AI agents are shaking things up in our beloved software development industry. AI is taking us way beyond the usual automation we’re used to. Instead of just following predefined steps, these agents can actually sense their environment, plan out their actions, and cleverly use the tools at their disposal. SSW’s COO, Ulysses Maclaren, recently gave […]
Back when Scott Hanselman was a Microsoft RD, we got into a long conversation about ‘Shaving the Yak’. Yak shaving is when you get sidetracked by a series of small tasks that you spot along the way while trying to accomplish your main goal. I think most developers find it easy to fall down rabbit […]
I’m thrilled to share that we’ve just launched EasyLeave — a brand new feature in SSW TimePro that makes managing leave a breeze. People don’t want many steps to take their leave. In a perfect world, with a few clicks it’s done and in the right people’s calendars and their timesheets are also done. With […]
Over the last 2 decades, SEO has revolved around one question: “How do I rank higher on Google?” Before Google was popular, I was briefly the No. #1 search for Google ranking because I’d written a page “Rules to Better Google Ranking”. After years of Google dominating information search, new AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, […]
It’s no secret within SSW that I’m proud of my biggest open-source project, the “SSW Rules.” I think there’s several pillars that have allowed SSW to build enterprise solutions for 25+ years, including luck, and one of those pillars is the SSW Rules. 🗝️ Back in the early days of SSW, I needed a way […]
The dev world is changing rapidly, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) adding a lot of pressure to adapt. We’re moving beyond the days of manually typing every line of code. In my December blog, I spoke about devs adopting tools like GitHub Copilot. I chatted with the SSW developers and saw the other AI tools they […]
It’s time to discuss 2024’s highs and lows. Definitely, the high was the successful acquisition of TinaCMS – it is a product we’ve used and loved for a while and it was great fun to work with their team and get to travel to plenty of conferences to promote it. I have mixed feelings about […]
It’s been almost 2 years since I first blogged about GitHub Copilot and how I wondered how much it would change the enterprise development space. Given the huge adoption and advancement of other AI tools in the workforce, I thought it would be interesting to review my initial thoughts on the tool and re-test the […]
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Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) are crucial for documenting key decisions in software projects, preventing miscommunication, and ensuring transparency. By using ADRs, teams can avoid repeating mistakes, foster collaboration, and provide valuable historical context for future developers.