I’m Felix, a Canberra-based tech founder. I build systems using Clojure and graphs. From Economics to the APS, I write on deep tech architecture, AI trust, and the reality of bootstrapping complex solutions.
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I’ve just read the latest Australian Public Service Data Maturity Report... and honestly, it feels like déjà vu. The headline? A system-wide score of 2 out of 5 which Finance optimistically labels as “Developing”. Key areas like Data Architecture, Analytics, and crucially Data Quality & Metadata are stuck
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[This post originally appeared on the Qantas Engineering Blog] Whilst you might not know “what” Polylith is, I’ll bet that the factors that influenced its adoption as our source architecture — the “why” — will be very familiar. This story explores the driving forces of code changeability, consistency and complexity and
Information as a strategic asset If your business relies on information (and it would be rare to find a business that doesn't) then it's important to manage that information effectively to maximise its value. Unfortunately, many organisations don't consider information to be a key