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🚧 Gatekeepers are ineffective
In the context of complex systems, gatekeepers are ineffective. In product development, a gatekeeper is often a middle manager who relays information from one person to another. As an example, we have been struggling for the past year to ge…
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🔗 Platform thinking does not mean we don't use other platforms
On the contrary, platform thinking readily embraces other tools and platforms. The difference is: We add our own tooling, integration, and workflows into the mix. We own the integration points so we can readily swap out/in 3rd party compon…
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🔭 Text based formats and command-line tools are the future
For the past three decades, we have been told that graphical user interfaces (GUIs) will revolutionize computer use and even programming. In many ways, they have made computers very accessible for the average person – especially phone UIs. …