#GOTOpodcast w/ @andrewhl.bsky.social & Marit Van Dijk hits a nerve many of us know well: architecture ends up slowing us down. • Architects as facilitators • ADRs as lightweight documentation • Psychological safety as the hidden architecture layer 🎧 gotopia.tech/podcast

Do we need software architects? A question that always sparks debate. We held an open discussion on the role, its anti-patterns, and expectations. Missed it? You can rewatch the session or listen to the podcast on our website. buff.ly/fCTti5d

Holding another Developer Science Office Hour TODAY and the theme is Design-a-Study, a mini (very mini) workshop on imagining a study from the very beginning! www.eventbrite.com/e/design-a-s...

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Harvesters, 1565 #themet #europeanart

“The hardest part (of deciding) is framing the problem. It is also the part we spend the least amount of time on.” This is _so_ true. 👏🏻 @gienverschatse.com closing #NewCrafts #Paris 2025.

“Anarchy doesn’t mean you can’t organise, but it should be done voluntary, functional, temporal and small”

At @newcrafts.bsky.social watching @andrewhl.bsky.social talk about anarchy and how we can organise ourselves differently in our company instead of the hierarchy we have gotten so used to.

For all of you who wonder why a perfect technical plan does not result in the perfect technical implemention #HolisticEngineering might be what you are looking for. Thanks @andrewhl.bsky.social and @gotocon.com for this interview.

Such an important idea, and one that’s not even that difficult to avoid, *if* you know what to look out for. Some really key insights from @vanessaformicola.bsky.social here. 💙🎉

. @andrewhl.bsky.social’s revolutionary approach to architecture is live! Learn how everyone can contribute without creating chaos. Watch his talk on democratizing decisions & subscribe for more perspectives! youtu.be/zp9Go2ChAdw #amaberlin

Blimey: downdetector.co.uk #hugops all around.

An important message to the people of New York City. More information at zohranfornyc.com/birthday

Lol that the London No Kings event is called No Tyrants because…you know… www.nokings.org#map

🏗️ Let’s talk #SoftwareArchitecture! @simonbrown.je & @andrewhl.bsky.social join #YOW25 to challenge how you think abt structure, scale, & collaboration in modern software systems. 📅 MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

Me and @javujavichi.bsky.social “together” on stage. My favourite moment of #gsas25 captured here. First time I got quoted in a talk, achievement unlocked. ❤️

You want teams to take architectural decisions by facilitating but you are struck with silence or indecision. That was the story @roundcrisis.com and @andrewhl.bsky.social talked about in our latest Story on Facilitating Software Architecture & Design.

Time is a crucial element in modeling business workflows. In this video, @indualagarsamy shows how to implement your business policies in such a manner that it truly revolves around your business so you can realize the DDD dream

November 6-7 I will be at @newcrafts.bsky.social in hashtag #Paris. I love this conference, and this year I'll be sharing another new talk - this time about all the things you wanted to know about hashtag #anarchy but were afraid to ask. 🏴‍☠️ 🎉 Hope to see you there! ncrafts.io

Architecture isn’t about perfect diagrams - it’s about enabling teams to decide well when you’re not there. As @icooper.bsky.social, @hanneslowette.net & @davidwhitney.co.uk say: the best architects create culture, not constraints.

I'm excited to be talking next week @gotocon.com (Copenhagen) about how to make architecture work in todays complex, ever-evolving world. There will be lots about the Architecture Advice Process, and a wee drop of anarchy too. (But no chaos, promise.) Come and find me for a chat if you're there.

🏃‍♂️ I'm running the Berlin Half Marathon 2026 for Sea-Watch.org. They conduct vital search & rescue operations in the Mediterranean, saving lives when others turn away. 21.1km for me = solidarity with their life-saving mission. Please support me: sea-watch.org/en/join-us/m... #BerlinHalf #SeaWatch

With @kenny.weave-it.org and @andrewhl.bsky.social we are creating a series about our stories on facilitating software architecture. How to move towards decentralisation no matter how your organisation operates (because it might just improve things) We would love your stories too, questions welcome

Get the 25-book @oreilly.bsky.social @humblebundle.com to not only get my book, #CommunicationPatterns, but also @andrewhl.bsky.social's Facilitating Software Architecture & @dianamontalion.com's Learning Systems Thinking. This triad of books is what you need to boost your software! jcq.me/hbswarch

Time to talk about changing how we approach software architecture! Because, honestly, the usual ways often hold teams back and make things worse. But making the switch can be tough!

