Strategic Tech
MARCH 16, 2021
Martin Fowler argues that internal quality of a software system enables new features and improvements to be delivered more sustainably. If you’re interested in improving the design mindset in your engineering culture, I hope that the following techniques provide you with some food for though.
Honeycomb
MAY 24, 2023
Observability provides the ability to see inside your complex and distributed systems to know exactly what’s happening in real time. That was certainly the case at Slack where releases were delayed due to a high rate (50%) of flaky tests. But even the best observability offering needs a culture of support.
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Honeycomb
MARCH 16, 2023
But looking at the responsibilities we were taking around vendor negotiations, voluntarily cross-pollinating silos and impacting engineering teams roadmaps in anticipation of scaling needs, we decided to rework that whole category into a broader “system-level” perspective. It therefore feels like a more adequate fit to our function.
Honeycomb
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
The charter (aka what site reliability engineers should care about). Take a long-term, holistic view of the system. Adapt work so that people feel comfortable and confident running our systems, propagate good practices, and ensure we do these things sustainably. Lead incident practices. Provide tools and assistance.
Honeycomb
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
I’ve spent the last decade building and operating large-scale production systems with all sorts of teams, in all sorts of environments. Over the last few years, I’ve tried to find ways of making better, more operable systems. Sociotechnical systems and context awareness. Fostering Human Processes. is pivotal.
Honeycomb
JANUARY 5, 2021
In March I wrote the following: Observability is a paradigm on which we can build a safe, healthy, sustainable future for the tech industry. We’re trying to build something sustainable here, and the people who make up Honeycomb are more than just “resources.” no oversharing or prying). It is not ok and you should want better.
Honeycomb
JANUARY 5, 2021
In March I wrote the following: Observability is a paradigm on which we can build a safe, healthy, sustainable future for the tech industry. We’re trying to build something sustainable here, and the people who make up Honeycomb are more than just “resources.” no oversharing or prying). It is not ok and you should want better.
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