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# David Boyne

## Recent articles

The 20 most recent of 28 published articles. Full index: https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/archive.md

- 2026-08-27 - [You will need more than a schema registry](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/you-will-need-more-than-a-schema-registry) - Most teams I talk to already have a schema registry e.g Confluent, Apicurio, Glue, Azure, GitHub. A registry is a good idea. It stops you publishing garbage at runtime. It versions the contract. Produ
- 2026-03-30 - [Your documentation is a model, not a wiki page](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/your-documentation-is-a-model-not-a-wiki-page) - Why structured architecture docs are the most undervalued asset in engineering, and how AI is about to change that
- 2026-03-22 - [Your AsyncAPI specs deserve more than a repo. Give them discoverability.](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/your-asyncapi-specs-deserve-more-than-a-repo-give-them-disco) - Most teams write specs and forget them. Here's how to turn them into a catalog your whole org can browse, search, and understand.
- 2026-03-19 - [Domain-Driven Documentation: Documentation was never the problem](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/domain-driven-documentation-documentation-was-never-the-prob) - Why context, not content, is the real challenge for modern documentation
- 2026-02-17 - [I think I just hired...... a robot?](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/i-think-i-just-hired-a-robot) - I Installed OpenClaw 48 Hours Ago… and It’s starting to feel like a teammate
- 2026-02-17 - [I think I just hired...... a robot?](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/i-think-i-just-hired-a-robot-2) - I Installed OpenClaw 48 Hours Ago… and It’s starting to feel like a teammate
- 2025-11-06 - [Don't sell to developers. Focus on value, advocacy and creating internal champions](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/don-t-sell-to-developers-focus-on-value-advocacy-and-creatin) - My thoughts and lessons on selling to developers; and why a focus on value, advocacy and internal champions can help.
- 2025-11-06 - [Don't sell to developers. Focus on value, advocacy and creating internal champions](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/don-t-sell-to-developers-focus-on-value-advocacy-and-creatin-2) - My thoughts and lessons on selling to developers; and why a focus on value, advocacy and internal champions can help.
- 2025-10-27 - [Can you get more value from your EventStorming workshops? I think you can....](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/can-you-get-more-value-from-your-eventstorming-workshops-i-t) - So you finished an EventStorming session, you have 100s of post-it notes. What's next? In this blog post I explore an experiment of turning EventStorming into EventCatalog using MCP.
- 2025-10-27 - [Can you get more value from your EventStorming workshops? I think you can....](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/can-you-get-more-value-from-your-eventstorming-workshops-i-t-2) - So you finished an EventStorming session, you have 100s of post-it notes. What's next? In this blog post I explore an experiment of turning EventStorming into EventCatalog using MCP.
- 2025-10-02 - [Before You Publish Your First Event… Stop.](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/before-you-publish-your-first-event-stop) - The hidden trap in event-driven architecture that few talk about
- 2025-10-02 - [Before You Publish Your First Event… Stop.](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/before-you-publish-your-first-event-stop-2) - The hidden trap in event-driven architecture that few talk about
- 2025-09-16 - [Do we need another diagram tool? Maybe not… But I think we can do better](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/do-we-need-another-diagram-tool-maybe-not-but-i-think-we-can) - My thoughts on the pitfalls of diagram tools today, the value lost, and why we can do better.
- 2025-09-16 - [Do we need another diagram tool? Maybe not… But I think we can do better](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/do-we-need-another-diagram-tool-maybe-not-but-i-think-we-can-2) - My thoughts on the pitfalls of diagram tools today, the value lost, and why we can do better.
- 2025-09-13 - [How to Stop Your Event-Driven Architecture from Turning Into Chaos](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/how-to-stop-your-event-driven-architecture-from-turning-into) - The three most common pitfalls organizations fall into when building event-driven architectures.
- 2025-09-13 - [How to Stop Your Event-Driven Architecture from Turning Into Chaos](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/how-to-stop-your-event-driven-architecture-from-turning-into-2) - The three most common pitfalls organizations fall into when building event-driven architectures.
- 2025-09-11 - [Event-driven architecture is a shit show - It’s time to fix it](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/event-driven-architecture-is-a-shit-show-it-s-time-to-fix-it) - Reflecting on event-driven architecture, it's problems and what needs to change.
- 2025-09-11 - [Event-driven architecture is a shit show - It’s time to fix it](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/event-driven-architecture-is-a-shit-show-it-s-time-to-fix-it-2) - Reflecting on event-driven architecture, it's problems and what needs to change.
- 2025-05-16 - [From side project to full time; 12 months of open source](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/from-side-project-to-full-time-12-months-of-open-source) - Some lessons learnt turning my open source side project into a full time job.
- 2025-05-16 - [From side project to full time; 12 months of open source](https://usecommune.com/n/boyney123/a/from-side-project-to-full-time-12-months-of-open-source-2) - Some lessons learnt turning my open source side project into a full time job.