I'm Maciej Lelusz - consultant, IT architect, blogger and podcaster. Often describe myself as mostly techie, sometimes manager. Want to know more? Stay connected to discover thoughts and stories from my journey in tech.
The IT industry has one stubborn habit: every few years, someone shows up like a hired mourner and announces its imminent death. Programmers were supposed to vanish after low-code, analysts after BI self-service, and testers after the first so-called intelligent automation frameworks.
For years in IT, there was a simple hierarchy of values - at the very top was code, followed by architecture, then documentation, and at the very bottom were requirements specifications, which you only read when there was really no other way out.
The pandemic has passed, masks have been shoved into drawers, and antibacterial gels have dried up at the bottom of backpacks. Yet something far more durable remains - the obsession of some managers with bringing everyone back to the office.
A familiar, classic pattern. Social media draws us into its algorithmic vortex, feeding us content that most aggressively preys on our attention.
The tech industry loves novelty, innovation, and infinite change. We’re constantly flooded with various aberrations of the unexplored ideas. Yet the brutal truth is that most of our time is spent cleaning up our own mess.
Suppose anyone still naively believes that the AI revolution is mostly about the magic of algorithms, witty chatbots, and inspiring speeches delivered by CEOs in turtlenecks. In that case, it’s time to burst that bubble.
