Tom HayFlying mammoths and Olava the FeebleI knew something was wrong when a saw a woolly mammoth floating 20 feet in the air. I mean, not on Camden High Street — that would have…Aug 9, 2020Aug 9, 2020
Tom HayinThe StartupBlue-green deployment: a microservices antipatternA key benefit of microservices is that they are independently deployable. Blue-green deployment violates this, and can mask deeper…Sep 13, 20193Sep 13, 20193
Tom HayInto the clouds: a software architect’s journeyA personal history of the evolution of software architecture patterns for high availability real-time processing systems.Dec 9, 20183Dec 9, 20183
Tom HayHow free payments make money for banksIn the UK (and many other countries) banks don’t charge consumers to make or receive payments. So how do banks make money from payments? A…Dec 2, 2018Dec 2, 2018