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title, date, draft, references

title	date	draft	references
First, It Must Work	2023-05-11T23:00:26-04:00	false	title url date file The Grug Brained Developer https://grugbrain.dev/ 2023-05-12T13:08:33Z grugbrain-dev-dzqozx.txt title url date file Even Amazon can't make sense of serverless or microservices https://world.hey.com/dhh/even-amazon-can-t-make-sense-of-serverless-or-microservices-59625580 2023-05-12T14:09:23Z world-hey-com-ivvqlb.txt title url date file Imaginary Problems Are the Root of Bad Software https://cerebralab.com/Imaginary_Problems_Are_the_Root_of_Bad_Software 2023-06-20T16:28:39Z cerebralab-com-qy5zqs.txt

Thoughts on priorities in software development

• So much stuff doesn't work -- bugs stop you from accomplishing your desired task
• Over time, complexity creeps in, making changes gets harder
• The focus on performance, serverless, microservices, etc. -- these increase complexity, reduce reliability

Links

• The Grug Brained Developer
• Even Amazon can't make sense of serverless or microservices
• Imaginary Problems Are the Root of Bad Software