Platform Engineering
Service Catalog vs Live Ontology: Why Static Catalogs Fail
Service catalogs promised a single source of truth for your infrastructure. Why they go stale, what a live ontology gives you, and when each one fits.
Craig Tracey ·
MCP·Agents·Architecture
Progressive Disclosure for Agents
Giving an LLM 40 tools and hoping it picks the right one repeats the mistake dashboards made for humans. For agents, the fix works differently.
Craig Tracey ·
Developer Experience
Why Developer Onboarding Still Takes Months
Developer onboarding stays slow despite AI coding tools. The root cause is not documentation. System understanding is trapped in tribal knowledge.
Craig Tracey ·
Platform Engineering
What Is Blast Radius Analysis and Why Every Team Needs It
Learn how blast radius analysis traces services, dependencies, owners, and affected customers before a software or infrastructure change ships.
Craig Tracey ·
MCP
MCP Needs Connective Tissue
MCP gives LLMs powerful tools, but without relationship data every request becomes trial and error. That is where hallucinations come from.
Craig Tracey ·
AI
Your Job Isn't Disappearing. It's Evolving
AI is taking over tactical work, but strategic roles are becoming more valuable than ever. Here's why being the chef matters more than being the line cook.
Craig Tracey ·
AI
From Dashboards to Conversations: Conway's Law in the AI Era
Traditional UIs mirror organizational silos. Conway's Law stands between you and your outcomes.
Craig Tracey ·
AI
Why LeetCode Was Always a Dumb Idea - And AI Is Finally Killing It
LeetCode never tested real engineering skills, and AI has finally exposed its fundamental flaws as a hiring filter
Craig Tracey ·