To my surprise, among the top questions I’ve been asked about The Unicorn Project is, “When will the audiobook be available?” I've been so excited that the audiobook version of The Unicorn Project will be launched at the same time as the hardcover and ebook—and it’s been soooo difficult to not tell everyone about something cool that we were planning, just because there were sooooo many things that could go wrong… But, thanks to the hard work of the amazing IT Revolution publishing team, I can … [Read more...]
The Fourth Excerpt from The Unicorn Project is Now Available!
Hello! The fourth excerpt from The Unicorn Project is now available, in which Maxine succumbs to what has plagued the rest of the organization, starts to suspect where a massive investment in speed is needed to achieve the goals and aspirations of the organization, brings the Data Hub technical practices into the current century… ...and meets Maggie, the brilliant and formidable mind who wants to reimagine how Parts Unlimited engages with their customers… Here’s the link where you’ll find … [Read more...]
Love Letter To Clojure (Part 1)
In this blog post, I will explain how learning the Clojure programming language three years ago changed my life. It led to a series of revelations about all the invisible structures that are required to enable developers to be productive. These concepts show up all over The Unicorn Project, but most prominently in the First Ideal of Locality and Simplicity, and how it can lead to the Second Ideal of Focus, Flow, and Joy.Without doubt, Clojure was one of the most difficult things I’ve … [Read more...]
The Third Excerpt From The Unicorn Project Is Now Available!
I’m delighted to announce that we just posted Excerpt #3 of The Unicorn Project here! (You will also find Excerpt #1 and #2 at the same location.) In Excerpt #2, our hero Maxine meets a mysterious group of rebels who are out to overthrow the ancient, powerful order, seeking to enable developers to be productive and recreate engineering greatness within the organization. They, along with everyone else, are soon thrown into the chaos caused by the catastrophic Phoenix release. In its aftermath, as … [Read more...]
DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas 2019 Programming Highlights: What I’m Looking Forward To
I am so excited about the upcoming DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas. As a programming committee, we seek to make each event better than the last, as measured by how much we learn and how it helps enable the DevOps Enterprise community to achieve their goals. As a programming committee, we thought London 2019 was our best conference yet (almost unanimously), which poses a challenge of how we do could possibly do better — but I’ve found over the last several years that this is doable, mostly … [Read more...]
The Second Excerpt From The Unicorn Project Is Now Available!
I’m delighted to announce that we just posted Excerpt #2 of The Unicorn Project here! (You will also find Excerpt #1 at the same location.) In Excerpt #1, we met our hero Maxine, a developer and architect with nearly unmatched skills and experience, who is blamed for a payroll outage and is exiled to the Phoenix Project. There, she discovers endless tundras of technical debt and architectural coupling that prevent developers from doing even the most basic things, such as performing builds. She … [Read more...]
Announcing The Unicorn Project, Availability of First Excerpt, And The Five Ideals!
I’m so pleased to announce that The Unicorn Project will be released in all forms (hardcover, ebook, and audio) on November 26, 2019. I’m so excited that over the next couple of months I’ll be posting at least weekly on topics covered in the book or topics that have intrigued and captivated me over the last 2+ years. In this post, I’ll cover the following:What is The Unicorn Project and why should I read it? The Five Ideals Availability of the first excerpt!What is The Unicorn Project and … [Read more...]
What to Expect at DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2019
It’s that time of year where we’re only a few weeks away from DevOps Enterprise Summit London and I’m incredibly excited for our fourth event there.As a programming committee, our goal is always to create the best programming ever — this creates a challenge, as we all thought the Las Vegas 2018 conference was the best conference yet!The first big change for our London conference this year is that it is now a three-day conference— one day longer than in previous years. I’m particularly … [Read more...]
DevOps Enterprise Summit: Las Vegas 2018 — A Sneak Peek Of How We Put It Together
Wow! It's hard to believe that just a few months ago, we were wrapping up two days of immersive learning at the DevOps Enterprise Summit London event -- and now we are getting ready for our biggest DevOps Enterprise event ever -- Las Vegas 2018!In this post, I describe:The programming objectives for the 2018 DevOps Enterprise Las Vegas event What our most important focus areas are How it differs from previous years Why certain elements remain the sameI shared this with our … [Read more...]
Why I’m Excited for DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2018
Holy Cow! We’re only a few weeks away from DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2018 and I can’t begin to describe just how excited I am for our third event in Europe. I never learn as much in short period of time as I do during my days spent at DevOps Enterprise. It's the place where some of the most courageous and exciting transformation stories I have ever seen take place, and this year’s conference is going to be no different!So many of the presenters and organizations involved are pioneering … [Read more...]
