PinnedIndex of StoriesLeadership A collection of articles about Leadership in the Software Development setting. Leadership byronsalty.medium.com AI, ML, and LLMs Articles to with my thoughts on AI and related topics. My AI Edit descriptionbyronsalty.medium.com Productivity Articles to help you be more productive. Productivity byronsalty.medium.com Coding All about the practice of actually creating software. Coding byronsalty.medium.comIndex1 min readIndex1 min read
Nov 20The LLM App AnalogyToday, I’m going to present my favorite analogy on how LLM based applications really work. Generative AI can produce some amazing results and it is a constant source of confusion about how they really work. Where are the answers coming from? What are the opportunities for improvement? Doesn’t the AI…AI5 min readAI5 min read
Nov 18My (Growing) List of AI and LLM terminologyThis article is intended to be a reference piece that will be helpful to other articles or simply as a place to come back to as a user delves further and further into the world of AI and specifically LLMs. I’m also trying to use less jargon and introduce concepts…ML5 min readML5 min read
Mar 2Using SGAI to deliver and play ads with flexibility and scale572Amit RajputThanks for writing this and passing along this new terminology of SGAI (at least new to me.)Thanks for writing this and passing along this new terminology of SGAI (at least new to me.) Under the hood, SGAI is using HLS Interstitials, correct? (At least I believe that would make sense with what I understand of Disney's architecture.) The other major benefit that I don't think was…1 min read1 min read
Oct 18, 2022An Open Letter to the Leaders Who Come After MeOctober 1, 2022 It’s a lazy, chilly Saturday morning. The house is still and I’m happy to have a quiet moment to reflect. Even on this weekend morning, I participated in several work conversations about ongoing issues and strategic questions with implications on the team’s future work and direction. This…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Jun 11, 2022Solving Coding FrustrationA couple practical tips — I recently had a couple of coding mentoring sessions on the same day about the same topic — frustration. Here are some of the specific questions that I heard: How do I deal with frustration? Is there a way to avoid it? Do I have any advice for people experiencing…Coding5 min readCoding5 min read
Apr 18, 2022Step One to get a Coding JobBeginning to Code — Article 1 — A few weeks ago, on a whim, I posted a message on Twitter offering free mentoring sessions to anyone who was interested. I wanted to help people who were just starting their software development journey. I figured after over 20 years in the industry with 15 years as a manager…Coding5 min readCoding5 min read
Published inBetter Humans·Apr 8, 2022Member-onlyBreak the Meeting Addiction CycleHow Asynchronous is the Way of the Future — We have a meeting addiction. However, I have a suggestion on how to break the cycle. A quick story for context… Over the course of the pandemic my team has gone quickly from almost 100% co-located to dispersed all over the US. We have hired, moved, and merged our way…Asynchronous6 min readAsynchronous6 min read
Mar 30, 2022Stop Using Microservices. Build Monoliths Instead.5.5K128GreekDataGuyThis is interesting in that it so surprising to me.This is interesting in that it so surprising to me. However, the major win I see for microservices vs monoliths is not addressed in your article. The major problem with monoliths is how hard they can be to replace / refactor down the road. Any changes to a monolith system…1 min read1 min read
Mar 25, 20226 Tips When Starting a New JobToday I had a couple of mentoring sessions. Generally, I’m talking to people about career advice with an eye toward getting a new or better job. But today, one of the people already had an offer in hand and was asking for advice as he transitioned into the role he…Work4 min readWork4 min read
