Michael T. Nygard

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Michael T. Nygard



Michael T. Nygard isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but they do have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from their feed.

AI versus Throughput

According to the Theory of Constraints (ToC), every system has exactly one bottleneck that determines the throughput of the overall system. ToC originated with manufacturing, but its results have been observed to be quite general.

Linear process of three work stations with station 2 highlighted as the bottleneck

In the diagram above, the whole process cannot deliver any faster than Station 2 is able to transform its buffer stock of unfinished inventory into its own output. Su

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Published on May 11, 2026 11:02
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“Software design as taught today is terribly incomplete. It talks only about what systems should do. It doesn’t address the converse—things systems should not do. They should not crash, hang, lose data, violate privacy, lose money, destroy your company, or kill your customers.”
Michael T. Nygard, Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software

“Most testers I’ve known are perverse enough that if you tell them the “happy path” through the application, that’s the last thing they’ll do. It should be the same with load testing.”
Michael T. Nygard, Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software

“First, nothing is as permanent as a temporary fix. Most of these remained in place for the next year or two.”
Michael T. Nygard, Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software



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