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Jul 9
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Steve Taplin
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What Matters is How Much Software You Successfully Deliver
If you listen to the conversation around AI in software development, you might think we’re entering a golden age of productivity.
Jul 7
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Steve Taplin
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June 2026
Quality - Not Speed - is the Ultimate Measure of Software Success
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence.
Jun 29
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Steve Taplin
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Sonatafy Fireside Chats
Jun 25
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Steve Taplin
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AI Speed Creates Its Own Risk
In 2024, New York City launched an AI-powered chatbot designed to help business owners navigate city regulations.
Jun 22
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Steve Taplin
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Sonatafy Fireside Chats
Jun 18
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Steve Taplin
70
Developers Are Writing More Code but Shipping Fewer Products
In early 2025, software company leaders began reporting a curious trend.
Jun 15
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Steve Taplin
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Start Here: The Four Patterns Behind Every Failed Software Project
New to The Tech Dilemma? This is the map.
Jun 11
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Steve Taplin
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Real World Knowledge vs. Wishful Thinking
Prediction markets force people to reveal what they actually believe.
Jun 10
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Steve Taplin
81
Why Software Projects Fail: What 195 Conversations with Software Leaders Actually Revealed
A summary of the Sonatafy Software Delivery Failure Index, 2026 Edition
Jun 8
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Steve Taplin
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In the Future, You'll Need More Engineers, Not Fewer.
Three times in the last month, a CEO has told me some version of the same thing on the podcast: “We adopted Copilot across the engineering team.
Jun 2
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Steve Taplin
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May 2026
Moving Your Projects from Roadmap to Execution
For years, software development has suffered from a dangerous misconception.
May 27
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Steve Taplin
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