From bottleneck to facilitator: @andrewhl.bsky.social & @maritvandijk.bsky.social discuss transforming software architecture through collaborative decision-making

Together with @roundcrisis.com and @andrewhl.bsky.social, I’ve launched a new series on Facilitating Software Architecture and Design. We’ll share practical ways to decentralize architecture, no matter your role or context. Curious why you’d want to do that? The first episode is out now.

The Way of Ways Day 2/30 sharing my favorite doodles and drawings.

A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context* Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when An LLM just generates text

Have you learned about my favorite character prank, the Greek question mark? It looks identical to a semicolon. Just sprinkle it into a C codebase and have fun #define ; ;

Everyone should know about jury nullification! A jury has an absolute right to return any verdict it chooses. You can return a verdict of NOT GUILTY if you consider a law, punishment, or prosecutor unjust. Mind you, if you mention this during selection, you may not end up on a jury. Pass it on!

🗣️ Paging the Marshal Law and Boys universes…

Ooooffffffffff. (Also: 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻)

How do you empower teams to make great architectural decisions? @andrewhl.bsky.social will share strategies on facilitating #SoftwareArchitecture. Learn how to balance creativity & structure in complex systems & make architecture a team sport! #YOW25 MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

Tebbit was one of the architects of Section 28 which sought to prohibit ‘the promotion of homosexuality.’ This law emboldened bigots and silenced many librarians and teachers, including some of mine. As a gay kid I was left without official support from my school. It was terrifying and cruel.

Java Conferences with closing CFP in the next 15 days: Devoxx Belgium Closes: 18 July 2025 Devoxx Morocco Closes: 09 July 2025 If you want to add your conference, please submit it at https://javaconferences.org/

"The four means of agreement, arranged to compare their relative directiveness and specificity" From Facilitating Software Architecture by @andrewhl.bsky.social Want to learn more about it? Join us at @virtualddd.com online book club WHEN: Tuesday 8th July at 7pm NZ time ti.to/book-club-vi...

Looking forward to SoCraTes Soltau and another 2 hour hands on session during the preconference training day. This is the 3rd permutation in a run that began at Explore DDD, followed by DDDEU.

Great advice on what to avoid when democratising architecture decision making from @andrewhl.bsky.social at BCS SPA London.

If your knee-jerk reaction to artists despairing over massive lay-offs and the further erosion of entire creative industries is anything but solidarity with the artists, rethink everything.

I guess for me if your model for improving "developer experience" does not take seriously the social constructs around human ability that will forever limit who we let into "software" if we don't face them, well, I can't take your model seriously. It won't solve problems it'll just move them

Favourite quote “Technological change cannot be revolutionary if it fails to change the social and political structures of a society and instead heightens inequalities and divisions that are already present”

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New blog post: einarwh.no/blog/2025/06...

I'll say it over and over. I do not believe in gate keeping. I do not believe in pulling up the ladder. I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next. Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.

How does one focus on work with tbt background threat of WWW3, the language against migrants turning nasty, the erosion of trans rights women’s health and the enshittification of tech…

It's remarkable that this is as needed as it is, but it is. A nice collection of practices.

If you condemn Russia’s ‘preventive’ attacks on Ukrainian cities, including hospitals & journalists, but don’t condemn Israel’s ‘preventive’ attacks on Iranian cities, including hospitals & journalists, then you’re not actually opposed to Russia’s attacks. You’re just a partisan.

Escaping the Rewrite Trap by @skamille.themanagerswrath.com at @leaddev.com. #LDX3 #sketchnote

The Iceberg Model helps understand "the rationality that produced" our current situation. As a software professional, you can use it whenever you want to understand the root cause of a system challenge: