Making the connections in software engineering
These are exciting times for technology in the multifamily industry. We live in a world that demands convenience, a world where tools, websites and apps bring virtually everything to your fingertips.
Our industry is moving fast in the direction of connecting people, devices, and systems, making processes as easy and efficient as possible. The biggest impacts are felt when we develop new connections that didn’t exist before. From the simple exchange of data, to shared functions, to embedded applications, there is always the potential to create new connections, new opportunities.
Connections begin with data, our information. The days of faxing documents or transferring files via FTP are being replaced more and more with direct Web service API communications, and although web service integration isn’t new, security concerns are more important now than ever. Work needs to be done to ensure not only that we’re exchanging data correctly, but that we’re doing it safely, protecting usernames and passwords, using identity servers & security tokens, employing authentication and authorization protocols, etc. We read about security hacks daily. It’s no trivial matter to secure the transmission of data via the internet, and new integrations must not compromise the security of client data that can include sensitive information.
In addition to keeping data safe, the next challenge is making data valuable, connecting people with answers to their questions. Space is cheap, and we’ve buried ourselves in data points, making it more and more challenging to organize, retrieve, and extract meaning. A static report has a purpose, but its usefulness is limited to its target audience. More widespread uses for data among wider audiences will require re-thinking how information is conveyed. Coming soon: dynamic reports, natural language queries and voice recognition programs (think Siri or Cortana), all ready to dissect data and garner answers faster than you can boot up your 2-year-old laptop.
Establishing and utilizing connections between disparate hardware/software systems in today’s world of IoT (the internet of things) is a new, evolving market. Like the different members of a team, devices can be linked to leverage their collective strength and knowledge. With hardware & software advancements arriving fast-and-furious, an equipped network in the hands of a skilled organization can offer new features and purposes, proactively saving time, energy and money. Imagine a smart apartment, a smart property management office, a smart bank of sub-meters, etc., and you begin to scratch the surface of what’s coming. The technology winners will be the ones who bring real meaning to the IoT connections, providing measureable benefits to residents, managers, and owners. Beyond just the cool factor of living & working in a ‘smart’ environment, there are real benefits to both the environment and to properties’ pocketbooks.
Inter-connected organizations are better at satisfying the demanding world of convenience. Clients are counting on different companies to be accessible & interconnected now more than ever. They want the best-of-breed in multiple areas, and they want (and deserve) cooperation to get the greatest value. The isolationist, one-size-fits-all company is going to trail the others that embrace partnerships, teamwork and open integrations, the ones that work together make great accomplishments. Look for more open integrations, embedded functionality, and cross-company projects that sprout from these partnerships, reducing barriers that waste time and resources.
Our world demands convenience and connections, a cyber-sphere full of features and functionality. Satisfying our clients means developing applications that support all glass from large-screen monitors to mobile-phones, smartly providing the right information via the right means at the right time (no more burying people in mountains of emails and reports), bravely pioneering the new and difficult (and sometimes fruitless) technologies that make a difference, and cooperating with other organizations to leverage key strengths. Evolving technologies offer limitless opportunities to improve our industry.
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At first, I thought it was just stress. New place, new faces, unfamiliar rules — maybe I was just tired. But after some time at New Middle East International School, things started happening that I couldn’t explain to myself. I would forget what I was doing mid-action. My arm would move before I meant it to. My voice would tremble even when I wasn’t nervous. It felt like someone else was inside me, just slightly ahead.
The worst part is when my memory skips. I’ll look at the board, then at my notebook, and realize I missed everything in between. It’s not zoning out. It’s like I was temporarily switched off. Sometimes I hear quiet phrases, like whispers in my own thinking — short, controlled, male voices: “You’ll get used to it.” “No one believes the quiet ones.” They come and go. But they feel placed.
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Your wedding dress hangs in the closet,
a ghost of white in the darkness of our shared room,
the one you never got to see me wear,
the one I now wrap myself in at night,
the silk a shroud against the cold reality of your absence.
The cancer was a thief,
creeping into our home like a burglar in the night,
stealing your breath,
your strength,
your future,
leaving behind only pain and the hollow echo of what once was.
I remember the day you were diagnosed,
the doctor’s words like stones dropped into a still pond,
ripples of shock spreading outward until they reached me,
standing there in the sterile office,
my life shattering into a million pieces I would never be able to put back together.
The treatments were a torture chamber,
each round of chemo a new circle of hell,
your body a battlefield where modern medicine fought a losing war,
and I was the medic who could only watch,
helpless,
as the enemy claimed more territory with each passing day.
Your laughter, once the soundtrack of my life,
became a rare and precious thing,
a jewel in the rubble of our existence,
and I cherished each instance,
stored them away in the treasure chest of my memory,
not realizing they would become weapons against me in the end.
The night you died,
the world didn’t stop as I had expected it to,
the birds still sang,
the traffic still hummed,
people still went about their lives,
oblivious to the fact that mine had ended,
that the sun had set on my world forever.
I held your hand as you took your last breath,
felt the life slip away from you like sand through my fingers,
and in that moment,
a part of me died too,
the part that knew how to live without you.
Your funeral was a performance,
a charade of stoic grief,
while inside I was screaming,
tearing at the walls of my sanity,
begging for someone to see the truth—
that I was not just grieving,
I was being erased.
The house became a mausoleum,
each room a shrine to your memory,
each object a relic of a life that was no longer being lived,
and I became the curator of this museum of sorrow,
dusting the artifacts of our shared existence,
preserving the pain.
I find myself talking to you,
having conversations in my head,
seeking your guidance on matters big and small,
forgetting for a moment that you are gone,
that the voice answering back is only my own,
a poor substitute for yours.
