Shared today on Twitter

Some failed approaches to transforming a monolith: Clean Then Separate (never works because you can’t stop feature development long enough) and Entity Services (you end up with a distributed monolith). #yow18 @mtnygard https://t.co/NIraPFkKpn


Ahhh, the eternal lure of Clean-sheet Design. “We know so much more about the domain this time! We’ll do it better! We’ll do all the stuff we didn’t get a chance to the first time!” Famous last words… #yow18 @mtnygard https://t.co/625GdwYoNf


@jonoabroad @mtnygard He’s literally still delivering, so nope. 😂 @yow_conf usually put them up in the new year.


Deleting code feels wrong because we invest a bit of ourselves in it, put a bit of our animus or soul inside. (I really like that image.) #yow18 @mtnygard https://t.co/wlkyO1YYZn


Secret tech author knowledge from @neal4d: “Writing books is hard. Signing them is the fun part!” 😂 If you’ve got one of Neal’s books, bring it to #yow18 and get it signed! https://t.co/9ZCEAeVqIR


@jonoabroad @mtnygard @yow_conf Uh, because it costs money to bring people to Australia and they sell tickets for this! If you could just watch it online right away, no one would pay and it would all disappear.


Distracted from @neal4d’s talk because his accessorising is ON POINT. Red specs, watch band, and sneaks. 💯 #yow18 https://t.co/VPuVHPmTTM


“Can anyone in this room tell me which Javascript framework you’ll be using two years from now? OF COURSE NOT!” It’s hard to make concrete plans about the future. #yow18 @neal4d https://t.co/L32khi8b4u


@jonoabroad @mtnygard @yow_conf They’ll all be up eventually. 😊


His clicker is red too!!! 👏👏👏 #yow18 @neal4d https://t.co/1vyCMD9mcr


@gilmae Wow, @hannahyanfield’s “ode” reference really sent you down a poetic rabbit hole.


@hbish Schmick, right? I covet. https://t.co/MtOHh8xFxa


RT @brianleroux: geeez, if this whole keynote is a service by service dismantling of the competition then its definitely time to put on ano…


To test your evolutionary architecture, you need fitness functions. Netflix’s Simian Army has some good continuous holistic examples, like the Security monkey and the Conformity monkey. #yow18 @neal4d https://t.co/S2pxfMf28G


“Architects love to throw out a word like ‘maintainable,’ drop the whiteboard marker, and walk out of the room… leaving all the develops looking confused.” Yup. #yow18 @neal4d https://t.co/XSuXW5PTBX


TIL about Crap4j, an open-source software metric of how crappy your Java code is. 😂 https://t.co/NG1ydOxdTN #yow18 @neal4d https://t.co/k5e1u7bkbP


@MichelePlayfair Ricky has one. He showed me at LJ last year and I about fell over.


LOL. TFW you give spin advice to a contestant and they win an Echo Dot! Come visit us at the @awscloud booth at #yow18 and have a go yourself! https://t.co/ziBJKEOikg


When your booth buddy brings you cake = 😍. Thanks @clangez!! #yow18 https://t.co/GbachWoyFO


Another Echo Dot winner at the Amazon #yow18 booth! https://t.co/5s5397koL4


It’s @philnash and it’s raining hair bands at the twilio booth! (FANTASTIC SWAG! 💯) #yow18 https://t.co/AACEUIvbiO


It’s @philnash and it’s raining hair bands at the @twilio booth! (FANTASTIC SWAG! 💯) #yow18 https://t.co/FBBc4rkdC0 https://t.co/j82sJ10zAZ


Waving hello to @starbuxman! You are missed. ❤️ #yow18 @Doctor_Astro https://t.co/LlFeqy6g9i


@mmastertheone In my house? 6. 😳


Nerding out as my fave @Doctor_Astro finishes the first day of #yow18 talking about science and space and travelling very fast! 🚀 https://t.co/wTARGI6SYH


Yay! I was hoping @Doctor_Astro would mention the Insight landing on Mars. 👏👽 #yow18 https://t.co/XV0oPriOod


That’s me and @marlousteh in a nutshell. 😂😂😂 https://t.co/WOVZ08MSTy


@unixbigot You were missed, buddy.


RT @carlfish: I love that the last question to @Doctor_Astro at #YOW18 was basically “but what happens if bogans get flying cars?”


RT @goserverless: BREAKING: above and beyond #ruby support, AWS announces Bring Your Own Runtime to #Lambda! Use any runtime you want. #ser…


RT @rgcottrell: What is your favorite NPM module?



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