Agile isn’t Jira. Jira is where agile goes to die.

Learn agile fundamentals without tool worship.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/23/fundamentals-of-agile-software-development/

#Agile #SoftwareDevelopment #ProductDevelopment #SystemThinking #TechLeadership #ContinuousImprovement #SoftwareEngineering #TeamCollaboration

Does your software org run like a group chat where everyone thinks they’re the admin?

Learn how clear roles and structure can make you an operator.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/26/fundamentals-of-software-business-management/

#SoftwareEngineering #TechLeadership #ProductManagement #BusinessFundamentals #Software

Most debugging sessions end the same way Netflix shows do, unsatisfied.

Discover how closing the loop prevents repeat episodes.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/25/fundamentals-of-software-debugging/

#Debugging #SoftwareDevelopment #EngineeringPrinciples #SystemThinking #Observability #ReliabilityEngineering

If your release checklist has more steps than an IKEA manual.

Learn how automation removes human bottlenecks and mitigates deployment risk.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/23/fundamentals-of-ci-cd-and-release-engineering/

#CICD #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

Your on-call rotation log knows exactly how available your system really is.

How availability design directly affects sleep and sanity.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/23/fundamentals-of-software-availability/

#Availability #Reliability #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

Scalability is what separates a side project from its villain origin story.

I explain how systems handle growth without collapsing.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/22/fundamentals-of-software-scalability/

#Scalability #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

Your cloud bill didn’t wake up and choose violence.

Learn how capacity planning controls cost creep.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/22/fundamentals-of-capacity-planning/

#CapacityPlanning #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

Skipping fundamentals is like mashing buttons on Street Fighter and calling it a day.

Learn why understanding beats rushing every time.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/13/why-should-i-learn-software-fundamentals/

#SoftwareFundamentals #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

What is load shedding, and why does it save systems under stress?

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/16/what-is-load-shedding/

#DistributedSystems #SoftwareArchitecture #ReliabilityEngineering #SystemDesign #PerformanceEngineering #Scalability #SiteReliability #BackendEngineering #ResilienceEngineering

Here's what happens when network clients aren't told to relax. 😅

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/16/what-is-a-retry-storm/

#DistributedSystems #ReliabilityEngineering #SystemDesign #SoftwareArchitecture #SiteReliability #BackendEngineering #PerformanceEngineering #ResilienceEngineering

Congratulations. Your system DDoSed itself.

Learn how thundering herds create self-inflicted outages.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/16/what-is-a-thundering-herd/

#DistributedSystems #ReliabilityEngineering #SystemDesign #BackendEngineering #SoftwareArchitecture #SiteReliability #Caching #Scalability #Resilience

Your dashboard says green. Your users say slow. Guess who’s right.

Learn why observability alone doesn’t equal performance understanding.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/16/fundamentals-of-software-performance/

#SoftwarePerformance #DistributedSystems #PerformanceEngineering #Latency #Observability #ReliabilityEngineering #SiteReliability

Debugging networking without the fundamentals is like being Luke Skywalker without the Force.

Let's explore the rules that govern your software's behavior.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/13/fundamentals-of-networking/

#Networking #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

The fastest way to solve problems is to realize they’re not unique snowflakes. ❄️

Preuse a catalog of pattern families that repeat constantly. It’s useful because it turns “unknown problems” into “known patterns”.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/12/fundamental-algorithmic-patterns/

#Patterns #Software #Programming

If your app’s memory usage is rising faster than gas prices in a Fast & Furious movie...

Learn how structure choice impacts memory and growth limits.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/06/fundamentals-of-data-structures/

#Data #Storage #Databases #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

Ask yourself: what part of the world isn’t happening right now?

#Now #Moment #Prose #Words #Writing #Thoughts #Philosophy #Mindfulness #SelfReflection #Wisdom #Inspiration #Spirituality #Consciousness #Awareness #WritersOfInstagram #DeepThoughts #QuotesDaily #Zen https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/b2b13571dabb070f238ec80504a59a8f0bfd34634e8feca86ebcd426c8e50954/872cfff41f883abf95a6b5399023fd7bb2c12d7888515459200f2da68e7b0d8d.webp

My tolerance for bullshit is directly proportional with the passing of days.

AI can write phishing emails better than a marketing team. Guess which ones users will click first?

