Hello everyone and welcome back to Not So Random Software! This week I have been thinking about statistics and expectations. Mental models like statistical significance and p-values help us set expectations on what are the boundaries and conditions under which we are willing to accept something as true. Without them, what would be left with?…
Month: October 2020
Not So Random Software #40 – Decisions and Team Topologies
Hello everyone and welcome back to Not So Random Software! This week I have been thinking about teams and specifically about how trust is build and broken. Creating trust and engagement in an ever-changing environment business environment is definitely not an easy job. I hope some of these links will inspire you if you are…
Not So Random Software #39 – Make it simple
Hello everyone and welcome back to Not So Random Software! This week I have enjoyed reading this article about complexity and how to think about it when building systems like web products. Couple it with this talk by Tom Stuart on how representations count, and you have the right tools to think about complexity. Enjoy…
Not So Random Software #38 – Is Technical debt just bullshit? And How to play the Piano
Hello everyone and welcome back to Not So Random Software! This week I have enjoyed reading this article commenting on technical debt and why today is used as a catch-all term for all types of dysfunctions. I have been recently experimenting on a system to objectively define and measure tech debt with teams and I…