Software Architect. Strategic Business Leader. I help make good software professionals great!https://jeffdoolittle.com/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2026/04/09/jekyll-to-astro-with-github-copilot/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2026/04/09/jekyll-to-astro-with-github-copilot/How I migrated my personal site from a deprecated Ruby-based framework to a modern Astro stack — through conversation, not code.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2026/04/07/redesigning-with-github-copilot/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2026/04/07/redesigning-with-github-copilot/How I used GitHub Copilot to completely redesign my personal site in about two hours — and what that reveals about AI-assisted development.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2025/12/03/se-radio-697-philip-kiely-on-multi-model-ai/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2025/12/03/se-radio-697-philip-kiely-on-multi-model-ai/How do you build AI-native software that goes beyond a simple ChatGPT wrapper?Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2025/08/27/se-radio-683-artie-shevchenko-on-programmers-as-code-health-guardians/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2025/08/27/se-radio-683-artie-shevchenko-on-programmers-as-code-health-guardians/What is the role of human programmers in the age of AI, and why does code health matter more than ever?Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2025/04/01/se-radio-662-vlad-khononov-on-balancing-coupling-in-software-design/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2025/04/01/se-radio-662-vlad-khononov-on-balancing-coupling-in-software-design/How do you balance coupling in software design to manage complexity and build resilient systems?Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2025/02/04/mass-transit-with-chris-patterson/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2025/02/04/mass-transit-with-chris-patterson/What is a message bus and when do you need one?Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/10/11/software-quality-with-steve-smith/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/10/11/software-quality-with-steve-smith/How do you foster a culture of quality in a software team?Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/07/31/leaders-and-software-engineers-with-chuck-weindorf/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/07/31/leaders-and-software-engineers-with-chuck-weindorf/How do you cultivate a positive, innovative software engineering culture?Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/05/15/role-of-the-software-architect-with-ori-saporta/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/05/15/role-of-the-software-architect-with-ori-saporta/Highlighting what is often missed or overlookedWed, 15 May 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/03/14/los-cabos-2024/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/03/14/los-cabos-2024/"It sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low" - James TaylorFri, 15 Mar 2024 03:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/03/12/geospatial-tech-with-john-frandsen/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/03/12/geospatial-tech-with-john-frandsen/Learn about the challenges and opportunities of location-aware applicationsTue, 12 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/01/11/ammerse-with-jonathan-crossland/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2024/01/11/ammerse-with-jonathan-crossland/An organization is a collaboration systemThu, 11 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/09/13/drawbridge-down/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/09/13/drawbridge-down/Fulfilling a dreamThu, 14 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/08/09/backends-for-frontends-with-jens-neuse/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/08/09/backends-for-frontends-with-jens-neuse/Leverage the power of composition to reduce the integration burden of front-end teamsWed, 09 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/07/27/software-as-an-engineering-discipline-with-chad-michel/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/07/27/software-as-an-engineering-discipline-with-chad-michel/The software industry awaits its transformation to a true engineering disciplineThu, 27 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/06/08/unleash-the-power-of-technical-empathy/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/06/08/unleash-the-power-of-technical-empathy/Good abstractions put the hard work where it belongs: on the implementer, not the integrator.Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/04/26/dataware-with-dan-demers/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/04/26/dataware-with-dan-demers/Dataware platforms leverage an operational data fabric to liberate data from apps and other silos and connect it together in real-time data networks.Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/05/23/platform-engineering-with-luca-galante/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/05/23/platform-engineering-with-luca-galante/Platform engineering is the discipline of designing and building toolchains and workflows that enable self-service capabilities for software engineering organizationsWed, 26 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/01/31/ditching-hourly-podcast/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2023/01/31/ditching-hourly-podcast/Learn a bit about my career journey and passion for good system designTue, 31 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/11/22/event-modeling-with-adam-dymitruk/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/11/22/event-modeling-with-adam-dymitruk/Learn how to leverage the event modeling approach to discovering requirements and designing software systems.Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/11/02/software-engineering-in-physics-research-with-ryan-magee/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/11/02/software-engineering-in-physics-research-with-ryan-magee/Find out how scientists use software as a critical component of their research.Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/09/20/graphql-with-tanmai-gopal/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/09/20/graphql-with-tanmai-gopal/Learn about what makes GraphQL unique and how it compares to other API design methodologies.Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/07/11/a-philosophy-of-software-design-with-john-ousterhout/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/07/11/a-philosophy-of-software-design-with-john-ousterhout/Managing complexity in software system design.Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/06/28/site-search/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/06/28/site-search/Check out the new search functionality!Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/06/13/unfiltered-build-podcast-humans-as-value-creators/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/06/13/unfiltered-build-podcast-humans-as-value-creators/Humans thrive as value creators.Mon, 13 Jun 2022 09:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/04/19/cross-platform-ui-with-jerome-laban/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/04/19/cross-platform-ui-with-jerome-laban/Learn about the challenges and opportunities of cross platform applications.Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/02/25/mindfulness/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/02/25/mindfulness/Let if flow through youMon, 28 Feb 2022 10:30:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/02/23/the-tao-of-software-architecture-an-introduction/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/02/23/the-tao-of-software-architecture-an-introduction/Perspectives for clarity, responsibility, and value creation.Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:30:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/02/16/complexity-in-enginering/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/02/16/complexity-in-enginering/Contain complexity before it contains you!Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:30:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/12/20/design-before-technology/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/12/20/design-before-technology/A good design requires adoption of and adherence to critical constraints. No great work of art, literature, architecture or industry ever came into existence without critical constraints.Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/11/23/dapr-distributed-application-runtime-with-davide-bedin/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/11/23/dapr-distributed-application-runtime-with-davide-bedin/The Dapr Distributed Application Runtime empowers you to leverage industry best practices and focus on your application’s logic.Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/10/21/infrastructure-as-code-with-luke-hoban/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/10/21/infrastructure-as-code-with-luke-hoban/Learn how to apply and good engineering practices like reversibility and automation to your Dev Ops and resource provisioning processes with Infrastructure as Code.Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/10/13/managing-technical-debt-with-ipek-ozkaya/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/10/13/managing-technical-debt-with-ipek-ozkaya/Technical debt affects every software system and project while managing it effectively remains an elusive goal for many software companies and teams.Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/07/28/liberating-constraints/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/07/28/liberating-constraints/Good constraints provide the freedom to fully explore a problem or solution space.Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/07/27/the-fallacies-of-distributed-computing-with-peter-deutsch/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/07/27/the-fallacies-of-distributed-computing-with-peter-deutsch/For decades the Fallacies of Distributed computing have helped software thinkers to contend with the promises and pitfalls of distributed systems.Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/07/24/immutable-architecture-book-club/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/07/24/immutable-architecture-book-club/Discover how mathematics, logic, immutability and other concepts can give you an edge when designing and running distributed systems.Sat, 24 Jul 2021 11:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/07/03/spokane-dotnet-rest-wrecks-microservices/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/07/03/spokane-dotnet-rest-wrecks-microservices/My latest efforts to help you avoid the Pit of Despair!Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:30:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/06/02/the-programmers-brain-with-felienne/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/06/02/the-programmers-brain-with-felienne/Felienne joined me on Software Engineering Radio for a conversation about her recently published book, The Programmer's Brain.Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/06/01/train-surfer/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/06/01/train-surfer/Ride the rails!Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/03/05/the-five-factor-model-of-cultural-alignment/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/03/05/the-five-factor-model-of-cultural-alignment/A lack of cultural alignment leads to negative outcomes for teams and organizations. It often goes unnoticed or neglected while risks ramp up and the ramifications become more costly and challenging to remedy.Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/03/04/exploring-requirements/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/03/04/exploring-requirements/Improve your skills at discovering, defining, and distilling requirements. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/03/03/padnug-software-architecture-as-complexity-containment/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/03/03/padnug-software-architecture-as-complexity-containment/Ultimately, just one fundamental metric matters when evaluating the competence of software architects: the ability to identify, assess and ultimately contain complexity.Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/02/18/the-art-of-immutable-architecture-michael-l-perry/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2021/02/18/the-art-of-immutable-architecture-michael-l-perry/A Software Engineering Radio episode with Michael L. Perry on his recently published book.Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/11/06/leadership-style-matrix/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/11/06/leadership-style-matrix/Learn to apply the right leadership style in the right situation.Fri, 06 Nov 2020 14:45:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/11/04/software-leadership-distilled/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/11/04/software-leadership-distilled/Humans thrive most as value creators.Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:59:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/09/15/writing-for-software-developers-with-philip-kiely/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/09/15/writing-for-software-developers-with-philip-kiely/Philip Kiely joined me on Software Engineering Radio to discuss his recently published book.Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:10:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/05/22/dont-disrupt-agile-drop-it/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/05/22/dont-disrupt-agile-drop-it/It's time to leave "Agile" behind and embrace the Post-agile era.Fri, 22 May 2020 15:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/05/05/padnug-rest-wrecks-microservices/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/05/05/padnug-rest-wrecks-microservices/Avoid the Pit of Despair!Tue, 05 May 2020 15:30:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/04/23/righting-software-with-juval-lowy/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/04/23/righting-software-with-juval-lowy/A Method for System and Project DesignFri, 24 Apr 2020 05:40:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/03/03/waterfall-vs-agile-se-radio-jeremy-miller/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/03/03/waterfall-vs-agile-se-radio-jeremy-miller/Exploring the good, the bad and the ugly of software development methodologiesTue, 03 Mar 2020 16:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/01/26/agile-planning-false-equivalency/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/01/26/agile-planning-false-equivalency/Agile practitioners equate having architectural plans with big-up-front-design. Nothing could be further from the truth.Sun, 26 Jan 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/01/24/antifragile-architecture-barry-oreilly/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2020/01/24/antifragile-architecture-barry-oreilly/Designing systems that improve in the face of chaos and complexityFri, 24 Jan 2020 14:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2019/11/12/hosting-software-engineering-radio/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2019/11/12/hosting-software-engineering-radio/Talking to experts about the art and science of software engineeringTue, 12 Nov 2019 20:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2019/10/26/a-new-adventure/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2019/10/26/a-new-adventure/Why change one thing when you can change everything?Sat, 26 Oct 2019 07:02:30 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2019/01/18/hymns/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2019/01/18/hymns/The songs I grew up withSat, 19 Jan 2019 07:00:00 GMThttps://jeffdoolittle.com/2018/08/04/hope-in-the-dark/https://jeffdoolittle.com/2018/08/04/hope-in-the-dark/Last summer I recorded a demo for an upcoming instrumental acoustic guitar album.Sat, 04 Aug 2018 15:00:00 GMT