This week was a busy week in the world of Microsoft conferences. We had both Microsoft Ignite 2023 and dotnetconf to herald in .net 8.
There were so many incredible announcements that my head started spinning with the possibilities for 2024 and beyond. I think it’s a good time to pause and reflect on some insights I was able to glean and how I think both conferences converged.
Read MoreTop 3 Takeaways from Microsoft Ignite 2023, a top conference from an industry leader.
Read MoreOftentimes, when an organization looks at the lifecycle of a project, they may see it in the stages that relate to the work being accomplished as a traditional project regardless of the methodology used to manage it. The inception of a project would include a kickoff and the team begins work. The project concludes and either enters into a maintenance cadence or a new project is begun for the next phase of the work.
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Read MoreIf you've been in the software industry for more than 20 years, you remember life before Agile methodology, and what a revolution it was. Yet more than two decades in, this methodology is as much a religion as the waterfall/factory model was before. It is fair to say that for many organizations, Agile has become inflexible. How did this happen, and what can we do about it?
Read MoreDuring my time at Forrester Research, I learned to embrace new technologies and trends through the lens of, “What value can this provide to customers, my team and myself?” Chasing the next shiny ball is not a strategy, nor is waiting until the market leaders set the pace and direction.
Read MoreGitHub Universe 2023 kicked off with the promise of revolutionizing software development, and it did not disappoint. The first day's keynote laid the foundation for a future where AI does not just assist developers; it becomes an integral part of all coding workflows. The event showcased significant progress in the AI Developer tool space, from the enhanced GitHub Copilot capabilities to a new Copilot Workspace tool able to act as a dedicated pair programmer/second brain in an isolated space.
Read MoreLet us assume we have adopted REST endpoints and utilize a modern SPA. At this point, we might reasonably believe we are done with separation of concerns. The architectural decoupling in RESTful endpoints and a modern front end go a huge distance in separating out the logic, but there are still challenges to face to keep the separation pure. Let’s look at some of them.
Read MoreSoftware acquisition is more than a series of technical and operational challenges; it is a complex project that impacts individuals, teams, and critical business functions.
Read MoreStarting a project is exhilarating and daunting, and restarting a project can feel uncomfortable and disorganized. The team has an empty backlog or one filled with work that is no longer needed and a general sense of what needs to be done. In the ideal Agile project, a product owner has filled the backlog with comprehensive stories that contain detailed instructions, designs, architecture, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
Read Moreimplementing an enterprise-shared component library enhances consistency, branding update efficiency, and user experience. By addressing the challenges of a central dependent system and implementing effective governance and documentation practices while carefully managing abstractions, organizations can unlock the full potential of shared component libraries and achieve a unified and user-friendly digital ecosystem.
Read MoreMost eventing systems are built to scale horizontally, on commodity hardware, so that we can set up multiple parallel listeners, queues, and topics to be able to process messages very quickly. Not only can this help take load off the legacy system, it can also help organizations scale their current ETL batch processing.
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