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I started DebtDrone as a CLI tool to measure code complexity. It was fast and effective, but I quickly realized a critical limitation: a CLI only gives you a snapshot. It tells you your code is complex today, but it doesn't tell you if you're burning...

Developer experience DevEx is a key focus of platform engineeringhttps://octopus.com/devops/platform-engineering/. It's also a crucial success factor for any organization developing software. A recent paper by Abi Noda, Margaret-Anne Storey, Nicole ...

This post is a companion to a talk I gave at the first Octopus virtual conference, SHIPPED23https://octopus.com/shipped. I shared how DevOps capabilities help you change organizational culture by working against your team’s internal reputation. The c...

Hi all. Ever thought that creating projects for some languages are such as hassle cough C cough. Writing Makefiles/Justfiles until 3AM, getting it to work. Well, I have made a script which automates this project creation , not just for C, but eve...

After having followed the various conventions defined by our Githttps://brazenbraden.com/posts/gitconventions/ and GitHubhttps://brazenbraden.com/posts/githubprocess/ processes, we should now be in a good place to take the code that has been produced...

My previous post on GIT Conventionshttps://brazenbraden.com/posts/gitconventions/ broke down various conventions around branching and committing code. As part of building a solid process around development, the next area to deal with is that of getti...

With DevOps and Continuous Deliveryhttps://octopus.com/devops/continuous-delivery/ gaining traction, are the principles behind Lean and Agile still relevant? How do they compare to the 5 Continuous Delivery principles, and what do any differences mea...

Turning feedback directly into features will ruin your software product. The value of feedback is a deep understanding of your users, not a wish list. Some concepts represent a flash of counterintuitive brilliance and others are obvious when you say...

Syncronaut: The Future of File Synchronization Built for Developers and Everyday Users Data is no longer just information, it is your creativity, your work, your ideas, and sometimes your livelihood. We design, code, write, photograph, record, and ...

Five years ago, the thought of building a full startup alone, design, backend, docs, testing, deployment, sounded like a marathon or a slow grind with a team. Today, the game has changed. With the right set of AI tools many with generous free tiers, ...

ToolsTab – A Lightweight, Minimal, and Offline Startpage Browser Extension ToolsTab is a clean and minimal startpage extension designed for users who value simplicity, speed, and privacy. Built entirely using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, it offers a ...

Working out how to apply Theory of Constraints in real-world situations can be hard, but there are two simple ways to kickstart it. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. That’s the idea behind the Theory of Constraints. Just a few weak link...

The costs of measuring the wrong thing or the right things in the wrong way vastly outweigh the costs of collecting and processing the data. In software delivery, conversations about metrics and measurement wax and wane as people discover useful tec...

Maturity models make complex things appear simple, but we need to acknowledge the circumstances behind them being imposed on so many organizations. There’s a certain appeal to maturity models. They take a lot of complexity and arrange it neatly into...

6 months. 3 rage-uninstalls. A dozen melted repos. I’ve shipped multiple AI-built products solo—web apps all vibe-coded. No hype, no “prompt packs.” Just hard lessons after wasting hundreds of hours. Here’s what works and what doesn’t: 1. Start l...

Obsidian: Restaurant's Ratings I have a very bad memory, which is why I am so obsessed with having systems that make it easier for me to search for information. Many times, if I don't structure it very well, I won't remember how I saved it and wil...