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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. In my experience, the culture is better and the results are better in orgs where engineers and architects obsess over the design of code and architecture. They prefer to work in isolation and just deliver.

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DevOps vs. SRE: What’s the Difference Between Them, and Which One Are You?

OverOps

The official definition of DevOps is “a software engineering culture and practice, that aims at unifying software development and software operation.” The concept of Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) has been around since 2003, making it even older than DevOps.

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On Not Being a Cog in the Machine

Honeycomb

Someone who can work in both software engineering and automation. The more time I spend in this industry, the more interested I get about that social aspect of our systems. Initially, as a software developer, it’s tempting to frame the software as an independent system that you work on.

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A Commitment to Diversity: Reflections on GHC

LaunchDarkly

It seems every week there is an article or blog post decrying the lack of women and people of color in software engineering, or on the other side defending the gap. At LaunchDarkly I have experienced similar intellectual honesty, one of the many facets of our outstanding engineering culture.

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

Honeycomb

VPs of Engineering often have a lot of influence over both company culture and policy, and the decisions our companies make ripple outside of the companies themselves. The whole tech industry would benefit from more perspectives in this role. However, we have fairly different backgrounds and skill sets.

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

Honeycomb

I wouldn’t go as far as to say “tech industry therapy,” but Honeycomb leadership’s investment in good management is something I haven’t seen before. doesn’t turn any heads; everyone I’ve talked to has experience with what it takes to build a great organization (and product), from all different perspectives of the industry.

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The Future of Observability is Bright as Honeycomb Announces $50M in Series D Funding

Honeycomb

The future of observability has never been more exciting, and this latest round ensures we can continue to invest—with conviction—in improving the lives of software engineering teams. We hope this is a moment of welcome change from the soul-crushing headlines plaguing the tech industry these past few months.