David Chappell

Principal, Chappell & Associates

[David Chappell @DChappellAssoc]

Here's my updated guide for product marketing people on writing better technology white papers. Questions and comments are welcome.
https://t.co/fRr1BNa8sL

[David Chappell @DChappellAssoc]

@rseroter Thanks for posting these, Richard. Gartner does good work in this area.

[David Chappell @DChappellAssoc]

@timsneath Thanks for this, Tim! These are terrific little essays.

[Sergio Pereira @SergioRocks]

ChatGPT has changed software development!

However, 68.1% of Software Engineers still don't use it.

As a CTO, I'm telling my teams to use ChatGPT in their daily work to increase both velocity and quality.

This is how 👇

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

When ChatGPT gets an official voice, it really really needs to be based on Majel Barrett's voice. ❤️

cc @sama

[Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker]

Structure an online course in a way that people not only complete, but THANK YOU for it

Online courses have two types of “flow”:

but one of them is often completely ignored ⤵️

[Randall Munroe @xkcd]

Königsberg https://t.co/31ME1BC1u0

[David Chappell @DChappellAssoc]

This is amazing. Protecting secrets is arguably the most important aspect of ensuring software supply chain security. I'm shocked at how many organizations don't seem to focus on this.
https://t.co/1BVdu3RGBS

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

Excellent tips on effective teaching, which largely overlap tips on effective writing. https://t.co/quoeXLlhg0

[David Chappell @DChappellAssoc]

@rseroter @pluralsight Richard, I can think of nobody better than you to create this course! The amount of high-quality work you put out has amazed me for years.

[Charles Fitzgerald @charlesfitz]

Good piece by @mjasay on the cloud (finally) coming for the mainframe

https://t.co/9WaroJ7KBr

[David Chappell @DChappellAssoc]

We Need to Talk About How Good A.I. Is Getting - The New York Times https://t.co/asGGw9Ho61

[Sean McKenna @seanmckmsft]

For decades, the litmus test of a Microsoft platform has been whether the company was willing to build Office on it. Pretty darn cool that #AKS and Windows containers have met that bar:

https://t.co/e3FSjsnoBV

[Bernard Golden @bernardgolden]

Read my analysis of latest cloud hyperscaler quarterly results -- and how Charles Dickens helps one understand their market dynamics! https://t.co/NkeSVtPfAF

[Paul Graham @paulg]

When you have an idea for a new kind of startup, ask yourself how likely it is that no one has thought of this idea before. If you conclude that it's unlikely, start looking for the reasons this idea is harder than it looks.

[Bernard Golden @bernardgolden]

Read my take on the hyperscale cloud providers quarterly results and what they mean. I discuss app repatriation and Joe important it is --or isn’t. https://t.co/XI85qBfuRE

[David Chappell @DChappellAssoc]

@ghohpe A nightmare scenario, Gregor! I’m sorry for you -

[David Chappell @DChappellAssoc]

@rseroter @timsneath @FlutterDev No, Richard—you are a very chipper fellow! I think you and Tim occupy the same enthusiasm stratosphere.

[David Chappell @DChappellAssoc]

Copilot may change the structure of coding work, says Pamela Mishkin, a researcher at OpenAI. Over time, the emphasis will shift to “How do you check the work of the model?” she says. “It switches you from being a writer into an editor.” https://t.co/NynH6bdy0m