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Miguel Alho

@miguelalho.pt
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Principal SW Engineer, Platform Engineering; DevOpsDays Portugal, DevOps Aveiro and DevOps Porto organization alumni; Torreira, Murtosa, Portugal

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Ricardo Castro @mccricardo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Many tech organizations report the same: code reviews are the new bottleneck. Other industries have faced similar challenges: when output outpaces the capacity for review, the main method of accountability. How did other industries cope with that? mccricardo.com/bottlenecks-...
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Bottlenecks and Accountability Evolution
The software development industry is currently navigating a crisis that mirrors other shifts in industrial history. For many years, the primary mechanism of accountability in technology was the peer…
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 30/12/2025
Adeus, companheiro...
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 28/12/2025
This year's reading was a bit more diverse. Some bad stuff too.
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Sam Stepanyan @securestep9.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
#NPM: #Nx platform packages compromised by #AI-assisted supply chain attack stealing and leaking over 2500+ credentials (GitHub, Cloud, and AI Credentials). Check your GitHub for: 's1ngularity-repository': #SoftwareSupplyChainSecurity 👇
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Nx build platform compromised by supply chain attack – How attackers collude with AI code assistants | Blog | Endor Labs
Nx supply chain attack: malicious npm versions of Nx exfiltrated SSH keys and tokens to GitHub—abusing AI code assistants. Learn how to detect and fix.
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 11/05/2025
An absolutely thought provoking piece of writing, forecasting potential paths for AI development ai-2027.com
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AI 2027
A research-backed AI scenario forecast.
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Matthew Skelton @matthewskelton.com · 09/05/2025
I'm excited about the new phase for the Team Topologies mission - here's how to get involved: teamtopologies.com/news-blogs-n... #TeamTopologies #FastFlow
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Expanding and enhancing the Team Topologies mission - activating the ecosystem — Team Topologies - Organizing for fast flow of value
Team Topologies - the leading approach to organization dynamics for fast flow - is entering a new phase of operations to better support its core mission, opening the door to wider participation from…
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 28/04/2025
So... Which of the AIs turned off the lights?
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Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
If you work in DevOps read this post-mortem. If you don't work in DevOps, send this to your coworkers that do. Trust me, it's important they read this. www.landh.tech/blog/2025021...
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How We Hacked a Software Supply Chain for $50K - Lupin & Holmes
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 03/04/2025
Max severity RCE flaw discovered in widely used Apache Parquet
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Max severity RCE flaw discovered in widely used Apache Parquet
A maximum severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been discovered impacting all versions of Apache Parquet up to and including 1.15.0.
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Rui Martins @ruimartins.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
cidadaospelaciberseguranca.com/2025/03/26/e...
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Exfiltração de Dados na Worten: O Que Fazer para se Proteger e Medidas Necessárias por parte da empresa
A recente exfiltração de dados da Worten, alegadamente realizada pelo grupo Alcxtraze, representa um grave risco para milhares de clientes e para as centenas funcionários da empresa envolvidos. Nes…
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Goncalo Alves @iamgoncaloalves.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Most people dont know this but Github copilot has a similar feature to the .cursorrules file
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Adding repository custom instructions for GitHub Copilot - GitHub Docs
You can create a file in a repository that automatically adds information to all questions you ask Copilot Chat.
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 08/03/2025
😂😅
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Bruno Pedro @brunopedro.com · 06/03/2025
In another piece I wrote before, I covered the number of API operations from a different perspective: quality. "(...) having a large number of features contributes to a decrease in the quality of the API and will see reflections in the business." apichangelog.substack.com/p/the-impact...
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The Impact of a Large Number of API Features
Can the amount of API features be related to the success of a business?
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Miguel David @migueldavid.eu · 03/03/2025
When I became an Engineering Manager, I didn’t inherit a playbook. No clear “do this, then that” roadmap. Sound familiar? In my latest blog post, I share some practical steps for surviving when you no longer have a GPS. 🔗 Dive into the full post here:
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How to Survive Without a Playbook as an Engineering Manager - The writing outlet
The Unexpected “Perks” of LeadershipBecoming a leader has “perks”, but they aren’t the ones you’re thinking… Power is meaningless without trust. Money comes with a higher risk of getting fired,...
