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Monthly Archives May 2008

Book Review: “Release It!” by Michael T. Nygard

I just finished “Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software” by Michael T. Nygard, from The Pragmatic Programmers. This isn’t the book I thought it was when I bought it, but it’s still a really valuable read. “Release It!” focuses on (and most of the author’s experience seems to be) massive, web-scale e-commerce sites, generally [...]

Posted 24 May 2008 † schof § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0)

Not Enough

I’m having a … crisis of confidence isn’t the right word, but I’m not sure what is. Let me set the stage. I work at a spectacular place, and have a job I care deeply about.
The success of our company depends on my performance. If I do my job poorly, our company could go broke, [...]

Posted 22 May 2008 † schof § Autobiography § John Mark Schofield Meta ‡ Comments (0)