#systemsdesign

[ianfulgar]

People often talk about smart cities as if they are just about technology. But in truth, what really matters is how well people work together. If data, policy, and infrastructure are created separately, cities end up feeling disconnected. But when these parts are brought together with a clear purpose, cities start to function more like living systems. The real architects are the people who help bring everything together from the start. https://www.ianfulgar.com/the-hidden-architects-shaping-tomorrows-smart-cities/

[oodleserp]

Most ERP systems are excellent at recording the past. Orders, inventory, transactions, all neatly stored.

Where they struggle is planning forward.

As constraints grow, manual logic and rule based scheduling start to break. Every small change forces a full replan. Spreadsheets creep back in. Decisions become reactive.

That’s why constraint-based optimization is becoming important inside ERP systems. Instead of hard coding scenarios, you define constraints like capacity, skills, deadlines, costs, and priorities. The system searches for the best possible solution within those limits.

When done right, schedules adapt instead of collapsing, resource usage improves, and planning becomes explainable rather than fragile.

Curious how others are handling complex planning today. Still manual logic, or already optimizing inside your ERP?

[admintoarchitect]

Salesforce integrations used to mean code, APIs, and long dev cycles. Not anymore.

External Services in Flow let you connect Salesforce to almost anything instantly.

Payments. Credit checks. Slack alerts. Inventory sync. Verification workflows. All powered by real-time APIs you can drag into a Flow like building blocks.

Named Credentials keep everything secure. The OpenAPI schema teaches Salesforce what the API can do. And Flow becomes the place where all your systems finally talk to each other.

It’s simple. It’s clean. And it actually works at scale.

[arkhan1039]

In a world of increasing abstraction, what if a language invited us back to the bare metal with grace and clarity? Zig isn't just another syntax; it's a philosophy. It whispers of craftsmanship, of understanding the machine deeply, yet with tools that elevate the human element. It's about designing systems with intent, where every byte has a purpose, and complexity is managed rather than hidden. Could Zig be the elegant bridge between raw power and thoughtful design, redefining what 'low-level' truly means for the next generation of digital architects? A meditation on performance, control, and the art of programming. ✨ https://devtechinsights.com/zig-language-future-2025/ #ZigLang #ProgrammingPhilosophy #SystemsDesign #CodeArt #BareMetalProgramming #TechInspiration #FutureOfCode #SoftwareCraftsmanship #MinimalistDev #DeepTech #InnovationInTech #DigitalArt

[fahmeenaodetta]

Throwback

Remembering the Structured Systems Analysis and Design course at UMBC. The course required team work on an actual project. I had trouble finding a project to work on. I considered several options. I thought of a website for a family member's pastry business. I even contacted several companies to inquire about projects I might work on. Those options did not work out. I ended up dropping the course the first time I was supposed to take it.

The second time around, I joined a team formed by two brothers. The brothers had a project to work on because they were employed at a company that allowed them to use the project/problem for school. It was an interesting topic too - it dealt with security incidents, an example is the incident reported and recorded when an employee loses a laptop. The team was called Team Maryland.

[asthavinash]

Wealth v/s money

Sonam often in his conversations and discussions mentions the word wealth to us. What does it actually mean? In this world that is driven by capitalism can the word wealth mean anything more substantial to us? The dictionary meaning for the given word is more than often associated with monetary gains and valuable possessions, but is this all what we are trying to do, at least here at Echostream? 

What is my main objective while I make my graduation project brief? Do I want to earn money, yes who doesn't. But do I want to make money only for myself? The answer will not be very objective but perhaps I want to be able to create ‘wealth’. To be able to create a system where all the stakeholders, all the people in the value chain get equal share of what they deserve, are able to acquire some skills, are developed and skilled Human Resources and are able to sustain themselves. To. be able to create employability, skilful Human Resource, entrepreneurial skills within communities. Making less for smaller audiences. “Too much of anything is not good”. Even the most sustainable material used in quantities will no longer be sustainable. Circular economy is not paradoxical until the time taken for the product to complete a cycle becomes too long. 

The best attempt to put this in one sentence will be that, I want communities (be it craft communities or agricultural communities or say both) to be self sustaining and interdependent at the same time. To make each individual to realise the value of their skills, traditions by maintaining a balance between these two words. 

[jessicatoyota]

Diagram of General Systems Theory by Gui Bonsiepe.

[ditty-do]

A preview to my Live notes (Link in bio) at the incredible #IPC #PDC 2017 hosted by @aranyaagriculturalalternatives at Polam farm last month taught by #robynfrancis #riccozook #cleachandmal #govindasharma. Email me at [email protected] if you'd like a free PDF copy! Its copyleft and to be shared :) #permaculture #internationalpermacultureconvergence #permaculturedesign #permaculturedesigncertificate #permis #soil #climate #ecoeducation #permacultureethics #permacultureprinciples #ipc2017 #internationalpermacultureconference2017 #ecoliteracty #design #planetscience #forests #ecology #agriculture #foodgrowingsystems #ethicaldesign #systemsthinking #systemsdesign (at Aranya Agricultural Alternatives)