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Networks by Analogy

by @__warlord__

I’m working on three things that keep turning out to be more connected than I expected. The first is Networks by Analogy: https://networksbyanalogy.com It’s a book about computer networking, but deliberately not protocol-first. I’m trying to explain the shape of the system using analogies and mental models first, then map those back onto the real machinery. The second is Verachi: https://verachi.io That one is about risk management. I’ve been noticing time and time again, in multiple orgs I’ve worked with, that direction and implementation don’t align in many cases. Devs end up doing work that no one asked for, and middle managers tend to “invent” irrelevant work. The third is Midflight: https://midflight.dev This is about learning software architectures using chaos testing. You can bring your own architecture, inject failures in safe environments, practice, and ultimately generate agent skills to automate fixes for these types of failures.

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