It’s been interesting (depressing) to see how a superpower nation we used to trust now makes it impossible to trust them. Lying, betraying and exploiting have that effect. Maybe trust is also out of fashion?

When working with Suzi Edwards-Alexander and trying to find out what is good (and bad) about factor10, I've realised there are a few unconventional things about us that I'm proud of, but I don't think of much since I'm home blind. They’re things we’ve had since we started 18 years ago, such as fl...

The other day I experienced a very distinct surprise. Picture a situation where you’ve had an internalized understanding for a long time and are convinced that everybody shares this way of thinking. Then, out of the blue, you find out that a person you respect has a completely different point of ...

The first time I was involved in an initiative of this kind was 30 years ago, with Dynapac – a company known for its compaction and paving equipment. As I remember it, they had been building the b...

I keep hearing Domain-Driven Design (DDD) mentioned as a helpful foundation for agentic coding. Agents seem to benefit from a DDD approach in much the same way living developers do. And the same ...

A couple of weeks ago, I left my comfort zone (software development) and went to a conference for another “world”. The conference was hardware development-centric and for a specific business domai...

It’s been over 1.5 years since I last posted anything about “AI” so I felt it was time to share a few more thoughts. That last post explored how LLMs can be used in customer solutions. Today, I’ll ...

Two weeks ago, I wrote an article to you (a non-developer) who is responsible for a core system running in a US cloud. It provided some guidance on how to proceed. Today, I will continue my attempt...

This is me repeating a story from memory I read 30 years ago in a magazine. I’m afraid I have no references, but I like the story a lot so I’d like it to live on.