The grief is a physical presence,
a weight that sits on my chest,
a constant companion that follows me from room to room,
that lies down with me at night and wakes me in the morning,
that reminds me with every breath that I am alone.
I see you in my reflection sometimes,
your face superimposed over mine,
a haunting reminder of the woman I am becoming,
or perhaps the woman I was always meant to be—
a vessel for your suffering,
a living monument to your pain.
The anniversary of your death approaches like a storm cloud on the horizon,
dark and ominous,
and I find myself preparing for it,
bracing for impact,
knowing that the grief will wash over me anew,
that the wound will reopen,
that the pain will be as fresh as it was on that day.
I have your letters,
the ones you wrote to me when you were first diagnosed,
filled with hope and determination,
with promises of a future that would never come,
and I read them sometimes,
a form of self-flagellation,
a reminder of all that has been lost.
The dreams are the worst,
vivid and real,
in them you are alive,
healthy,
whole,
and I wake with the taste of hope in my mouth,
only to have it turn to ash when reality sets in,
when I remember that you are gone,
that it was only a dream.
I have started to see you everywhere,
in the face of a stranger on the street,
in the voice of a cashier at the grocery store,
in the laughter of a child in the park,
and each time,
my heart leaps with hope,
only to crash back down when I realize it is not you.
The anger is a fire that burns inside me,
a rage against the injustice of it all,
against the god who allowed this to happen,
against the universe for its indifference,
against you for leaving me,
against myself for being the one who survived.
I have started to collect things,
objects that remind me of you,
a locket with your picture,
a scarf you used to wear,
a book you loved,
creating an altar to your memory,
a shrine to the dead,
a testament to the fact that I am still among the living.
The darkness has become a comfort,
a cloak I wrap around myself,
a shield against the brightness of a world that no longer makes sense,
and I find myself seeking it out,
drawing the curtains,
turning off the lights,
sitting in the silence,
waiting.
I think about death often,
about what it would be like,
to join you,
to be reunited,
to escape this prison of grief,
to finally be at peace,
and the thought is not frightening,
but comforting,
a promise of release.
The bridge calls to me sometimes,
a siren song of concrete and steel,
a promise of oblivion,
of reunion,
of peace,
and I find myself drawn to it,
standing at the edge,
looking down at the water below,
wondering.
I have your last words,
written on a scrap of paper,
a message of love and hope,
a plea for me to live,
to be happy,
to find joy,
and I try,
god how I try,
but every day feels like a betrayal,
every moment of happiness a disloyalty to your memory.
The guilt is a constant companion,
a voice in my head that whispers,
“Why you and not her?”
“Why are you still here?”
“What right do you have to breathe when she cannot?”
And I have no answer,
no defense,
only the crushing weight of survival.
I am unraveling,
coming apart at the seams,
the threads of my sanity pulling away one by one,
and I am not fighting it,
not resisting,
but welcoming it,
embracing it,
as a welcome release from the agony of being alive without you.
The end is coming,
I can feel it,
like a change in the weather,
a shift in the atmosphere,
and I am ready,
prepared,
eager,
to join you,
to be reunited,
to finally be at peace.
Soon, Mother,
soon,
I will come home to you,
and we will be together again,
in death,
as we were always meant to be,
as we will be,
forever.
The hospital smell clings to my clothes,
a phantom scent of disinfectant and decay,
even months after you’ve turned to ash.
Your empty bed screams in the silence of our house,
the indentation of your wasted body still pressed into the mattress
like a ghost trying to hold on.
I trace the rim of your favorite teacup,
the one with the tiny chip you never let me fix,
and my fingers come away cold,
so cold,
as if death has permanently settled in the porcelain.
The pills spill from the orange bottle on your nightstand,
a colorful cemetery of failed hope,
each capsule a tombstone marking another day
you slipped further away from me.
I watched you waste,
watched cancer eat you from the inside out
like a ravenous beast I couldn’t name or fight.
Your beautiful body became a roadmap of pain,
veins like rivers carrying poison instead of life.
And I stood by,
useless,
helpless,
praying to a god who wasn’t listening,
while you became less and less,
until you were nothing but bone and suffering
and eyes that begged for release.
Why you and not me?
Why am I still breathing air that you can no longer taste?
Why does my heart still beat when yours has stopped?
Survival feels like a betrayal,
like I’ve stolen the breath that should have been yours.
The mirror shows your face superimposed over mine,
hollowed eyes and sunken cheeks,
a future I’m already living without you.
I smash the glass,
watch the pieces scatter like my sanity,
each shard reflecting a broken version of the daughter
who couldn’t save you.
The worms of regret crawl through my veins,
whispering that I should have done more,
said more,
been more,
but it’s too late for anything but this
this endless gnawing emptiness where love used to live.
Darkness has become my only companion,
the only thing that understands the magnitude of this loss.
I walk through our house at night,
touching your things,
inhaling the fading scent of you on your clothes,
pretending for just a moment that you’re still here.
But morning always comes,
bringing with it the brutal reality
that I am alone,
that you are gone,
that the cancer didn’t just take your body
but hollowed out my soul as well.
I hear you calling sometimes,
not with words but with the memory of your voice,
and I follow the sound toward the edge,
toward the place where the veil between worlds grows thin,
where I might finally join you,
finally escape this prison of survival.
The razor glints in the bathroom light,
promising reunion,
promising peace,
promising an end to this agony of being alive
when the one who gave me life is gone.
Soon, Mother,
soon I’ll come find you where the pain can’t reach us,
where cancer can’t follow,
where we can be together again
in the silence of the grave,
the only place that feels like home anymore.
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