InThe StartupbyMark McCracken·Dec 10, 2024Yeah I’d love to start a podcast, but…“I just know that if I did it on my own, I’d never keep up with it, I need someone to keep me accountable”. “I’d be quite keen to do that!”…
Mark McCracken·Jan 29, 2024Digital accessibility for the elderly.Another more personal tale. Hopefully this will resonate with anyone who has a parent or grandparent who says “I can’t work this thing”.
Mark McCracken·Sep 24, 2023Using Agile Principles to make fast paced decisions in a stressful personal situationOver the last week, I was thrown headfirst into a situation requiring a lot of decisions. A few informal debates over the last few weeks…
Mark McCracken·Aug 15, 2022Automating powerpoint creationDo you ever have to create complex powerpoints that look almost exactly the same on a regular basis? Do you find it boring? Do you wish you…
InThe StartupbyMark McCracken·Jul 26, 2022On the road to democratising architectural designConceptual integrity is the most important consideration in system design. It is better to have a system omit certain anomalous features…
InThe StartupbyMark McCracken·Aug 13, 2021When should you create another Kubernetes cluster?If you work in even a medium sized organisation, you’ve probably heard the term “kubernetes cluster” thrown around. Invariably, you’ll have…
Mark McCracken·May 5, 2021Enterprise ETL automation on GCPLarge enterprises never have just one or two data sources. It’s always tens or hundreds of places they need to pull data from, if not…A response icon3A response icon3
InThe StartupbyMark McCracken·Feb 27, 2021Learning Agile in Reverse: My Experience and What It Ought to Have BeenI’ve been working in software development since 2015, and have worked with lots of teams, and all of them have gone through phases of what…A response icon1A response icon1
InThe StartupbyMark McCracken·Feb 15, 2021Software Estimation — Some Things I Should’ve Done DifferentlyWhyA response icon1A response icon1
