Taming chaos is a learnable skill
A software engineer discusses managing chaos, interruptions, and operational fires while building long-term solutions and effective engineering habits.
A software engineer discusses managing chaos, interruptions, and operational fires while building long-term solutions and effective engineering habits.
A defense of operations (ops) in tech, arguing it's not just toil and criticizing the DevOps movement's failure to connect devs with production.
An article arguing that 'operations' is not a dirty word and advocating for the value of ops in software engineering, challenging DevOps failures.
Explores the relationship between SRE and DevOps, arguing SRE is a specialized engineering role focused on reliability, not just rebranded operations.
Argues that software engineering interviews must include operations questions to ensure developers understand production systems and operational excellence.
TinyPilot's 11th-month update: Revenue hits $39k, profit surges, and operations move to a new office. Focus on improving margins.
Discusses operational best practices and ownership in serverless architecture, emphasizing responsibility despite outsourcing.
A critique of the "NoOps" mindset, arguing that operational excellence is a shared responsibility, not a role, in modern software development.
Discusses the drawbacks of using too many programming languages in a project, arguing for a balanced approach to benefit operations and maintainability.