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# My technology thesis II
- URL: https://werd.io/my-technology-thesis-ii/
- Published: 2023-09-06T17:36:30.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-06T17:36:30.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

[Here are my high-level technology values.](https://werd.io/2023/my-technology-thesis)

And when it comes to building and selecting technology:

[Always build the smallest, simplest thing you can.](https://werd.io/2022/build-the-smallest-simplest-thing-you-can) [Start with the spark, not the fire.](https://werd.io/2018/start-with-the-spark-not-the-fire)

[The only code you should ever build yourself is that which adds to your core value proposition.](https://werd.io/2023/engineering-principles)

[The cloud is incredibly useful, but some services will always need to be local.](https://werd.io/2019/the-next-big-thing-the-hybrid-cloud)

[Happier, more inclusive, more empathetic teams build better technology.](https://werd.io/2023/how-i-think-about-technology-leadership)

[It’s not enough to make technology open. To be empowering, it must also be usable](https://werd.io/2023/open-software-without-harm) … [and sustainable.](https://werd.io/2015/open-issues-lessons-learned-building-an-open-source-business)

[Building and leading an open source project is about building community.](https://werd.io/2014/8-tips-for-writing-open-source-web-apps-that-anyone)

[Human-centered design is the way to build great software — but it needs a fourth step that makes evaluating societal impact a core part of the process](https://werd.io/2018/desirability-viability-feasibility-sustainability), and [frameworks that avoid colonial thinking](https://werd.io/2023/adding-a-sustainability-lens-to-design-thinking).