I think that people take a while to grasp the implications of any technology shift.  Fred P Brooks "There ain't no silver bullet" still holds true.

When VMs came along we...

Trunk based development works well when the deliverable is small incremental pieces of work delivered frequently.  A rigorous set of mechanical tests is also essential.
It works well with stateless...

No Rod, you have it exactly right. You expressed it far better than I did

For me technical debt is putting in place something that will be a pain point that will manifest from early on and which is known to be a pain point...

Many speakers are volunteers. Putting together a quality presentation takes time and effort that is many multiples of the time and effort to deliver that presentation. Asking someone to have...

My company has started to look beyond graduates and into schools. Doing this means we accept that a heavier commitment to training.  A great deal of effort is going in...

Once you are in a senior position your role is to develop the team, not the software.

The individuals with a poor attitude are far more rare than their...

I'm with Jeff on this one. As an intellectual construct tech debt sounds plausible. So does the good debt/bad debt concept. I struggle to think of an example where I...

I was taught the Disney[/url] approach to gathering new ideas.  Capturing ideas without judgement is a very good way at accumulating a lot of ideas really quickly.  If you...

I started my career in 1988.  I've found that a lot of the problems with data are as a result of training gaps.  Each generation suffers the same education gaps...

There are legal ramifications too.  If an AI Bot talks someone into an inappropriate purchase that breaches laws and regulations who is liable?  Can the company making the sale claim...