Communicate Using the Numbers 1, 2, 3, and More
Leveraging expectations for better communication
API Practices If You Hate Your Customers
APIs speak louder than words.
Demo Data as Code
Automation helps collaboration.
Tom's Top Ten Things Executives Should Know About Software
Software acumen is the new norm.
SQL is No Excuse to Avoid DevOps
Automation and a little discipline allow better testing, shorter release cycles, and reduced business risk.
GitOps: A Path to More Self-service IT
IaC + PR = GitOps
Manual Work is a Bug
A.B.A: always be automating
Operational Excellence in April Fools' Pranks
Being funny is serious work.
Four Ways to Make CS & IT Curricula More Immersive
Why the Bell Curve Hasn't Transformed into a Hockey Stick
Are You Load Balancing Wrong?
Anyone can use a load balancer. Using them properly is much more difficult.
10 Optimizations on Linear Search
The operations side of the story
The Small Batches Principle
Reducing waste, encouraging experimentation, and making everyone happy
How Sysadmins Devalue Themselves
And how to track on-call coverage
Automation Should Be Like Iron Man, Not Ultron
The "Leftover Principle" Requires Increasingly More Highly-skilled Humans.