Dynatrace

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Even small amounts of technical debt compound as new code branches from old, further embedding the shortcomings into the system. At some point the debt reaches a tipping point where the high costs of maintenance prevent innovation. Technical Debt—Dilbert Comic Strip on 2017-01-03.

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All Things Distributed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Voice makes access to digital services far more inclusive than traditional screen-based interaction, for example, an aging population may be much more comfortable interacting with voice-based systems than through tablets or keyboards. However, it is still Day One, and a lot of innovation is underway in this world.

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O'Reilly

APRIL 23, 2024

Patents—exclusive, government-granted rights intended to encourage innovation—protect pharmaceutical companies from competition and allow them to charge high prices. They are a price that we pay for a rising tide of innovation. What Is Economic Rent? For example, consider drug pricing. But not all rents represent abuse of power.

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O'Reilly

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This year’s growth in Python usage was buoyed by its increasing popularity among data scientists and machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) engineers. Up until 2017, the ML+AI topic had been amongst the fastest growing topics on the platform. Coincidence? Probably not, but only time will tell.

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