Systems can be simple, complicated, complex, or chaotic… but even that model is too simple, because they can also be all of these at once! Notes:The post The Cache Flush Episode 13: The Grammar of Systems first appeared on avdi.codes.

The Cache Flush 012: Computer Power and Human Reason

May 10th, 2023 7m 34s

In 1964, Joseph Weizenbaum created the famous "ELIZA" program, with which a human user could hold a simulated "therapy" session. The implications of the human reactions to ELIZA and later research inspired Weizenbaum to write one of the formati

The Cache Flush Episode 11: The Closed World

May 3rd, 2023 10m 11s

In this episode, selections from Chapter 2 of The Closed World: Computers and the Politics of Discourse in Cold War America. Notes Transcript This is the Cache Flush, a programmer’s audio scrapbook. This is episode 11, recorded Sunday, April 30

The Cache Flush Episode 010: Making Errors, Making Sense, Making Use

Apr 26th, 2023 6m 16s

A semi-reboot of the show. I'll be reading selections from my "software humanities" library - books and papers at the intersection of code and history, psychology, politics, ethics, ecology, and systems thinking.The post The Cache Flush Episod

009 Sponsorship Specifications

Apr 28th, 2020

Booknotes from Domain-Driven Design and Reactive Design Patterns, and some notes on mentorship vs sponsorship.The post 009 Sponsorship Specifications first appeared on avdi.codes.

008 Reconstituted sophisticated opinions

Feb 27th, 2020

Thoughts on strong opinions and terms for complexity; some booknotes from Reactive Design Patterns and Domain-Driven Design; notes from Jessica Kerr.The post 008 Reconstituted sophisticated opinions first appeared on avdi.codes.

007 Silver duct tape factories

Nov 8th, 2019

Booknotes on Domain Driven Design, and conversations with Jessica Kerr about silver bullets and why your own codebase always feels full of holes.The post 007 Silver duct tape factories first appeared on avdi.codes.

006 Persistence of Impostor Relationships

Oct 5th, 2019

Musings on the over-use of the term “impostor syndrome”, what it means to persist an object, and some booknotes on “Understanding Systems”.The post 006 Persistence of Impostor Relationships first appeared on avdi.codes.

005 Jessica Kerr on the true barriers to change

Jun 28th, 2019

A conversation I had with Jessica Kerr, who says that when it comes to change, technical debt is not our biggest obstacle.The post 005 Jessica Kerr on the true barriers to change first appeared on avdi.codes.

004 Kids, Editors, Engineering

Jun 21st, 2019

Musings on the meaning of software engineering, editor evolution, and balancing parenting with work.The post 004 Kids, Editors, Engineering first appeared on avdi.codes.

003 What’s the Plan?

May 14th, 2019

Musings on the need for systems to be able to reveal their intentions; and more micro-interviews from CodestockThe post 003 What’s the Plan? first appeared on avdi.codes.

002 More voices of CodeStock

Apr 24th, 2019

More Micro-interviews from the codestock 2019 conference, plus a musing on what language I’d choose to start a new project.The post 002 More voices of CodeStock first appeared on avdi.codes.