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Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 3

June 6, 2025
Black swan swimming on water

Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 2

May 16, 2025
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Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 1

April 25, 2025
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(Un)coupling in distributed systems - Part 2

April 4, 2025
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(Un)coupling in distributed systems - Part 1

March 14, 2025
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The non-existence of ACID consistency - Part 2

Why demanding ACID consistency cannot be a business requirement

October 8, 2021 Uwe Friedrichsen

8 minute read

Balcony mosaic wall (seen at Parc Güell, Barcelona)

In the previous post of this blog series, we discussed why strong consistency across multiple distributed data nodes is a bad idea. In this post, we will discuss why the “strong consistency is needed for business reasons” requirement is void.

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The non-existence of ACID consistency - Part 1

Why you should avoid ACID consistency across multiple nodes

September 24, 2021 Uwe Friedrichsen

9 minute read

Wall with interspersed mosaic stones (seen at Parc Güell, Barcelona)

Well, of course ACID consistency exists – and it is a good thing that it exists. Thus, feel free to call the post title clickbait … ;)

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The disruption delay

How long it takes until disruptive changes are picked up by the mainstream

September 10, 2021 Uwe Friedrichsen

13 minute read

Old car running on rails (seen in the Budapest railway museum, Hungary)

This blog post is about an observation I made pondering the slow adoption rates of several technologies in IT that I consider being game changers. My claim is:

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    • industrialization
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The limits of standardization

Why standardization is a double-edged sword

August 27, 2021 Uwe Friedrichsen

13 minute read

Storefront of traditional shops (seen in Bayeux, France)

Standardization is a two-edged sword. It has a value, but it also comes at a price.

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The non-functional-no-value trap

Why ignoring NFRs is a bad idea

August 13, 2021 Uwe Friedrichsen

11 minute read

Grapes on a vine

This post is about another “evergreen” in IT: The fallacy that only business features have business value.

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Recent Posts

Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 3

June 6, 2025
Black swan swimming on water

Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 2

May 16, 2025
(Humanized) steel crow sculptures

Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 1

April 25, 2025
Steel spider sculpture in a park

(Un)coupling in distributed systems - Part 2

April 4, 2025
A jellyfish lying on the beach

(Un)coupling in distributed systems - Part 1

March 14, 2025
Rock covered by clams
View more posts

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