The WTF Series: Binary

On a daily basis, Ben Kittrell translates the jargon-filled world of technology for clients of his tech consultancy. The Words that Frustrate (WTF) series aims to offer readers some clarity in an industry dominated by techies’ confusing argot. Last week at the ScaleUp KC graduation ceremony, I was talking to friend and fellow Scaler Kacie…

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The WTF Series: Artificial Intelligence

On a daily basis, Ben Kittrell translates the jargon-filled world of technology for clients of his tech consultancy. The Words that Frustrate (WTF) series aims to offer readers some clarity in an industry dominated by techies’ confusing argot. Last week I went to my favorite event of the year, Compute Midwest. The last four years…

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The WTF Series: Agile

On a daily basis, Ben Kittrell translates the jargon-filled world of technology for clients of his tech consultancy. The Words that Frustrate (WTF) series aims to offer readers some clarity in an industry dominated by techies’ confusing argot. In the stone age of software development, there was one way to manage projects, and we called it “Waterfall.”…

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The WTF Series: The Cloud

On a daily basis, Ben Kittrell translates the jargon-filled world of technology for clients of his tech consultancy. The Words that Frustrate (WTF) series aims to offer readers some clarity in an industry dominated by techies’ confusing argot. When most people think of the Internet, they think of websites. But it’s actually much more than that. Emails,…

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The WTF series: ‘API’

On a daily basis, Ben Kittrell translates the jargon-filled world of technology for clients of his tech consultancy. The Words that Frustrate (WTF) series aims to offer readers some clarity in an industry dominated by techies’ confusing argot. APIs — or Application Programming Interfaces — are everywhere. You just don’t see them everyday. Unless you’re…

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