Writing & Publications
This page collects peer-reviewed work, research in progress, selected essays, and occasional public notes. The tools change quickly, but the failure modes do not. I keep older writing here as a record of the ideas and patterns that continue to shape how I think about technology, organizations, and engineering judgment.
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
(peer-reviewed):
"ChatGPT versus clinician responses to questions in ABA: Preference, identification, and level of agreement"
(2025).
Alt:
PubMed
Research in progress
- "When DORA Metrics Fail in Practice: Deployment Measurement Gaps in Containerized Non-Kubernetes Environments"
- "A Taxonomy of Data Warehouse Failure Modes in Middle-Market Portfolio Companies"
- "A Minimal Viable AI Governance Control Set for Middle-Market Portfolio Companies"
Selected writing
The Time Compression Corollary of the Technological Singularity and Software Patents
As capability compounds, the time from novelty to commodity compresses. This shapes how I think about durability, advantage, and where effort is worth spending.
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The Role of the Enabler
Leadership is less about personal heroics and more about enabling the team to function, decide well, and execute under constraint.
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News and appearances
Darryl Agostinelli on Deep Takes Not Fakes Podcast
A conversation on technological change, AI, and the practical realities of building systems that survive contact with real organizations.
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Darryl Agostinelli joins NECC as Chief Technology Officer
Press release announcing my role at NECC and the mandate to scale infrastructure and accelerate delivery of their ABA software system.
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