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Doug Wilson

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Aug 12, 2025

Why Does Custom Software Take So Long to Create?

Seriously, it feels like forever.

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Doug Wilson

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Jan 17, 2025

Challenging Unrealistic AI Assertions

Who knows? You do, actually.

An Elon Musk post claiming that artificial intelligence (AI) will “superset” the intelligence of any single human by the end of 2025 and maybe all humans by 2027/2028

Doug Wilson

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Nov 23, 2024

5 Reasons I Distrust Coding Tests

Important considerations that may not be obvious

5 Reasons I Distrust Coding Tests

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Look, Fuckers

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Doug Wilson

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Mar 30, 2024

How Bad Things Happen … in the Data Access Layer (Or Why DTOs Are the Devil)

The unintended but entirely predictable consequences of quick & dirty data design and structures, overly simplistic demo code, ceding…

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Look, Fuckers

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Doug Wilson

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Dec 13, 2023

How Bad Things Happen … in the Data Layer

The unintended consequences of hasty data design, simplistic demo code, ORMs, unexamined assumptions, and the lack of standards

A man sits looking at a wrecked ship on the rocks

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Look, Fuckers

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Doug Wilson

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Nov 18, 2023

How Bad Things Happen … in Software Design & Development

The unintended but entirely predictable consequences of cutting corners and lacking discipline

A man sits looking at a wrecked ship on the rocks

Doug Wilson

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Oct 18, 2023

Accountability Matters

Whether we are held accountable or ultimately take responsibility for our own actions defines us and affects everyone around us … forever…

Accountability Matters

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E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

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Doug Wilson

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Oct 17, 2023

E³ Q&A — Doug Wilson

“Since our problems have been our own creation, they also can be overcome.” — George Harrison

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Doug Wilson

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Aug 22, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Taxonomies

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

My Google Chrome browser bookmark folder hierarchy, e.g. Tech, A/B/n Testing, Accessibility, Analytics, Application Framework etc

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Mar 14, 2023

Excellent list, descriptions, and examples.

There is nowhere near enough detailed, pragmatic technical information like this available on Medium. Bookmarking, saving, sharing ...

Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson is an experienced software application architect, music lover, problem solver, former film/video editor, philologist, and father of four.

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