The Irish connection.

Mar 2026

The Architect’s Veto: Why "Just Building It" is Rarely Enough

Generic software development is often described as a game of execution. You get a requirement, you write the code, you pass the tests, and you deploy. In the era of high-speed delivery and AI-assisted coding, we have become remarkably good at the building part of the process. But as the complexity o

Mar 2026

Inside the IAB agentic AI roadmap and new standards

This article is part of an ongoing series by Appliscale's Head of Engineering, Damian Naglak, exploring the new IAB agentic framework and what these shifts mean for the future of ad tech and cloud infrastructure.

Mar 2026

5 Recommendations to Stay Curious in a World Shaped by Code: Mateusz Ziarko's Watch & Read List

Staying sharp as an engineer, for me, has never been only about following the latest frameworks or keeping up with release notes. The resources I keep coming back to and the ones I find myself recommending to colleagues tend to mix technical depth with genuine human stories. Some are about the fut