Jayson Sizer McIntosh

All about continuous learning, self improvement & solving business problems with 1s and 0s. Proud dad & husband to @AbbieSizer. Opinions are my own. @awscloud

[Corben Leo @hacker_]

I hacked a gaming company this year.

Here's how I did it:

[IT Revolution @ITRevBooks]

“Stating its ‘requirements’ is simply the business’s way of communicating with IT. But, unfortunately, the term ‘requirements’ is one that closes off discussion...”

—A Seat at the Table, Chapter 5

#ASeatAtTheTable #ASeatAtTheTableBook #ReadAlong

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

An issue with front loading planning is that you are making the most decisions when you have the least information

#agile

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

Great blog post by @schwartz_cio

https://t.co/kRMcAdiBx0

The age old question: to centralize, or decentralize?

Spoiler. The answer is to decentralize (by default)

[Mike Williamson (@[email protected]) @dexterchief]

We're looking to accelerate the people, and the data at the heart of public health decision making. This is a great opportunity to make a difference on something that makes a difference.

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

"Frameworks are a tool; not a way of life"

Great quote from Clean Architecture
https://t.co/IZACiTkL9O

Reminds me of a line I heard from @dexterchief once, 'fall in love with the problem, not the tool/tech' (or some such paraphrasing)

[Jonathan Smart @jonsmart]

Stop Starting and Start Finishing!
The fewer cars you have on the road, the faster they can travel. Reducing work in progress, reduces time to learning & value. This de-risks delivery, enables pivoting, and maximizes value

#BVSSH

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

I fell in love with serverless when I found that, thanks to autoscaling and a pay as you go model, it was perfect for both small & large organizations

After listening to a podcast I learned another benefit -- more environmentally friendly

https://t.co/trzJDoMgXG

❤️ serverless

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

@dr_abela If applicable, you can copy paste responses. Can save some time

Though to answer your question … often yes. Many of them are like that

Recommend saving all answers is a master doc for re-use. Can save lots of time for future applications 👍

[Calvin Rodo @CalvinR]

A great blogpost from my colleague,

One technique that I like to use to move faster is to decouple releases and deployments.

They are fundamentally different activities and should be treated as such, one is updating the system, the other is the enablement of new functionality

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

As with all things, one size does not fit all. We dwell in the land of trade offs

[Mike Williamson (@[email protected]) @dexterchief]

Great write up on an easy to overlook Kubernetes question. Love this summary chart!
https://t.co/iAz4ZFHVXN

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

@ShadeWyrm @CDS_GC How exciting! Congrats!

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

My ~5 month old starting his life long journey into the wonders of technology

Have to start him now if he's to have that 15 years of experience required for entry level IT positions👶🖥️

Current words typed per minute: -5

Gotta start somewhere!

[Abbie Sizer McIntosh @AbbieSizer]

When the job posting requires 20 years experience.

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

And most importantly, hope everyone is safe!

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

Very impressed with @environmentca

Got a notification about a storm; recommmended folks get inside

Looking out at a blue sky, confused I went to the other side of the house and saw huge grey clouds

Brought the plants inside just before the storm hit

A+ notification system

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

@moro_code Congratulations! 🥳 Welcome to married life. You both looked stunning!

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

@scottnlevac I thought it was practice for packing the car for a camping trip.

[Calvin Rodo @CalvinR]

This Micro-Acquisition Pilot - Closeout and Lessons Learned Report for aforementioned pilot at ESDC is fantastic.

More reports like this please

https://t.co/HiRcNsmPJL

#gcdigital

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

The quality of a system, digital or otherwise, should not only be measured by its ability to function under 'normal' circumstances, but rather how well it responds to suboptimal circumstances or unexpected situations, such as sudden surges in usage.

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

@CapitalBoo 💯

Learning being viewed as part of the job is definitely one important angle and folks 100% should spend some time, at least weekly if not daily, learning

But it shouldn’t stop there. Funding should be available for furthering education, certifications & conferences

[Jayson Sizer McIntosh @JaysonMcIntosh]

Agility requires distributed decision making
Distributed decision making requires trust
Trust requires demonstrating ability & expertise
Expertise requires continuous education & training

Want agility? Heavily invest in training & educating your teams