// Philosophy/fil-OSS-uh-fee/
Philosophy
Removing complexity and the why behind the what.
Leaving Squarespace
The first in a series on moving West Coast IT Hipster, The SE Journey, and Not a Bot off Squarespace onto a stack I actually own. This part is the 'why': cost, lock-in, and wanting the keys to my own house.
Hover for all parts ▾Architectural Simplification: A Practical Guide to Untangling Your IT Ecosystem
A practical methodology for reducing IT complexity through a complexity audit, prioritization framework, execution playbook, success metrics, and governance to keep complexity from creeping back.
Your Architecture Looks Like Your Org Chart, and That's the Problem
An opinionated essay arguing that IT complexity is a self-imposed tax driven by Conway's Law, multi-cloud panic, and two-vendor strategies, with a call to simplify architecture with intention.