DevOps expert Tarun Arora
In this interview, experienced cloud platform engineer Tarun Arora talks about the relative strengths and weaknesses of Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure in terms of the DevOps experience. We also discuss Infrastructure as Code tools and Tarun’s experience in migrating a very large on-premise project to the cloud.
From spreadsheets to mobile apps: an interview with tech duo Ali and Ainy
UK technology entrepreneurs Ainy and Ali introduce their work on automating mobile app generation from Excel spreadsheets. We discuss the economic after-effects of the pandemic; the trendy (mis-)focus on Data Science in startups; and how to use your calendar to super-charge your productivity in a healthy and natural way.
Patterns of success and productivity in IT: an interview with senior software engineer Adriana Vasiu
In this interview, Adriana shares her insights on the common traits of successfully delivered software projects; the business benefits of remote working; what makes a good CTO; how to fast-track your software engineering career; productivity tips and more.
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