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Nicolas Fränkel is a technologist focusing on cloud-native technologies, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and system observability. His focus revolves around creating technical content, delivering talks, and engaging with developer communities to promote the adoption of modern software practices. With a strong background in software, he has worked extensively with the JVM, applying his expertise across various industries. In addition to his technical work, he is the author of several books and regularly shares insights through his blog and open-source contributions.

✍️ Most recent blog posts

One tip for successful OpenTelemetry projects (2026-03-29):: Leading your organization to use OpenTelemetry is a challenge. In addition to all the usual project hurdles, you’ll face one of these two situations: convince your teams to use OpenTelemetry, or convince them to move from the telemetry tool they are already using to OpenTelemetry. Most people don’t want to change. You’ll need lots of effort and baby steps. My tip is the following: the fewer the changes, the higher your chances of success.[...] + https://blog.frankel.ch/tip-opentelemetry-projects/[Read further^]

The Software Architect Elevator (2026-03-22):: I don’t think it’s necessary to introduce Gregor Hohpe. I’m a big fan, having read Enterprise Integration Patterns, and I’ve recommended the book ever since. When I spoke at the Software Architecture Gathering in 2024, I was fortunate enough to meet him and purchase this book. I’m the happy owner of a signed copy. Modern architects don’t try to be the smartest people in the room–they make everyone else smarter.[...] + https://blog.frankel.ch/software-architect-elevator/[Read further^]

Writing an agent skill (2026-03-15):: Most developers now use coding assistants. I do too—Copilot at work, Claude Code at home. As a developer, I prefer not to repeat myself. This post explains why and how to avoid repetition as a skill. Don’t Repeat Yourself The DRY principle has been present in the software development field for ages. The idea is that if you copy and paste code in multiple places and a bug appears, you’ll need to fix the bug in all these places.[...] + https://blog.frankel.ch/writing-agent-skill/[Read further^]

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