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I haven’t watched this talk of mine in awhile, but looking at it again, it’s basically the secrets of how I get stuff done in large organizations. Or, rather, don’t get stuff done so I can stay sane and get stuff done. Like all good advice, I don’t follow it consistently. Just today, I violatedthe avoid assigning yourself homework one. There’s a shorter version for y’all impatient people. I should update this talk and give it again.

Updates to the VMware app runtimesIf you’re into platform engineering, the two VMware platforms have some announcements today that you’ll be interested in: Tanzu Application Platform v1.5 - There’s faster ways to get it installed, security improvements, tighter integration with Spring Boot apps, and a lot more. Rita gives some highlights: “Enhanced IDE support for Visual Studio Code & IntelliJ; Automated developer namespace provisioning; Tanzu Application Platform on AWS QuickStart, now for multicluster deployments; Seamless Spring Boot app migration; End-to-end app security capabilities, including TLS auto-configuration out of the box, External Secrets Operator support, new scanner integration for Trivy OSS vulnerability scanner by Aqua Security, and more.

Midjourney: two programmers (a man and a woman) analyizing how to improve their code, one sits in front of a computer typeing, the other is hunched over the desk pointing at the screen, in the style of 1980s corporate clip artMuch like financial debt, technical debt is helpful when managed responsibly, but like real debt, tech debt can also stop growth and innovation in its tracks. My colleague Bryan Ross has a piece out on tech debt with five ways to address is.

Much like financial debt, technical debt is helpful when managed responsibly, but like real debt, tech debt can also stop growth and innovation in its tracks. My colleague Bryan Ross has a piece out on tech debt with five ways to address is. Here’s a summary of it. Think of technical debt as the accumulation of compromises on development quality to save time. Some examples of these choices are postponing unit tests, running outdated software, or focusing on end-user features at the expense of internal processes.

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Midjourney: currency symbols, such as dollar signs ($), euros (€), and pounds (£) riding harley motorcycles in the sky through the cloud going crazy leaving a trail of chaos behind them, in the style of Robert CrumbWhen complaining is candor, and when candor is compellingLeaders often hear complaining when what they’re actually getting is feedback, “candor” even. Or maybe it just is complaining. How can you figure out the difference?

Cut the “what I did this summer” slidesFlick through a typical strategy document, and you will often be impressed – awed, even – by the intricacies of logic and articulacy of argument within. Yet on reaching the end, you may feel a sense of emptiness. You go back through the document; there are justifications, targets, sweeping conclusions. Something is missing. ‘That all sounds splendid,’ you think, ‘but what are you actually going to do?

Presentations are just docs that were printed wrong Most presentation advice focuses on actual event of a speaker giving the presentation. In conference setting, you’re informing, making a point, and, hopefully, entertaining. In a corporate setting, the actual delivery of the presentation is not the primary purpose of a presentation. Instead, a presentation is used to facilitate coming to a decision. Usually, you’re laying out a case for a decision you want the company to support.

You know, maybe this would be a good notebook for my ChatGPT/AI stuff. I do a lot of it, and it’s fun to share. I’ve yet to find a good source of prompts (I don’t want to go to reddit or Discord - I really want just a curated list), but it’s sort of fun to develop them. One thing I’m not showing here is the programming I’ve been asking it to do.