Core and Bloat

Core and Bloat

Every product is two: what creates value and what accumulated. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

Sorting is a practice, not an audit

Nov 3, 2026

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6 min read

Sorting is a practice, not an audit

The audit works. It just does not keep working.

Dirk Bauer
Dirk Bauer
The Unwritten No-Go

Oct 27, 2026

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5 min read

The Unwritten No-Go

It was the right call. Nobody wrote it down.

Dirk Bauer
Dirk Bauer
Platform Mismatch

Oct 20, 2026

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5 min read

Platform Mismatch

Nothing broke. The ground moved.

Dirk Bauer
Dirk Bauer
Load-Bearing Fear

Oct 13, 2026

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4 min read

Load-Bearing Fear

Nobody defends it. Nobody removes it either.

Dirk Bauer
Dirk Bauer
The Tell

Oct 6, 2026

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3 min read

The Tell

The team could not agree, so we voted. The vote was the mistake.

Dirk Bauer
Dirk Bauer
Core Drift

Sep 29, 2026

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4 min read

Core Drift

How yesterday's must-have becomes today's overhead

Dirk Bauer
Dirk Bauer
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