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Ricardo Castro @mccricardo.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
"Best Simple System for Now" by Dan North
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Best Simple System for Now
You can have your cake and eat it, as long as you bake it carefully. ‘We can do this the quick way and pay later, or the thorough way and pay now.’ This seems to be a fundamental dichotomy in…
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 21/02/2025
I feel exposed
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 19/02/2025
A "must listen to" : youtu.be/WufjP_WRnPM?...
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Developer productivity with Nicole Forsgren (the creator of DORA)
YouTube video by The Pragmatic Engineer
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 19/02/2025
Feels like Python and I.
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Goncalo Alves @iamgoncaloalves.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
We've all been there
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Rui Mascarenhas @ruimascarenhas.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
This is brilliant! @zezvaz.bsky.social muito bem! Extraordinário!
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Ricardo Castro @mccricardo.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Schrödinger documentation: Everyone complains when documentation is poor or non-existent. Simultaneously, no one wants to create and maintain it.
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Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Chapters 1-3 of Rewilding Software Engineering and how to deal with legacy environments. More to come, as we find time. Chapter 1: Introduction medium.com/feenk/rewild... Chapter 2: How we make decisions medium.com/feenk/rewild... Chapter 3: Questions and Answers medium.com/feenk/rewild...
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Medium
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 26/01/2025
Say you have a 1000+ repos on GitHub (or any other similar platform)... What are you doing in terms of governance to help keep things with decent levels of quality, standardization and/or compliance across the board?
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 25/01/2025
Am I missing something or is no one using this for memes?
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 21/01/2025
I'm guessing we'll at some point be asking questions to Reddit trained AIs, then...
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Jacqui Read @tekiegirl.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Latest additions to the #software conferences #StarterPack: - @mixitconf.org next in Lyon, France, Apr 2025 - @leanagilescot.bsky.social next in Edinburgh, UK, Sep 2025 Which software conferences are missing? go.bsky.app/S5QVsCy #softwareDesign #softwareArchitecture #softwareDevelopment
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 17/01/2025
Are there any simple sources of CVE listings related to NuGet packages (or easily limited to that scope) that can be easily looked up (without a remote call)? Something to compare a few hundred packages against
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Justin Garrison @justingarrison.com · 14/01/2025
repo.new and gist.new are two URLs I use frequently that I still don't think people know about
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 04/01/2025
4km walking in the morning, 7km in the evening.... 20k steps... Not a bad way to start the year!
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 03/01/2025
I've been doing pretty well with books - more physical than digital, but less organized note-taking. Articles... not so much. Tons I want to read, but never really getting to them, not finding ways to capture and organize notes from them. Decided to give Readwise's Reader a try. So far so good!
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Corey Quinn @quinnypig.com · 03/01/2025
Someone on Reddit searched for (the non-existent) John Wick 5, and Google spared no expense to lie to them.
Massive Google slop that’s all fake.
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Ricardo Castro @mccricardo.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
"How to effectively refine engineering strategy." by Will Larson
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How to effectively refine engineering strategy.
In Jim Collins’ Great by Choice, he develops the concept of Fire Bullets, Then Cannonballs. His premise is that you should cheaply test new ideas before fully committing to them. Your organization…
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Miguel David @migueldavid.eu · 02/01/2025
Good ideas on leading teams during “wartime”
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How to Lead Your Team when the House Is on Fire
Wartime can be extremely demanding for Engineering Managers. But by ruthlessly focusing on delivery, building a resilient team, investing in individuals, and maintaining their own strength, an EM can…
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David Neal @reverentgeek.com · 01/01/2025
Me heading into 2025.
Drawing of me looking at myself in the mirror. The caption reads, “I’m good enough! I’m smart enough! And, gosh darn it, my computer likes me!”
