19/Mar 2020
6 min. read
I was reorganizing some files today, and found some (handwritten! :) notes from years past… worth posting them, although they’re not very structured.
On the Role of the Architect If I look at how I spend most of my time… Technology Architects/ Technology Strategist do three things:
set directions make decisions solve problems (not my definition, by the way… David expanding on what this means)
On centralized “platform” teams Platform as a Service is very similar in the way most old style IT programmes were: you built a central reusable service because it’s cheaper to operate common services centrally than reinvent the wheel every time.
9/Jul 2019
3 min. read
I thought I’d share about a book I am reading now… which I found memorable mainly for the type of teamwork and leadership it’s describing.
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It’s describing work practices from the Gemini and Apollo mission control teams. Now: those were the people who worked - together with the astronauts - on all aspects of the space missions. They were involved in definition of objectives, feasibility, planning, to the design of every single aspect of the flights.
