20-Oct-2023 Content of Interest

Med Dev

5 Stocks Wall Street Believes Will Stage a Remarkable Recovery in 2024 | investing.com Fingers crossed!
Medtech can cope with GLP-1s but ‘fear and doubt’ suppressing stocks: analysts (Nick Paul Taylor) Hmm.. "...the analysts concluded that GLP-1 drugs are very likely to disrupt medtech markets, particularly obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease."
Amazon In Healthcare: Disruption, Data Nightmares And Digital Health Dreams (Andrea Koncz) "The amalgamation of services and the convergence of data streams within Amazon’s ecosystem presents a double-edged sword."

Would generative AI have made me a better software architect? Probably. (Richard Seroter) "But the role of the architect is evolving, and generative AI can give architects new ways. to create, assess, and communicate."
Gall’s law and how it applies to software architecture (Bart Wullems) "A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked."
Unpopular Opinion: It’s harder than ever to be a good software engineer (Juraj Malenica) Reddit discussion: here

A Message from Prashanth Chandrasekar, CEO Stack Overflow (Prashanth Chandrasekar) "...reduce the company’s headcount by approximately 28%" Ouch!

New talk: Making Hard Things Easy TL;DR but the moral for the story is: "if you're struggling with something that feels basic, it's not just you!"
Death by a thousand microservices "The software industry is learning once again that complexity kills"

FDA says Philips’ testing of recalled devices is inadequate (Elise Reuter) When it rains, it pours!
Things to Consider When Determining the Regulatory Requirements for Software (Hint - Mintz "Bringing a digital health product to market is a complex process..."
Software Consumers Are Not Waiting For SBOMs - Security Boulevard The FDA mandate has made SBOM's a hot topic for medical device companies.
FDA cyber mandates for medical devices goes into effect - CyberScoop "The new guidance applies to “cyber devices,” which broadly includes products that are connected to the internet, software products or software in devices and devices with technical characteristics that could be vulnerable to cyber threats."

6 ways automation makes things worse "For every wonderful thing automation does, there’s an equal and opposite example of how it's screwed up."

TBM 245: The Magic Prioritization Trick (John Cutler) "You may only be able to use this trick once."
Working at a Startup vs in Big Tech (Gergely Orosz)
Raspberry Pi 5 Officially Announced – And It’s a Beast! (Joey Sneddon) I've been meaning to start a couple of home automation projects for a while. Looking at Home Assistant. Maybe now's the time?
Intro to HTMX: Dynamic HTML without JavaScript

What does generative AI mean for software companies? [Software] Re: Patient privacy and HIPAA: "Companies able to cater to the particular needs, security concerns, and regulatory requirements of particular industries will find new opportunities."