Review

Eventually this blog post is going to work around to being a review of “Microservices Pros and Cons” by Curtis Poe. It is going to meander a bit before it gets to the review, but I haven’t found a way to leave out this “preamble”. In some sense it is beside the point, but in other senses it is the whole point. YMMV. Presumption of bias I would guess that most innocent bystanders reading a title like “Pros and Cons” would assume that the author intended to present a balanced view of the topic at hand. Having been in the computer business for the last thirty years I presume every author has some ax to grind. ...

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Note: linked-in didn’t give me any more than this so I’m not sure which article this was referencing now. This is well written and entertaining. But the author has focused on symptoms and missed the fundamental problem which is that half of what gets said in this business is BS from posers. And the people that know it is BS just chuckle and let it pass and the people that don’t know it is BS are managers and choosing where money goes. Jargon is vital for communicating with each other, but it should never be used with the muggles. Don’t say “Windows SLA depends on regular antivirus, antimalware, and other updates and checks by an APLUS technician.” Instead say, “Using Windows for real work requires a full-time mechanic.” Everybody can understand that and decide accordingly. ...