Are you back at work or taking extra time until after the New Year? That’s me, but I still paused to read some items today and post a reading list. I haven’t felt this relaxed in a while!
[blog] DORA 2025: Measuring Software Delivery After AI. This work took off because it gave everyone a tangible way to measure delivery performance. Rachel looks at how this work evolved and where we stand today.
[article] Evaluating Context Compression for AI Agents. What is context compression, and what does “good” look like? I learned some things here.
[blog] Trying Out the New Conductor Extension in Gemini CLI — We’re Gonna Add Auth to Our Full Stack. I’m happy seeing people try out Conductor and what it can add to those building (or updating) software using the Gemini CLI.
[article] Microsoft BizTalk Server Product Lifecycle Update. This blog started in 2007 as a way to continue my exploration with BizTalk Server after I left Microsoft. I owe a lot to that product. It was wildly mismanaged by Microsoft and is finally EOL.
[blog] Against SemVer. Is semantic versioning a “smart person recommendation” that fails to actually add value? This person thinks so.
[article] Changing Power Dynamics: What Senior Engineers Can Learn from Junior Engineers. Good topic! Settling into a fixed mindset or a “my experience trumps everything” mode is dangerous. Remain humble and willing to learn from those with fresh perspectives.
[blog] 12 Predictions for 2026. Now see, THESE are good predictions. A bit unexpected, entirely credible, and thought provoking.
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