Software development has more in common with scientific research than engineering. Using the Cynefin framework, this post looks at why building a bridge is a complicated problem, why building software is a complex one, and why that difference explains Waterfall’s failures and Agile’s fit.

A brief summary of Allen Holub’s “Getting Buy-In: Overcoming Larman’s Law” at the YOW! Brisbane conference December 2024.

Some notes on deploying AnythingLLM in an Azure Container Instance using Bicep, ensuring persistent storage. AnythingLLM allows you to use multiple LLMs, using your existing API keys, with one UI.

Learn how to deploy an Azure Container Instance (ACI) container group with HTTPS enabled using Caddy. This guide walks through deploying a Hello World app and securing it with SSL using a Bicep template.

This article uses the analogy of a professional photographer’s studio to explain Azure’s various backup and recovery services, including Azure Backup, MARS Agent, MABS, DPM, and Azure Site Recovery. It highlights the key differences between each service and when to use them.