Year: 2018

Happy 20th birthday, LWN!

Linux Weekly News (aka LWN) is celebrating its 20th birthday.  Wow, that’s quite impressive! Not many web sites can say that.  But even fewer can do so while covering technology news related to Linux and other Open Source Software.

I’ve been a reader of LWN since their early days.  I’ve been subscribed to it also at different times during the years (see 2002, and then 2004).  And I’m glad that they are still around.  I still catch up with the RSS feed on a weekly basis.

Happy birthday, LWN!  And thanks for all the hard work and excellent content.

The most dangerous word in software development

I think this article – The Most Dangerous Word In Software Development – hits the nail on the head.

“Just” implies that all of the thinking behind a feature or system has been done. Even worse, it implies that all of the decisions that will have to be made in the course of development have already been discovered—and that’s never the case.

Every time somebody asks for “just” this little thing or that little thing, I ask them to “just describe it”, or “just answer a few questions”, or “just pay for it”.  Somehow, it never turns up as easy and simple in the opposite direction.

Microservices Architecture : Best Practices

The other day I came across this article: “Microservices Architecture: All the Best Practices You Need to Know“.  There’s been a lot said and written about the microservices architectures around the web.  But I like this article in particular, because it paints a more realistic picture, in my opinion.  Big parts of it are covering the “why?” part of the whole conversation, and it presents a balanced view of pros and cons, as well as several approaches to solving the problems.

This is very refreshing after tonnes of “Microservices are amazing, and are the best thing since sliced bread” and “Microservices is nothing but hype and bubble” coverage out there.