Summary: The Software Process and Measurement Cast 477 features our essay on silence. Silence is a powerful tool to guide conversations and mine information from the stream of consciousness that flows around us.Trust me the podcast is not 30 minutes of silence! We will also have a column from Kim Pries, the Software Sensi. Kim brings us part 1 of his essay, Muddling Through. Gene Hughson of Form Follows Function anchors the cast. He discusses his great article, “What Makes a Monolith Monolithic?”