A durable, Markdown-first repository for long-form writing and conference content.
This repository is the canonical source for Eric Chapman’s published thought leadership across engineering strategy, platform modernization, quality transformation, and enterprise AI adoption.
It is designed for long-term maintainability, clean reuse across channels, and straightforward future publishing to web, newsletter, and syndication platforms.
- Engineering and technology executives
- Platform engineering and DevOps leaders
- Quality engineering and transformation teams
- Enterprise architects and delivery organizations
| Domain | Description |
|---|---|
| Enterprise AI | Practical adoption patterns, governance, and delivery realities |
| Developer Experience | Delivery flow, platform usability, and team productivity |
| Engineering Leadership | Organizational design, enablement models, and transformation strategy |
| Platform & DevOps | CI/CD systems, Kubernetes operations, and platform capabilities |
| Quality Engineering | Built-in quality, continuous testing, and defect prevention |
| Enterprise Transformation | Operating model evolution and modernization execution |
| Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
content/writing/ |
Canonical article source, organized by primary category |
content/speaking/ |
Speaker profile and engagement portfolio content |
data/article-index.json |
Machine-readable article registry |
data/tags.json |
Normalized tag catalog with usage counts |
data/redirects.json |
Canonical writing route mappings |
data/speakers.json |
Structured speaker and session metadata |
docs/CONTENT_MODEL.md |
Content model and schema decisions |
docs/SYNDICATION_STRATEGY.md |
Multi-channel publishing strategy and channel policy |
docs/SYNDICATION_VERSIONING.md |
SemVer model for article republish decisions |
docs/NEXT_STEPS.md |
Future roadmap (not yet implemented) |
scripts/ |
Validation, generation, and normalization tooling |
Included:
- Writing archive import and normalization
- Speaking portfolio metadata and session pages
- Schema validation and generation automation
Intentionally deferred:
- Frontend/web experience
- Deployment automation
- Newsletter and syndication workflows
- Personal site and author platform
- Speaking portfolio and session catalog
- Editorial pipeline for newsletters and essays
- Cross-posting to LinkedIn, Substack, and Medium
- Knowledge base for future book development
- Markdown as source of truth
- Explicit, validated metadata
- Deterministic file naming and routing
- Low-complexity, automation-friendly structure