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Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 3

June 6, 2025
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Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 2

May 16, 2025
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Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 1

April 25, 2025
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(Un)coupling in distributed systems - Part 2

April 4, 2025
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March 14, 2025
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The long way towards resilience - Part 5

The plateau of robustness

November 1, 2024 Uwe Friedrichsen

16 minute read

View at a nearby mountain and into the distance

In the previous post, we discussed discussed the 100% availability trap and revisited availability. We also discussed the two realizations needed to continue our journey to the second plateau.

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The long way towards resilience - Part 4

Availability revisited

October 11, 2024 Uwe Friedrichsen

12 minute read

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In the previous post, we discussed the plateau of stability, the first interim stop on the journey towards resilience – what it is good for, what its limitations are and why it is quite popular.

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The long way towards resilience - Part 3

The plateau of stability

September 20, 2024 Uwe Friedrichsen

15 minute read

View from a plateau on the surrounding mountain landscape

In the previous post, we discussed the valley of feature-completeness, the starting point of our prototypical journey towards resilience and we realized that such a setup usually is not advisable anymore.

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The long way towards resilience - Part 2

The valley of feature-completeness

August 30, 2024 Uwe Friedrichsen

11 minute read

A house with a lake and meadow in front, surrounded by trees

We laid the foundations for our journey towards resilience in the previous post by clarifying what resilience is. We needed to do this to create a common goal for our journey.

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The long way towards resilience - Part 1

What is resilience?

August 9, 2024 Uwe Friedrichsen

13 minute read

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In its core, this post series will discuss three questions:

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Recent Posts

Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 3

June 6, 2025
Black swan swimming on water

Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 2

May 16, 2025
(Humanized) steel crow sculptures

Thoughts on AI and software development - Part 1

April 25, 2025
Steel spider sculpture in a park

(Un)coupling in distributed systems - Part 2

April 4, 2025
A jellyfish lying on the beach

(Un)coupling in distributed systems - Part 1

March 14, 2025
Rock covered by clams
View more posts

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