Category: Products
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LEGO and Software – Part Roles
This is the fifth post in a series exploring LEGO® as a Metaphor for Software Reuse. A key consideration for reuse is the various roles that components can play when combined or re-combined in sets. Below we’ll explore how we can use data about LEGO parts and sets to understand the roles parts play in…
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LEGO and Software – Part Reuse
This is the fourth post in a series exploring LEGO® as a Metaphor for Software Reuse. The story is evolving as I go because I keep finding interesting things in the data. I’ll tie it all up with the key things I’ve found at some point. In this post we’re looking from the part perspective…
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Why the Australian COVIDSafe App Failed
It was a pleasure to collaborate with some of my colleagues on this article in The Australian newspaper, which I was able to put my name to. The article is titled Why the COVIDSafe App Failed, and may need a subscription to access. The tl;dr The COVIDSafe experience has been an education and if one…
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LEGO and Software – Lifespans
This is the third post in a series exploring LEGO as a Metaphor for Software Reuse through data (part 1 & part 2). In this post, we’ll look at reuse through the lens of LEGO® part lifespans. Not how long before the bricks wear out, are chewed by your dog, or squashed painfully underfoot in…
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LEGO and Software – Variety and Specialisation
Since my first post on LEGO as a Metaphor for Software Reuse, I have done some more homework on existing analyses of LEGO® products, to understand what I could myself reuse and what gaps I could fill with further data analysis. I’ve found three fascinating analyses that I share below. However, I should note that…
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LEGO as a Metaphor for Software Reuse – Does the Data Stack Up?
LEGO® products are often cited as a metaphor for software reuse; individual parts being composable in myriad ways. I think this is a bit simplistic and may miss the point for software, but let’s assume we should aim to make software in components that are as reusable as LEGO parts. With that assumption, what level…
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Ticker TV Customers & Tech
In this live interview, I talked with Ticker TV about how organisations are using data to understand changes driven by responses to COVID-19.
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Continuous Intelligence at Thoughtworks Live
Mat Kelcey and I wrote on this talk together. Mat presented at the Sydney event (slides) and I presented at the Melbourne Event (different but same slides). We also had the pleasure of presenting alongside international guests Arif Wider and Sean Gustafson who shared their excellent DataDevOps manifesto (there’s a video from NDC too). I’d…
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No Smooth Path to Good Design
The path to good design is bumpy, as we will demonstrate with four teapots. (Yes, teapots. Teapots are a staple of computer science and philosophy.) The path to good design matters, because if you are trying to build a design capability, the journey will be smoother if you understand that the path is bumpy. Leaders…
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Jetty to Jetty app
I released an app 🙂 – for iOS and Android. It’s a self-guided audio tour of historic sites in Broome, Western Australia, including beautiful stories told by locals. Nyamba Buru Yawuru developed the concept, curated the media, engaged local stakeholders, and were product owners for the app. This work was exciting for its value to the…