Tracy Bannon

It's the humans that matter...

xOps

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲, 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻!!! I shared the idea of decision records with a mid-career techie and he was blown away by the value and simplicity. Using Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) to jot down choices just make sense. It doesn’t need to be a full white paper… just a few lines as an .MD file. WHY? So your decisions are defensible and to give anyone in the future a frame of reference.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, February 4, 2024

Trac Bannon's AI Predictions for 2024

𝗠𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?!?! Hello friends, it’s been a long time…’23 was quite a rollercoaster for me personally and professionally. I am so thankful for the support of my network, my family, and my friends. I am ready for ‘24! The question is, are you tired of hearing about AI yet? I’m personally tired of the deluge of generated blog posts with all the embedded unicode emojis. That said, 2024 will be more exciting, innovative, and possibly dangerous than 2023.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, January 7, 2024

Discovering Grace Hopper: An Overdue Epiphany

I've dedicated my career to technology and to software architecture in specific. Why, then, did I only learn about Grace Hopper as I entreed another decade into my career??

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, September 24, 2023

This Reference Architecture is No Good --> What is an RA?

A software reference architecture is a common abstraction or standardization of design that can be reused. Abstraction is the key and it serves as a guide for designing and building software systems in a particular domain.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, July 30, 2023

Low Code/No Code in your ecosystem? Let's show um some love!

LC/NC platforms have a place in the enterprise but what is their real value? The platforms differ by audience and degree of extensibility. There are architectural tradeoffs to consider as well as a set of gotchas.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Sunday, July 23, 2023