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We are our own worst enemies

April 24, 2026
Heron standing in a lake

It has never been about code

April 3, 2026
Chocolate plates

In search of resilience

March 13, 2026
Sunset over the sea

You are not left behind

February 20, 2026
Graffiti at a house wall (seen in Porto, Portugal)

Forget technical debt

January 30, 2026
View across some ruins integrated in a park (seen in Budapest, Hungary)
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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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The long way towards resilience - Part 1

What is resilience?

August 9, 2024 Uwe Friedrichsen

13 minute read

An elevated wooden path between trees

In its core, this post series will discuss three questions:

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Recent Posts

We are our own worst enemies

April 24, 2026
Heron standing in a lake

It has never been about code

April 3, 2026
Chocolate plates

In search of resilience

March 13, 2026
Sunset over the sea

You are not left behind

February 20, 2026
Graffiti at a house wall (seen in Porto, Portugal)

Forget technical debt

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

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