Dusko

Thanks for cc Camille🙏

Luca and I discussed the book yesterday a bit. As someone that is moving into leading one of platform-engineering teams - the timing for this couldn’t be better 🙂

“A platform is a foundation of self-service APIs, tools, services, knowledge, and support that are arranged as a compelling internal product. Autonomous application teams1 can make use of the platform to deliver product features at a higher pace, with reduced coordination.” — Platform Engineering by Camille Fournier, Ian Nowland

“Platform Engineering” by @skamille.themanagerswrath.com is an eye opener on many topics.

This is a recommended read, especially to current platform eng leaders and those involved in infrastructure side of things (devops, SREs)

Will share some quotes.

#platformengineering

“...in most companies there is a ceiling to what you can learn.

Also, in all products there is a variety of work to be done, from the extremely complex, to the extremely mundane.

A team with a variety of levels allows you to match people to work that suits their experience.”

Really like this quote about growth in software eng:

“Making people grow is a key driver to making them happier, more productive, and making them stay longer in your company.
Naturally, this is more challenging for senior devs as let's be honest we are not all big tech, where growth is unlimited..”

Great point on the attitude that platform engineering teams should strive to.

Innovation and experimantation are at danger due to easy to fall traps of being "be-all", "end-all" decision makers.

"You should not sacrifice*" kinda sounds even better :)

I'm always thinking, we have limited time on this rock and how we spend it with those around us is what's most important.

Be a person that someone will call .. just because.

True indeed! 🙂

This was a really really good interview btw. Authentic as always, with bunch of advices.

As someone that is transitioning from eng management to platform engineering - found it super useful.

"The easiest way to slash the observability bills is to give fewer shits about your customer experience."

Author: @mipsytipsy.bsky.social on @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com podcast.

Haven't heard a better explanation in ages!

perplexity screenshot showing deepseekr1 as an option.

#PerplexityAI wastes no time for sure #DeepSeekR1

Tomorrow I'm talking on a conference on yet another AI topics.

Last time I wasn't that popular as everyone were super hyped while I was a bit different 🙂.

I feel that tomorrow will be the same.

P.S. I was right last time 🤓

I muted notifications from instagram altogether 🤷

5hrs in a car.
3.5h of meeting (from a car). Mini workshop 6hrs.

Came home: "Daddyyyy, lets go to playground 🥹"
"- Sure we do - hop on ❤️"

Because smile.

What is that? Where? Why?

as a kid, i fixed my parent's computer. as an adult I fix my kids's computer. pretty sure we are the only gen that knows how computers work

You hit the spot with this one Carlos! Great read.

What I'm surprised most is that any of these PM roles is less superior to others.

This is mostly the case with Project Managers wanting to be Product Managers.. because. Without realizing how powerful project manager role can actually be.

Great topic Gergely!

Here is one. How does pricing and/or costs control compares in Honeycomb with other solutions out there?

While we can get hyped with everything that nowadays tools can do, the fact is that the proper observability setup is necessary, but expensive for many companies.

Todoist is most probably the best app for self organization with fantastic integration across Apple ecosystem.

The more people I talk with, more of them are admitting that work from home is affecting their mental health and productivity.

People are moving to offices and leaving their laptops in the office as well, making a clear cut between work and private time.

#productivity

Claude is on a roll with product updates!

And what's best about it, small simple daily changes that are understandable instantly.

That's the way to do it 💪

"People have a constant nagging sense that they're not working on what they should be, that they "don't have time" for potentially critical activities, and that they're missing out on the timeless sense of meaningful doing that is the essence of stress-free productivity."

So true.

So I joined BlueSky, currently discovering all the people I've been in contact in good old times of tech twitter.

Interested in professional development in management, productivity, product and software development, tech trends.

Startup all the way!