Blog
Articles on the topics where software initiatives are won or lost.
Field notes
Concrete examples, patterns and experience.
GeneralField notes
Production readiness checklist: 12 questions experienced teams carry in their heads
Almost no team ticks off a list before deploying — and that is normal. These twelve questions are useful anyway: as a planning tool during architecture, and as a starting point after the next outage.
GeneralField notes
Modernising a monolith without rebuilding everything
The big rewrite is almost always the most expensive option. Most monoliths can be modernised step by step — if you find the right cut and do not try to replace legacy and business processes at the same time.
Foundation
The underlying stance on this area — why we work the way we do.
GeneralFoundation
Replacing legacy without standstill: the cut that pays off
No budget survives two years of modernisation without visible benefit. How to place the first cut so the business notices it.
GeneralFoundation
Why digital initiatives fail at the transitions
Projects rarely fail because of code. They fail where responsibility changes hands: from decision to delivery, from delivery to use, from use to impact. The thesis behind Kaihito.