I have written an article about #Tracing. It is implemented in a Rest API which is built on top of Akka HTTP and Akka-Actors framework. This is the outcome of Mastery days at ING. With tracing you can obtain end-to-end observabili…lnkd.in/ekd3rXe lnkd.in/e_WDcVQ

Interesting to see the correlation of different factors in peer code review for software development. The below table is the review outcomes investigated by previous studies in the paper "Investigating the effectiveness of peer code review in distribute…lnkd.in/eJjKdSD

I did some engineering at home to water my indoor plants for the summer vacation period. The experiment worked like a charm for 4 weeks duration. I used 100% cotton ropes, 2 metal sticks and 2 water pots. lnkd.in/dJtYK5ee

An example of omnichannel content strategy in a design-system. In order to use the same content in multiple channels, it is essential that content models determine semantics instead of the layout. lnkd.in/eEJegK-r

Almost everything we do relates to feelings. Managing our emotions is a key leadership mastery. This worksheet helps you to describe your feelings more effectively in different situations. #emotionalintelligence lnkd.in/eMh22Xz7

Technical debt matters because according to Conway’s law it creates long-term risk:  “organisations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organisations.” lnkd.in/ewmRV46n

“... This is the most common error of a smart engineer — to optimize something that should simply not exist" lnkd.in/esAhjMie

Profit isn't a purpose, it's a result. Purpose is the reason we do the thing that makes the profit.

The video reflecting the git commits of our project at ING in 2021 by using Gource library. Want to try it? Check my configurations in the comment. #Gource #ING lnkd.in/dGHT-af5

“A desire for an idea is like a bait on a hook. You’re desiring an idea and you have to have patience, just like you do in fishing…”  In the documentary of David Lynch, he points out many interesting topics. One of them is the importance of patience in…lnkd.in/dy_zyp6U

Fantastic keynote talk by #KevlinHenney at #QconLondon. Kevlin talks about 6 impossible things that shape the limits of what we can develop. Thank you #ING for your sponsorship. lnkd.in/giKXyrgw

Application migration can be very complex. In order to see the real benefits, we have to make it through the pain points at the early stages. The below graph illustrates when we fall into the ‘valley of pain’ where there is a strong tendency for giving up…lnkd.in/eaKn-59i

Dear network, I have created an Instagram account for my art work to support charity. "We rise by lifting others". If you are willing to help charity, please support my account by following it here: Arthur Bullard.love.humanity. #art #charity lnkd.in/exJ-VsB8

There is a difference between “effectiveness” and “efficiency”. When it comes to build a software system, we need to consider both effectiveness and efficiency, and effectiveness should always come before the efficiency.  #softwaredevelopment lnkd.in/ei9H9HvY

Seems like we can indeed use ChatGPT for our code debugging purpose! lnkd.in/e_4b32N4

A nice interactive map visualisation of 400,000+ Github projects. Similar projects can be seen in the same cluster. Interesting to know that lots of country labels were generated with help of ChatGPT. Github Map visualisation-> lnkd.in/epKnGyvC…lnkd.in/eTQJva9g

Check out my article that provides a comparison of the Akka and ZIO ecosystems. #zio #akka #ING link.medium.com/oy8l99srMDb

On achieving #sustainability #HannahRitchie emphasises that policy change doesn't necessarily have to be slow, like the rapid transition to electric vehicles in Norway and China. A country's impactful model sets a global example. 80000hours.org/podcast/episod…

Enhance your daily learning: #LearningPyramid vs #FeynmanTechnique

Perfectionism - one of the biggest productivity killers in the engineering industry, by Gregor Ojstersek newsletter.eng-leadership.com/p/perfectionis…