Michael AtwoodSlack Does Not SuckA backlash was bound to happen when a new tool comes out that gets so popular so quickly. Some are saying that Slack has ruined their…Oct 30, 2016Oct 30, 2016
Michael AtwoodFunctional Programming IS PopularIn Functional Programming Is Not Popular Because It is Weird, Malte Skarupke argues that functional programming is not popular because it…Feb 28, 2016Feb 28, 2016
Michael AtwoodSoftware Estimation is HardI was recently asked to estimate how long it would take to integrate with a new, unknown system. The system’s sales person stated that…Jan 31, 2016Jan 31, 2016
Michael AtwoodThe Argument Against SchemalessThe lure of schemaless. Every developer feels it at one time or another. Annoyed by dealing with migrations or some other restriction…Jan 24, 2016Jan 24, 2016
Michael AtwoodThe Free Lunch is Over (The State of CPUs)With CPUs approaching physical limits on two fronts how will software cope? On one front we are approching [sic]the limit where a…Dec 29, 2015Dec 29, 2015