Just like a program has an attack surface where vulnerabilities can be found, a program also has a maintenance surface where regressions, faults, bugs, and other breaks in the program's intended functionality can be found. Jun 10, 2024What Is The Maintenance Surface of a Program?
My thoughts and notes on the preface and first chapter of book The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks. Feb 13, 2024Notes on - Chapter 1 of The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks
My personal thoughts and notes on a blog post Charity Majors wrote in response to a question about measuring engineering productivity. Here is a link to the blog post: https://charity.wtf/2020/07/07/questionable-advice-can-engineering-productivity-be-measured/. Feb 13, 2024Notes on - Questionable Advice: Can Engineering Productivity be Measured by Charity Majors
My notes and thoughts on a blog post by Charity Majors about how Friday deploy freezes are actually a sign of an unhealthy culture. The original post is at https://charity.wtf/2019/05/01/friday-deploy-freezes-are-exactly-like-murdering-puppies/. Feb 13, 2024Notes on - Friday Deploy Freezes are Exactly Like Murdering Puppies by Charity Majors
My notes and thoughts from reading Choose Boring Technology by Dan McKinley on his blog. His post is at https://mcfunley.com/choose-boring-technology. Feb 13, 2024Notes on - Choose Boring Technology by Dan McKinley