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 31/12/2024
N sei bem como aconteceu, mas em 2024, a rádio que comecei a sintonizar no carro passou a ser a Renascença... Hoje no caminho para casa tava a passar A Minha Casinha, dos Xutos. Feliz 2025 a todos!
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Ricardo Castro @mccricardo.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Revision 107 is out! Konstantinos Livieratos #devops #sre embracerisk.substack.com/p/revision-107
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Revision 107
Articles and updates
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Gui Ferreira @guiferreira.me · 26/12/2024
5 Great Books I Read in 2024 📚
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Scott Hanselman 🌮 @scott.hanselman.com · 24/12/2024
Hey #dotnet folks if you’re using a CI/CD double check your resource URLs. A CDN has gone bankrupt and may cease operations in the next month. We are working to make transparent fixes but you can be proactive github.com/dotnet/core/...
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Critical: .NET install domains and URLs are changing · Issue #9671 · dotnet/core
Some .NET binaries and installers are hosted on Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) domains that end in .azureedge.net. These domains are hosted by edg.io, which will soon cease operations due to ...
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 18/12/2024
"Developers today write code for a fraction of their time. They spend most of their time reading because they want to understand what to do next. The largest single cost (...) is figuring the existing systems out which is something we do not optimize our work for." medium.com/feenk/rewild...
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Rewilding Software Engineering
A good enough pathway to reasonable decisions.
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Charity Majors @charity.wtf · 17/12/2024
I (finally) wrote up my thoughts on "Founder Mode" and the Brian Chesky morality tale about how he turned around Airbnb company culture. This has made it into the Silicon Valley water table; it must be dealt with. There are some good nuggets within; let's dig them out. charity.wtf/2024/12/17/f...
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“Founder Mode” and the Art of Mythmaking
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot …
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 17/12/2024
This post is like a Xmas gift, arrived a week early. Great read!
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 13/12/2024
I read 30+ books this year, but I must have also added an extra 50+ to the bookshelf. This tsundoku thing is real ..
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 13/12/2024
I'm betting on this Khruangbin concert helping me get past this flu... youtu.be/V_-7WWPPeBs?...
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Khruangbin | Austin City Limits Music Festival 2024 | Full Set
YouTube video by RemasterKingdom4.0
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Miguel David @migueldavid.eu · 12/12/2024
I saw a talk from (Dr.) James Stanier, a Director of Eng at Shopify about their remote work toolbox and really enjoyed it. A lot was not new, because I think we do remote pretty well at the company I work for (Harvest), and for much longer than Shopify, but all the tools are worth mentioning.
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Shopify's remote working toolbox
This talk presents Shopify's remote working toolbox, which is a collection of learnings, best practices and ideas for other leaders that are wishing to work and attract talent globally, but must…
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Ricardo Castro @mccricardo.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
"Mapping reliability to accountability" by Alex Ewerlöf
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Mapping reliability to accountability
Holding engineering leadership accountable for the reliability of engineering artifacts
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Gui Ferreira @guiferreira.me · 11/12/2024
I always have a yearly goal for what I want to learn. A skill, a language, a framework, etc. What do you plan to learn next year? What's on your list for 2025?
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Miguel Alho @miguelalho.pt · 10/12/2024
Looks like a massive leap forward, for sure: youtu.be/W7ppd_RY-UE?...
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Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip
YouTube video by Google Quantum AI
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Charity Majors @charity.wtf · 07/12/2024
One of my favorite things in the world is when software architects come up to me and tell me how much they enjoyed my piece about how "software architect" is such a bullshit role at most companies. I love you guys. charity.wtf/2023/03/09/a...
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Architects, Anti-Patterns, and Organizational Fuckery
I recently wrote a twitter thread on the proper role of architects, or as I put it, tongue-in-cheek-ily, whether or not architect is a “bullshit role”. It got a LOT of reactions (2.5 we…
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Carlos Baquero @xmal.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Created a feed (using SkyFeed) that shows recent posts about CRDTs. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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