Author: Rene van Osnabrugge
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The Software Crisis Never Ended, It Just Evolved
In 1968, in a small German town called Garmisch, NATO gathered fifty of the brightest minds in computing to discuss a growing problem. Software was becoming essential for governments, defence systems and large organisations, yet the development process was chaotic and unpredictable. Projects ran late, ran over budget, or failed…
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English as the New Programming Language
There is a growing belief that English is becoming the new programming language. At first glance it sounds like marketing hype, another inflated promise in a field already full of them. But look closely at how teams work today, and you start to see something real happening. Not because English…
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Don’t let AI Optimize the Wrong 30%
There’s a strange pattern emerging in the way companies talk about AI and software development. Almost every conversation focuses on how AI can help developers write code faster. That sounds compelling at first glance. After all, developers spend a lot of time writing code, so anything that speeds that up…
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The secret power of the “+” in live, outlook or hotmail addresses
I’m always looking for small tricks that make a difference. And recently, I stumbled on something that felt a bit like discovering an old Swiss army knife I forgot I had. It’s built into Outlook.com (and works with @outlook.com, @live.com, and even old @hotmail.com addresses). I actually learned from it…
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Your New Rubber Duck is an AI
In 2024 I created the LEAD podcast with my good friend Geert van der Cruijsen. In this podcast we explored the various aspects of building an engineering culture. We made quite some episodes. With guests and without guests. And I thought it would be a great idea to share some…
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Growing a DevOps Mindset
In 2024 I created the LEAD podcast with my good friend Geert van der Cruijsen. In this podcast we explored the various aspects of building an engineering culture. We made quite some episodes. With guests and without guests. And I thought it would be a great idea to share some…
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Startup Engineering Culture in Action
In 2024 I created the LEAD podcast with my good friend Geert van der Cruijsen. In this podcast we explored the various aspects of building an engineering culture. We made quite some episodes. With guests and without guests. And I thought it would be a great idea to share some…
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Is SRE just DevOps in new packaging?
In 2024 I created the LEAD podcast with my good friend Geert van der Cruijsen. In this podcast we explored the various aspects of building an engineering culture. We made quite some episodes. With guests and without guests. And I thought it would be a great idea to share some…
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What the Newsflesh trilogy books teaches us about trust in the media
I am a Science Fiction fan. Not the alien and lasers type of fan, but stories that might come true. The bases of the story need to be true science, applied in a scenario with some imaginary assumptions. Great examples are books of Michael Crichton (Jurassic Parc, Prey), Dark Matter…
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Developer Experience: More Than a Buzzword
In 2024 I created the LEAD podcast with my good friend Geert van der Cruijsen. In this podcast we explored the various aspects of building an engineering culture. We made quite some episodes. With guests and without guests. And I thought it would be a great idea to share some…
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How the 2007 thriller Maximum Impact predicted Agentic AI without knowing it
In 2007 I read a book that never really left me. It was called Maximum Impact, written by Jack Henderson. I barely remember the plot. Something with action and conspiracy, probably. But that’s not what stayed with me. What stuck was the beginning of the book. A scene that felt…
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What If It’s Not a Virus? Lessons from the book Station Eleven
I’ve always had a thing for dystopian stories. Not because I enjoy doom and gloom, but because they often hold up a mirror to our world. They make me think about the systems we rely on and how fragile they can be. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel is…
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Is DevOps Dead? Or just evolving?
In 2024 I created the LEAD podcast with my good friend Geert van der Cruijsen. In this podcast we explored the various aspects of building an engineering culture. We made quite some episodes. With guests and without guests. And I thought it would be a great idea to share some…
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Navigating Digital Strategy
In 2024 I created the LEAD podcast with my good friend Geert van der Cruijsen. In this podcast we explored the various aspects of building an engineering culture. We made quite some episodes. With guests and without guests. And I thought it would be a great idea to share some…
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Creating the Global DevOps experience 2024
In 2017-2019 Marcel de Vries, Matthias Olausson (Solidify) and I created the Global DevOps Bootcamp. A worldwide event that evolved around DevOps and Azure and was aimed at local communities all around the world to create a unique event that had the same content everywhere. This was a huge success.…
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The Fin-Tastic Way to boost your Cloud ROI
Date: October 2023-May 2024Location: Utrecht / Orlando / Las Vegas / AntwerpenEvent: Techorama NL / VSLive / Techorama BEDuration: 60 minutes / 75 minutes AbstractAre you tired of overspending on cloud costs? Want to optimize your Azure spending and boost your ROI? Look no further than FinOps! In this session,…
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Dependency Reviews with GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps (GHAZDO)
Last month GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps (GHAZDO) was released at the Build conference . GHAZDO is the implementation of GitHub Advanced Security on the Azure DevOps platform. On GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) is already around for quite a while, but on Azure DevOps it is still in it’s…
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Azure DevOps Branch Policy does not trigger on push
Today I was working on a Git Repo in Azure DevOps that is used for a training that I am currently building. together with my colleague Randy. One of the things we want is to set a branch policy on the main branch so that a Pull Request build is…
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MIND MATTERS: THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTIVATING A DEVOPS MINDSET
Date: 06-04-2023, 16-05-2023Location: Groningen, AntwerpenEvent: DevCampNoord, Techorama BEDuration: 60 minutes AbstractWhile hard skills like continuous delivery and automated testing are important for practicing DevOps successfully, they are not the only factors that determine success. In many cases, people’s mindset and willingness to embrace new practices and tools can also play…
The Road to ALM 