- Software 2.0 – Andrej Karpathy – Medium
Quote: "Software 2.0 is not going to replace 1.0 (indeed, a large amount of 1.0 infrastructure is needed for training and inference to “compile” 2.0 code), but it is going to take over increasingly large portions of what Software 1.0 is responsible for today. Let’s examine some examples of the ongoing transition to make this more concrete…" The ".. increasingly large portions of what Software 1.0 is.." seems like a stretch since the vast majority of code in the world isn’t doing speech recogn…
(categories: ai programming software machinelearning future ml ) - Products Over Projects
Quote: "Traditional enterprise IT has followed the two-pronged city model of permanent “run” teams and on-demand “change teams” i.e. the “projects” approach, and have paid the price in terms of responsiveness to the business. Digital-age business can ill afford to be sluggish in responding to feedback from business stakeholders or the market. Business-capability aligned teams need to have the level of funding, staffing and authority to switch focus or pivot their approach to a problem on the fly…
(categories: agile development software product ) - A Matter of Survival: An Introduction – A Matter of Survival
Fun extrapolation of principles from the Deep Survival book to software engineering from Michael Kelly. Quote: "Perceive, believe, then act Strive to perceive things as they are, not how you wish they were or how you think they ought to be. Believe what you perceive. Then act accordingly."
(categories: softwareengineering thinking mental-models management agile ) - Your company’s Slack is probably sexist — Quartz at Work
Long read but well worth it.
(categories: sexism slack gender communication inclusivity equality )
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Links: 11-21-2017
- bcg.perspectives – Center and Periphery
<blockquote>Perspective is powerful. Too narrow, it can blind us to threats. Well deployed it can open our eyes to opportunities. All too frequently those in the “center” who lead highly successful and efficient business models take an inside-out perspective—and miss critical signs from the periphery. Customer needs may be shifting. New attackers may be emerging. Organizations can enrich their strategies through a more balanced appreciation of the dialectic between center and periphery—and the o…
(categories: strategy decision-making priorities ) - Public SaaS Company Retention Metrics (as of June 2017)
- GitHub – k88hudson/git-flight-rules: Flight rules for git
I like the "flight rules" metaphor.
(categories: git metaphors )
Links: 11-20-2017
- The Pac-Man Rule at Conferences — Eric Holscher – Surfing in Kansas
Quote: "When standing as a group of people, always leave room for 1 person to join your group."
(categories: people body-language conferences inclusion ) - Patience on Darkness — AntiGravity Equipment
Inspiring story.
(categories: climbing motivation goals life )
Links: 11-16-2017
- The New Science of Building Great Teams
Quote: "… successful teams share several defining characteristics: 1. Everyone on the team talks and listens in roughly equal measure, keeping contributions short and sweet. 2. Members face one another, and their conversations and gestures are energetic. 3. Members connect directly with one another—not just with the team leader. 4. Members carry on back-channel or side conversations within the team. 5. Members periodically break, go exploring outside the team, and bring information back." …
(categories: management teams leadership culture communication team )