23-Oct-2023 Content of Interest

Software

In the defence of Object-Relational Mappers "Trying to use ORMs for everything isn’t the issue with the tools; that’s a design and organisational issue."
Introduction: a closer look at Kubernetes and Nomad (Jessie) "Each tool has been developed with distinct design philosophies and caters to different use cases."
Some miscellaneous git facts Most of us use (or understand) only a small percentage of Git functionality.
Shift down to the platform, not left to the dev (Jessie) Looks like 'Shift Up' is the only direction left.
Open questions for AI engineering tl;dr, but a noble goal indeed: "What can we be building to bring that ability to automate these tedious tasks with computers to as many people as possible?"

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."