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Thoughts on organizing architecture

Xebia

Should the team not be able to make all of these architectural decisions by themselves? Gone are the days of making well-thought documents who are reviewed and tested by colleagues in the organization. Organizing architecture guided by two perspectives. First-of-all, architectural scopes are not to be seen as static elements.

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Nurturing Design in Your Software Engineering Culture

Strategic Tech

There are a few qualities that differentiate average from high performing software engineering organisations. I believe that attitude towards the design of code and architecture is one of them. In orgs where it’s all about delivering tickets as quickly as possible or obsessing over technology, the culture and results are poorer.

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Thoughts on organizing architecture

Xebia

Should the team not be able to make all of these architectural decisions by themselves? Gone are the days of making well-thought documents who are reviewed and tested by colleagues in the organization. Organizing architecture guided by two perspectives. First-of-all, architectural scopes are not to be seen as static elements.

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Three practices managers can use gamification to drive enterprise change

Xebia

Changing hard controls, such as reward schemes and changing the organization architecture, are not always available for managers as tools to achieve enterprise change. By implementing gamification, managers can extrinsically motivate employees (for example, with point/reward systems) without touching the hard controls within an organization.

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Observability for New Teams: Part 1

Honeycomb

Any significant shift in an organization’s software engineering culture has the potential to feel tectonic, and observability (o11y for short)—or more specifically, Observability Driven Development —is no different. Your systems will naturally grow in complexity and scale, and so should your observability tool’s ability to track it.

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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 1: The Path to VP

Honeycomb

But to give credit where it’s due: it’s natural for startup founders to look for ways to get more out of their team, and yet it doesn’t seem to be as natural to recognize successes by granting new titles and roles. A knack for systems thinking, paired with equal interest in both human & technological systems.

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Engineers New to Honeycomb, What Did You First Notice About How We Do Things Here?

Honeycomb

It’s great to have your endorphins rise when you make a split second decision while driving, but not so great when you’re collaborating with others or triaging a potentially complex systems problem. At Honeycomb? The same process takes maybe an hour. Q: What are some bad habits you had to unlearn from other companies?