Steve Fenton ➜

@stevefenton
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After a month of conferences, I'm back at my desk and joining two online discussions this week. Come and join in!

MONDAY
Argo Unpacked: Argo CD vs the world

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XasDjuPVSdw

WEDNESDAY
Techstrong: The real impact of AI

https://webinars.techstronglearning.com/ais-real-impact-from-developer-tools-to-organizational-outcomes

#ArgoCD #AI

Argo CD vs the world | Argo Unpacked Ep. #24

YouTube
Pooh felt that he ought to say something helpful about it, but didn't quite know what. So he decided to do something helpful instead.

β€œGrammarly shows how prototyping turned into an excuse for not thinking”

https://productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/grammarly-shows-how-prototyping-turned-into-an-excuse-for-not-thinking

> But in the moment it actually mattered, critical thinking was swept away by the false urgency of pushing things out.

Grammarly shows how prototyping turned into an excuse for not thinking

The industry is in the grip of directionless urgency, and users are paying the price. Strategy has been replaced with half-baked features.

The Product Picnic
Tonight is Placebo + Garbage with the daughter.

see you there

#NoKings

PSA: When you feel like you're caught halfway between democracy and authoritarianism, that means you have authoritarianism + denial.
Given how the new model is to steal things to sell back to us, I'm slightly worried the next play is to block out the sun with satellites and then make us subscribe to get gaps or we die.
Happy #caturday especially to those returning and recovering from last week's #KubeCon and #MVPSummit conferences.

Fenton's prediction for what comes after #Kubernetes:

Lots of chats at #KubeCon led to a discussion on whether it's the endgame or just the latest in a progression towards ever-smaller isolated workloads. I think it's the latter.

The next stage will likely be C++ based isolated JavaScript workers.

A little poem:

This weekend, don't just get pissed.
Gain knowledge from my new Reading List.
https://brucelawson.co.uk/2026/reading-list-356/

Bruce Lawson's personal site

Β» Reading List 356