Tracy Bannon

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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

Podcast Series:It's 505!

I am proud to be a contrbuting journalist and podcaster for It’s 5:05. This briefing airs daily at 5:05 ET US focused on Open Source and Cybersecurity News. You can check out all my contributions below. Also head over to It’s 505 Updates Website and subscribe! Loading…

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Monday, July 24, 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

daBOM - The connection between Generative AI, LLM and SBOMs

DJ Schleen invited me to be a guest on daBOM where we discussed software architecture, generative AI, Large Language Models, and SBOMS. It was a insightful and cleaver conversation.

Posted by Tracy Bannon on Wednesday, July 19, 2023