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Software for
the factory floor.
Notes from Patrick.

Production data, unreliable integrations, AI experiments, and the work of leading a technical team. A notebook for working through the details.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE NOTES

Hi, I’m Patrick.

This is my notebook on industrial software, software development, and leading technical teams. Have a question or a different take? I’d like to hear it.

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Industrial software

Done means diagnosable

A first field note on why production integrations are only done when the next person can trace stale data, retries, and ownership.

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