Notes from building systems.

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Why automation projects fail

Most automation fails for design reasons, not technical ones. The gap between automating a workflow and designing a system, and how to close it.

The technology is rarely the bottleneck

Incentives, ownership and data entry habits decide whether a system gets used. Design those before writing any code.

Retrofitting legacy machines without downtime

Older machines can become reliable data sources without replacement or production stops. What to measure first, and how to avoid dashboards nobody reads.