Fred is a software jack of all trades, having worked over the last 24 years at every stage of the SDLC and has authored [two books](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fred-Heath/e/B08F3Q1H1M).
What a great post! So much in here resonates with me. I too am much more discerning with my efforts, and NewSpeak makes me come out in spots.
I've had younger developers explaining event-sourcing to me like it was so damn innovative, ignorant of the fact that I was doing transaction-log db recoveries when they were breastfeeding. Or being gung-ho about about meeting that totally artificial deadline imposed by some manager. Or rolling their eyes when I suggest we use a good ol' relational DB instead of the latest real-time, iot hotness. Hey-ho.
What a great post! So much in here resonates with me. I too am much more discerning with my efforts, and NewSpeak makes me come out in spots.
I've had younger developers explaining event-sourcing to me like it was so damn innovative, ignorant of the fact that I was doing transaction-log db recoveries when they were breastfeeding. Or being gung-ho about about meeting that totally artificial deadline imposed by some manager. Or rolling their eyes when I suggest we use a good ol' relational DB instead of the latest real-time, iot hotness. Hey-ho.
Ooooh, I love that relational DB example! I've heard some people talk about relational DBs like they're a deprecated symbol of a bygone era.