Tech Debt isn’t a sin — it’s a signal

Kevin Goldsmith: debt is often a strategic trade-off, not failure.
Ask: Why does it exist? What story about people/process/priorities does it tell?

4 types: Pragmatic | Required | Incidental | Symptomatic.
Stop chasing perfection. Read the signal.

https://kevingoldsmith.substack.com/p/tech-debt-is-a-signal-not-a-sin

#TechDebt #DevEx

I’ve recently been told about an instance of an #AI system spotting a bug in the implementation of some code because the code behaviour did not match the specification that the #AI also had access to.

This is code that was created by humans, reviewed by humans, and was accepted into a codebase where it was considered as “working as intended”.

This removed any remaining lingering doubts I had about the right #AI tooling being a key part of modern, productive #DevEx.

Launch Week → Day 5️⃣
Introducing ✨Portals✨

A custom-branded space you can link to, or host on your own website. Publish selected releases or entire builds streams on your portal.

Think GitHub releases but like way, way more powerful.

Try it: http://buildstash.com

#gamedev #appdev #cicd #dev #developer #development #software #distribution #devex #devops #devtool #devtools #embedded #apps #games #developers

RE: https://mastodon.social/@buildstash/115701518740561612

Buildstash Launch Week Day 4️⃣
Release notes in 🙌 GitHub Flavored Markdown 🙌 are here
https://buildstash.com/launch-week

#devtool #devtools #devops #cicd #github #developer #developers #software #betatesting #launch #dev #gamedev #appdev #embedded #devex #tool #launchweek

Launch Week 🚀 → Day 3️⃣

Introducing ✨Automations✨

Trigger Webhooks, send Slack notifications, or notify an email list - in response to events in Buildstash

Check it out - https://support.buildstash.com/changelog/8dfd6888-7598-47d3-8bb0-d9ac1b8d7d80

#devtool #devtools #cicd #devops #devex #webhooks #developers #launch

#OverloadProtection is one of the most overlooked practices in #PlatformEngineering.

The result? A fragile patchwork of inconsistent fixes across teams.

Centralized rate limits, quotas, adaptive controls, and real-time visibility give services predictable ways to absorb traffic spikes, reduce reliability debt, and prevent cascading failures across systems.

Learn more on #InfoQ 👉 https://bit.ly/48y5Bak

#DevOps #DevEx #SRE #Resilience

Launch Week → Day 2️⃣

Our Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD plugins are now available.

This adds to our existing support across popular CI/CD platforms, making it quick and painless to connect Buildstash to any existing build pipeline.

More at: https://docs.buildstash.com/integrations

#devtool #devops #devex #developers #software #devtools #cicd #launch

Success isn’t about pushing developers harder, it’s about shaping the system around them. When doing the right thing feels effortless, excellence becomes inevitable.

https://blog.pragmaticdx.com/p/make-the-easy-path-the-right-path

#devex #developerexperience #dx

Developer friction is rising while leaders double down on AI and metrics. The only way to fix what’s actually broken is to ask the people doing the work.

https://blog.pragmaticdx.com/p/the-christmas-gift-your-developers

#devex #developerexperience #dx

Why developers are slower with AI tools despite believing they're faster and what actually works

https://blog.pragmaticdx.com/p/the-ai-feedback-loop-that-isnt-working

#devex #developerexperience #dx