PinnedBuilding Cloud ServicesBack in 2017, when I was still working on Azure DevOps, we put together a series of videos that are deep dives into how we worked. These used to be linked on the Microsoft DevOps page, but they have disappeared from there. …DevOps5 min readDevOps5 min read
Jul 2, 2018A PoemMy daughter wrote a great poem for the beach. I thought I’d share it here. My Beloved Sunset Beach Your wind whips my hair back and forth, your sand stinging my eyes My toes shiver in your cold, foamy water You come and go indecisively Fish speed through thin, glassy…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Dec 2, 2017VSTS: Lessons Learned doing DevOps at Microsoft at ScaleA couple of weeks ago I gave a keynote at VS Live! 2017 on lessons we’ve learned doing DevOps at scale. In this talk I cover four key topics and what we’ve learned in each. Controlling exposure using feature flags. This is critical to be able to decouple engineering work…DevOps1 min readDevOps1 min read
Jan 18, 2017Brand new office in Raleigh, North CarolinaRight after Thanksgiving we moved the North Carolina team to a brand new office in Morrisville, just two miles from our old location. We were at the previous location for more than 12 years. When we moved in there, we took the office space as it was. That meant a…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Sep 30, 2016Controlling exposure through feature flags in VS Team ServicesOne question that I often get from customers is how we manage exposing features in the service. Features may not be complete or need to be revealed at a particular time. We may want to get early feedback. …Software Development9 min readSoftware Development9 min read
