Is Swag the Secret to Platform Adoption?Turns out, T-shirts might matter more than YAML. In this post, I dig into how internal platforms benefit from strong branding - not just logos and names, but a clear identity and ethos that developers can rally behind. When your platform has a name people actually want to say out loud, and maybe a sticker they slap on their laptop, adoption gets a little easier.
How I use LLMs to learn new subjects - It’s good at well know facts, things that are mainstream or so niche that there is only one answer: “you should avoid asking the model for concrete details that don’t really matter, and if the model gives you details like that you shouldn’t trust them. But when the model is speaking about facts that do matter - facts that are load-bearing for many other things the model knows about - you can be relatively confident that you’re getting correct information.” // Also, nicely put: “models are not minds; instead they are role-playing a particular kind of helpful character. They prioritize consistent role-play above almost all other concerns."
The more senior engineers get, the more results matter - “as you become more senior, you’re increasingly graded on results. Interns are graded on effort."
Kubernetes Complexity Realigns Platform Engineering Strategy - Turns out computer are always difficult.
Where Technology Executives Will Be Investing In 2026 - Looks like lots of datacenter buildout.
Code was the least interesting part of my multi-agent app, and here’s what that means to me - Less time coding means more time designing and product managing.
Java licensing snafus cost millions, drive developers to open source - ”One-quarter of respondents said their organization spent between $50,000 and $100,000 resolving software non-compliance issues, while licensing issues cost 17% of surveyed organizations up to $1 million.”
Beyond London Summit 2025: Decoding Google Cloud’s Scale Narrative - Summary of stated Google cloud strategy, from Bola.