Once upon a time, XML was the greatest thing since sliced bread. When combined with a schema definition file, the ability to strictly define interfaces between systems opened up a world of possibilities. At the time, my team very much in the camp of “light interfaces”. Put the minimum required…

It’s been a while since I’ve posted last! I apologize for that. I have a semi-legitimate excuse, though: I’ve been billing. A part of my current role is that I provide some quantity of billable hours, and that’s where I’ve been for the last eight weeks. This project was a…

You’re working at Bob’s Five and Dime. You’ve got a great job there as a cashier. With five stores in the area, you have a lot of business. And business has been good. One interesting thing about Bob’s… it’s a cash-only business. …

Since we are all VMware Tanzu, our engineers should be familiar with the products our sales folks are selling in the field. If our customers have a target platform of TAS or TKG, we need to know how to architect our system to take the most advantage of that platform…

Ever since I was very young, music has been a part of my life. There has always been music playing in my house, and I was encouraged to take up instruments to learn how to play along. Classical musicians have an incredible talent. They are able to see a technically…

Having goals is a great thing. If there are no goals, how do you know where you’re going? And if you have a goal, how do you know you’re making progress towards that goal? One of the tools we’ve had in our toolbox for a long time is the use…

I recently changed roles with my company: No longer am I a day-to-day consultant, working down the stories in the backlog for a customer, but instead have moved into practice leadership. …