Charity Majors • 12/2/2018

Software Sprawl, The Golden Path, and Scaling Teams With Agency

This article addresses the common problem of 'software sprawl' in growing tech teams, where excessive tool and language diversity creates operational chaos. It proposes a solution: establishing a 'Golden Path'—a curated, fully-supported set of default components—to encourage convergence while preserving developer agency. The piece outlines a practical, five-step strategy for engineering leaders to implement this path and scale their teams effectively.

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#software development #engineering culture #Team Scaling