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I spent 25 years as a federal contractor, much of it delivering software acquired through the Department of Defense acquisition process. At no point did I feel that the way the government acquired software was particularly well aligned with how we actually built it. Over time, I began to suspect that our customers felt the … Continue reading AI and the Economics of Government Software Procurement
As I was building a Python notebook in Databricks, I started thinking about how much Python work I've been doing since I went out on my own. That got me thinking about all of the SQL I had been doing the last couple of years at my previous role, then the Javascript before that and … Continue reading Rings In a Tree
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa Jimmy Buffet, "Fruitcakes," 1994 I hate writing tests. With the white-hot passion of a thousand suns. Tests are good and necessary for quality software. Automating tests is the core of any CI/CD pipeline worthy of the name. I am well-versed in the value of tests and testing. I … Continue reading A Grudging Thanks to Tests
