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Forget technical debt

January 30, 2026
View across some ruins integrated in a park (seen in Budapest, Hungary)

We default to addition

January 9, 2026
Pile of rocks looming behind a concrete wall

AI and the ironies of automation - Part 2

December 12, 2025
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AI and the ironies of automation - Part 1

November 21, 2025
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It is your fault if your application is down

October 31, 2025
(Big) zucchinis on a table
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The long way towards resilience - Part 6

Surprises and antagonists

November 22, 2024 Uwe Friedrichsen

13 minute read

A rocky high-plateau

In the previous post, we discussed the plateau of robustness, the second interim stop on the journey towards resilience, what it is good for, what its limitations are and what it means to get there.

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The long way towards resilience - Part 5

The plateau of robustness

November 1, 2024 Uwe Friedrichsen

16 minute read

View at a nearby mountain and into the distance

In the previous post, we discussed discussed the 100% availability trap and revisited availability. We also discussed the two realizations needed to continue our journey to the second plateau.

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The long way towards resilience - Part 4

Availability revisited

October 11, 2024 Uwe Friedrichsen

12 minute read

Cows on a meadow in front of mountains

In the previous post, we discussed the plateau of stability, the first interim stop on the journey towards resilience – what it is good for, what its limitations are and why it is quite popular.

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The long way towards resilience - Part 3

The plateau of stability

September 20, 2024 Uwe Friedrichsen

15 minute read

View from a plateau on the surrounding mountain landscape

In the previous post, we discussed the valley of feature-completeness, the starting point of our prototypical journey towards resilience and we realized that such a setup usually is not advisable anymore.

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The long way towards resilience - Part 2

The valley of feature-completeness

August 30, 2024 Uwe Friedrichsen

11 minute read

A house with a lake and meadow in front, surrounded by trees

We laid the foundations for our journey towards resilience in the previous post by clarifying what resilience is. We needed to do this to create a common goal for our journey.

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Uwe Friedrichsen

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Recent Posts

Forget technical debt

January 30, 2026
View across some ruins integrated in a park (seen in Budapest, Hungary)

We default to addition

January 9, 2026
Pile of rocks looming behind a concrete wall

AI and the ironies of automation - Part 2

December 12, 2025
View across several bushes and trees

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
View more posts

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