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AI and the ironies of automation - Part 1

November 21, 2025
Top of a maple tree with red leaves

It is your fault if your application is down

October 31, 2025
(Big) zucchinis on a table

Solving the wrong problem

October 10, 2025
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The process deadlock

September 19, 2025
Bee flying between lavender blossoms

A note about eventual consistency - Part 2

August 29, 2025
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Open Source Software - Part 3

OSS in a cloud native world

August 14, 2020 Uwe Friedrichsen

11 minute read

Pink flowers

In the previous post, I discussed the two most widespread misconceptions about OSS, that OSS is for free and that it does not create any lock-in.

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Open Source Software - Part 2

Misconceptions about OSS

August 7, 2020 Uwe Friedrichsen

15 minute read

Green leaves

In the previous post, I discussed the rise of OSS, the positive effects it had and how it changed software development. At the end of the post I mentioned that also some misconceptions sneaked in. These I will discuss in this post.

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Open Source Software - Part 1

The rise of OSS

July 31, 2020 Uwe Friedrichsen

11 minute read

Red leaves (with a few green ones between them)

When I started to discuss accidental complexity on the architectural level in my “Simplify!” blog series, I quickly realized that I needed to discuss Open Source Software (OSS) first as it often acts as a driver of accidental complexity on the architectural level today.

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    • Rethinking IT
    • oss
    • democratization of IT

Simplify! - Part 9

Accidental complexity on a tool & technology level

July 24, 2020 Uwe Friedrichsen

16 minute read

Shop sign saying "Simply raw bakery" (seen in Vienna)

With the previous post, we finished discussing the complexity drivers and mitigation options “above” the technology level. Starting with this post, we will discuss the technology level and “below”.

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    • Rethinking IT
    • complexity
    • robustness

Simplify! - Part 8

Accidental complexity at a project level (Part 2)

July 17, 2020 Uwe Friedrichsen

17 minute read

Seagull sitting on a pole

In the previous post of this series I started to discuss drivers on the project level that lead to accidental complexity regarding unnecessary requirements that do not add any value to the solution.

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    • Rethinking IT
    • complexity
    • robustness
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Uwe Friedrichsen

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Recent Posts

AI and the ironies of automation - Part 1

November 21, 2025
Top of a maple tree with red leaves

It is your fault if your application is down

October 31, 2025
(Big) zucchinis on a table

Solving the wrong problem

October 10, 2025
Funny wooden seagull in front of some plants

The process deadlock

September 19, 2025
Bee flying between lavender blossoms

A note about eventual consistency - Part 2

August 29, 2025
Ducks in the surf
View more posts

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