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AI in PracticeAutomationOpinion
Things That Shouldn't Take That Long
A ten-week quote, a rough version built in an afternoon, and what that says about where the time in modern work really goes.
Oct 22, 20264 min read
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Pattern of the week: Saga with Compensating Transactions
When one process spans several systems and fails halfway, you need a planned way back. Pair every step with an undo, and accept that undo is not the same as rollback.
Oct 19, 20262 min read
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Low-code is not no-skill: what citizen developers still need to learn
Low-code took away the syntax, not the thinking. The skills citizen developers still need if their workflows are to survive the first six months.
Oct 14, 20266 min read
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Pattern of the week: Circuit Breaker
Retries help with blips. When the system on the other end is properly down, a circuit breaker stops your automation from making the outage worse.
Oct 14, 20262 min read
AutomationWorkflowCareer
From SOPs to Workflows
Twenty-five years of taking messy human processes and making them executable. It started in the Signal Corps and hasn't stopped since.
May 18, 20265 min read
AI in PracticeBuilding
Don't Call It Vibe Coding
Someone called me a vibe coder, and it got me thinking about what the label hides. AI moves the hard part of building software. It does not remove it.
May 16, 20263 min read