Gene HughsonSystems Thinking Complicates ThingsI’ve had the honor and pleasure of appearing as a regular on Tom Cagley‘s SPaMCast podcast for almost three years now. Before I write one…Aug 14, 2017Aug 14, 2017
Gene HughsonMicroservices or Monoliths — Fences and NeighborsAt the end of my last post, “What Makes a Monolith Monolithic?”, I stated that I didn’t consider the term “monolithic” to be inherently…Aug 2, 2017Aug 2, 2017
Gene HughsonWhat Makes a Monolith Monolithic?It seems like everybody throws around the term “monolith”, but what do we mean by that?Jul 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017
Gene HughsonOrganizations as Systems — Kurosawa, Clausewitz, and ChessIn order to respond appropriately to the context we find ourselves in, it’s helpful that we be able to correctly define that context. It’s…Jul 19, 2017Jul 19, 2017
Gene HughsonManagement, Simple and Wrong — Semantics, Systems, and Self-CorrectionSimple responses to complex situations are both seductive and dangerous. The difficulty in juggling lots of variables tempts us to employ…Jul 14, 2017Jul 14, 2017
Gene HughsonHolistic Architecture — Keeping the Gears TurningIn last week’s post, “Trash or Treasure — What’s Your Legacy?”, I talked about how to define “legacy systems”. Essentially, as the…Jun 14, 2017Jun 14, 2017
Gene HughsonTrash or Treasure — What’s Your Legacy?The topic of legacy systems is something of a contentious one. In most cases, a legacy is understood to be a good thing. What makes a…Jun 9, 2017Jun 9, 2017
Gene HughsonInnovation, Intention, Planning and ExecutionConvergence is an interesting thing. Greger Wiktrand and I have been trading posts back and forth on the subject of innovation for almost…May 30, 2017May 30, 2017
Gene HughsonThis is not a projectMy apologies to René Magritte, as I appropriate his point, if not his iconic painting.May 5, 2017May 5, 2017
Gene HughsonInnovation in Inner SpaceLong-time readers know that I have a rather varied set of interests and that I’ve got a “thing” for history, particularly military history…May 1, 2017May 1, 2017