Written by Dennis Harvell Phase 6: The Sovereign State, Post-Implementation The migration is complete. The first morning of the “Sovereign State” arrived with a silence that was deafeningly beautiful. No stand-up meetings, no project syncs, no corporate noise. Just the soft morning sun hitting the Bronx through my window and the steam rising from a… Continue reading Phase 6: The Sovereign State, Post-Implementation
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Phase 5: The Red Toggle – The Cutover
Written by Dennis Harvell Phase 5: The Red Toggle – The Cutover “The Cutover” is the most dangerous phase of any migration—the moment you flip the switch, the power goes dark, and you hope the new system boots up. This was my final month. The tension was at its peak as the “Theft of Destiny”… Continue reading Phase 5: The Red Toggle – The Cutover
Phase 4: Creative Sandbox – Proof of Concept
Written by Dennis Harvell Phase 4: Creative Sandbox – Proof of Concept Before a major migration, you test the new system in a “Sandbox”—a safe space to prove the code holds up. My sandbox was the Writing Room Ritual, the Urban Bestiary, and the Immigrants series. For years, I had been building this digital monument… Continue reading Phase 4: Creative Sandbox – Proof of Concept
Phase 3: Legacy Systems – The Technical Debt
Written by Dennis Harvell Phase 3: Legacy Systems – The Technical Debt In the world of IT, “Technical Debt” is the price you pay for keeping old, clunky software running on life support instead of building something new. I looked at my career and saw the ultimate Legacy System. My titles—VP, Director, Manager—were stable and… Continue reading Phase 3: Legacy Systems – The Technical Debt
Undeniable: Jerry Lawson — The Invisible Architect
The whole reason I did games was because people said, ‘You can’t do it. — Jerry Lawson” Undeniable: Jerry Lawson — The Invisible Architect The Forge Jerry Lawson grew up in a public housing project in Jamaica, Queens — a place where curiosity had to fight for space. He was a tinkerer in a world… Continue reading Undeniable: Jerry Lawson — The Invisible Architect