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I’m a veteran software engineer with more than 25 years of experience, ranging from coding Unix applications in C to crafting sleek .NET solutions and even blockchain and cryptographic solutions. Along the way, I’ve dabbled in everything from writing Windows drivers to streaming desktops as video feeds, game development, and now I’m exploring gRPC and Google Cloud hosting. When I’m not banging out code, I’m probably wrangling tech quirks or pondering the mysteries of management decisions and direction of technology in general.

 

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Corporate IT kills innovation

By Matt Raffel on March 11, 2026

I probably should start by explaining what is Corportate IT:   by Corporate IT I mean engineering shops that work to support a business where the software is not the business.  An IT shop in an insurance company would be a good exam...

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