2 posts tagged with "Automation"

Summer 2023, wildfires are terrible in Canada. Air quality deteriorates: Montreal becomes temporarily the worst city in the world for air quality. This is the most direct effect of climate change so far. It is in our face.

With the effects of global warming increasing every year, I suspected it marked a turning point. In the future, we won't enjoy the constant freedom of breathing in fresh air whenever we step outside. We'll have to pick the moments, like during Canadian winters when snowstorms hit: we'll need to stay indoors, close windows, and wait for conditions to improve. Or do we?

I was recently proposed a position as a Senior Software Engineer. Whether I'll get the job or not, I want to talk to you about something that never smells good: after-hours work. This is not for a startup or a product that rarely gets deployed; I'm talking about a multibillion company that will need to deploy countless times in the future. This primitive, obsolete, and outdated approach is how many companies still operate: waiting until nobody can use our platform/service, then deploying it manually.