Learn how to secure code against AI AND human threats.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/02/fundamentals-of-software-security/

#Software #Security #Fundamentals

On-call shouldn’t feel like a horror movie scene every time traffic spikes.

This article shows you how to use performance testing to define SLAs, simulate peak load, and uncover bottlenecks.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/12/01/fundamentals-of-software-performance-testing/

#Software #Performance #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering

Your tests passed once, and you celebrated. Then they failed, and you cried. Software testing keeps you out of therapy.

Let me share how testing fundamentals build confidence, prevent hidden bugs, and take the fear out of refactor.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/11/30/fundamentals-of-software-testing/

#Software #SoftwareTesting

Writing code is fun. Deleting 3 months of work because nobody wanted it is... "character building."

Learn the fundamentals of product development to curb feature bloat, save your company, and befriend your users.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/11/28/fundamentals-of-software-product-development/

#Software #ProductDevelopment

Or was it line 13?

#42 #Poem #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/b2b13571dabb070f238ec80504a59a8f0bfd34634e8feca86ebcd426c8e50954/cf113a32fdfe0d77a96168ed57bedc97dcefa56dbe2227fa818af222831295d3.webp

Computers were used to replace infinite financial ledger curators, file cabinet stewards, and travel agents. Yet, how many millions of jobs were created by computers?

The Internet startled and confused the newspaper distribution industry. It's still confusing them to this day, but so many jobs were created beyond what were eliminated. Does anyone remember the mailroom clerk? I bet they're still salty about losing their job, eh?

GenAI will eliminate millions of tedious jobs. That's OK. Elevating ourselves to more meaningful work is an opportunity, not a threat. Like we've done in the past, we'll overcome this professional disruption and the bean counters will realize the error of their ways.

I for one, welcome my new tedium destroying overlords. I use tools to solve problems, and GenAI is another tool in the tool belt. As long as we have problems to solve, we'll have jobs solving problems.

Now, step back and breathe; look at the world around you. Do you believe we'll run out of problems worth solving anytime soon?

Computers were used to replace infinite financial ledger curators, file cabinet stewards, and travel agents. Yet, how many millions of jobs were created by computers?

The Internet startled and confused the newspaper distribution industry. It's still confusing them to this day, but so many jobs were created beyond what were eliminated. Does anyone remember the mailroom clerk? I bet they're still salty about losing their job, eh?

GenAI will eliminate millions of tedious jobs. That's OK. Elevating ourselves to more meaningful work is an opportunity, not a threat. Like we've done in the past, we'll overcome this professional disruption and the bean counters will realize the error of their ways.

I for one, welcome my new tedium destroying overlords. I use tools to solve problems, and GenAI is another tool in the tool belt. As long as we have problems to solve, we'll have jobs solving problems.

Now, step back and breathe; look at the world around you. Do you believe we'll run out of problems worth solving anytime soon?

Everyone has their underpants in a bunch about GenAI eliminating jobs. Let's step back for a moment and reflect on history.

#GenAI #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/b2b13571dabb070f238ec80504a59a8f0bfd34634e8feca86ebcd426c8e50954/6b328b3d733d5803a5a7380c912e501f31791e917a3398a04f3468a1479a0b28.webp

Block Goose is an open-source local AI agent that acts as your personal engineering assistant. It takes your prompts and intelligently routes them to a specified AI service.

https://jeffbailey.us/blog/2025/07/29/what-is-block-goose/

#GenAI #OpenSource

You’ve never really been just you. The cosmos has always been behind your eyes.

#Prose #Words #Writing #Thoughts #Philosophy https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/b2b13571dabb070f238ec80504a59a8f0bfd34634e8feca86ebcd426c8e50954/0ace33d3b7aa8e308f96311ced7c09c320efc5c3e15387cfdf53004fa3a45d96.webp

In a sea of “just do this” remember to just do it with your values and love of your craft

#Values #Principles #It https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/b2b13571dabb070f238ec80504a59a8f0bfd34634e8feca86ebcd426c8e50954/a20cb0df884d9386439434e280c6f39f255b6c0a101c5f35db09b1513ede2e72.webp

Creating a culture that pressures people to work 12 hrs a day 6 days a week is not the way.

VCs and rich business owners have created a false dilemma that all citizens of all countries must work more to win for what? The fear of losing power?

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/08/vc-behind-996-work-culture-debate-defends-7-day-work-weeks-.html

#996Culture #WorkToLive