Field Note
The Rise of the Agent-Native Developer Platform
For thirty years we built developer platforms for developers. The next ones are built for the agents developers delegate to.
Topic
Value
How technical work turns into measurable business impact.
Field Note
Internal Platforms need product managers, not priests
A platform team that rules by doctrine gets compliance. A platform team that runs like a product gets adoption. Only one of those is worth anything.
Field Note
The Platform Team as an Economic Function
A platform team is not a cost centre. It changes the marginal cost of safe change, and that is an economic argument, not a tooling one.
Field Note
Why the modern Data Platform is becoming an Operating System
Modern data platforms are becoming operating systems for decisions, automation, governance, and the flow of organizational work.
Field Note
Technical Value Assurance: The Missing Function in Enterprise Engineering
Technical value assurance closes the gap between delivery and business impact by making value, risk, evidence, and ownership visible.