Zach Mowrey

Builder, tinkerer, chronic learner. I've spent 26 years in tech chasing the same question: how does this actually work? - then pulling the thread until something useful comes out. I write about DevOps, platform engineering, agentic AI, and the craft of shipping software that holds up under pressure. If it's interesting and I don't fully understand it yet, it's probably on my list.

Recent Posts

One Piece Flow in Software Delivery

Apr 4, 2026 · 11 min read - The manufacturing principle everyone cites but few apply correctly. What one piece flow actually means for software teams - and why the unit of flow is a well-sized story, not a commit.
The Slop Code Taxonomy

Apr 4, 2026 · 5 min read - 5 root causes, 9 failure categories, 100+ signals - a field guide to what goes wrong when AI writes your code and nobody reviews it properly.
The State of the State of DevOps

Apr 4, 2026 · 14 min read - Fourteen reports. Two research programs. A decade of data on what makes software teams perform. Here is what survived, what didn't, and the uncomfortable conclusion the research keeps circling but can't quite prove.
DORA Metrics: What the Research Actually Says

Apr 1, 2026 · 14 min read - DORA is the most cited framework in software delivery - but 2024 found AI adoption made pipelines worse while developers felt more productive. Here is what the research actually supports.
The Iron Laws of Agentic Coding

Mar 31, 2026 · 7 min read - Sixteen constraints for building with AI agents - the kind that make speed possible by making catastrophe unlikely.

Topics

DevOps & SRE Platform Engineering Cloud & Kubernetes AI & Agentic Workflows Engineering Leadership Software Practices Lean & One-Piece Flow Quality Assurance