One of the more interesting discussions that attracted some attention during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon was how, due to its design, WebAssembly can replace Docker in many circumstances.
Building APIs is fundamentally hard because it's an unusual UI paradigm. A bit like designing command line tools — you aren't interacting with things like a mobile app. Getting users to that happy path is super important! Here is a quick checklist of...
Reducing Product Risk and Removing the MVP Mindset
Figuring out what best practices to master and how to reduce risk in product development is hard. I break down some frameworks that help make sure teams work on the right things in the right way.
Why Don’t Tech Companies Pay Their Engineers to Stay?
Staying builds valuable, company-specific knowledge. Leaving often results in a payday—but, why aren't tech companies paying more for their engineers to stay?
I spoke at the AppNexus Summit a couple of weeks ago. Brian O’Kelley read my post on adtech investing trends and asked if I could expand during the session. The video is online (my part at 1:…
A detailed analysis of PagerDuty stock, including the product offering, addressable market and growth vectors. Investors can use this to consider purchasing PD stock.
MongoDB (MDB) stock should be considered for long term investment. Based on my characteristics for a successful software stack company, I expect MongoDB to
Smartsheet should be considered for long term investment. They are a recognized leader in an expanding market with impressive penetration in the Fortune 500.
Zendesk (ZEN) is a leading provider of customer engagement systems. We recommend the stock for long term investment due to its rapid product expansion and huge market opportunity.
I expect Elastic's stock price to increase significantly over the next 5 years, due to their leading position as a generalized development platform for search.
Internet usage patterns and delivery of software applications are undergoing major paradigm shifts. Decentralization is the primary pattern - transitioning
Fastly (FSLY) released Q1 2020 earnings results on May 6. I review the financials, customer growth, product improvements and the leadership transition for this leader in edge compute.
Alteryx (AYX) stock should be considered for long term investment. Growth will be driven by their expanding product offering in an enormous addressable market. Their data analytics platform is deeply embedded and highly valued by major enterprises, particularly in the global 2000.
Learning from history is often problematic — history is context and path dependent, and it doesn't repeat itself. But what if there is a better way to read history, one that sidesteps these problems?
In the S-1 form that NerdWallet filed with the SEC, prior to going public, the company stated that “NerdWallet exists for one reason: to empower consumers and SMBs with financial guidance they can trust.” NerdWallet attempts to do this by providing, among other things, reviews of financial products and lists of the best financial products…
how to design interfaces for developer tools — Martian Chronicles, Evil Martians’ team blog
What interface design differences exist between commercial software and, creative, developer tools for pros? Let's analyze and find out how to better design tools!