Tech: microservices vs monoliths - Fight!
Human factors: “Despite this, research has shown that surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses have rather different concepts of what constitutes teamwork and communication in the OR.”
True (also a big fan of @ri_cook) & agree they’re not often/always the same people. I unfortunately am already aware of the uneven enlightenment of hospitals. 😞
Agree. I’m fine with it as a backup option to diagnose & ad hoc, but not as the primary “remediation” path for known failure modes that don’t include a supervisor hierarchy by default.
“It’s about coding for the happy path and acknowledging the fact there are faults that will occur that we aren’t going to be able to handle properly because we don’t know how the program ought to handle them”
The Let It Crash Philosophy Outside Erlang https://stratus3d.com/blog/2020/01/20/applying-the-let-it-crash-philosophy-outside-erlang
“If we allow, then, that one of the more lasting impacts of the advent of cloud services is the impact to pricing models, that raises an interesting question: will the same be true of serverless?” (via @Pocket) https://pocket.co/xd5Pu_
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“This allows app developers to focus on building OAM components, app operators to focus on operational capabilities through the OAM app config and infra operators to focus on Kubernetes.”
Rage Against the Machine Announce Reunion Tour + Ticket Info https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/02/rage-against-the-machine-announce-40-date-reunion-tour/
“We have introduced a novel availability metric, user-uptime which combines the advantages of per-user aggregation with those of using a time-based availability measure.” https://www.usenix.org/system/files/nsdi20spring_hauer_prepub.pdf
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‘There are so many that made an impact that it’s hard to pick one, but I’m going to go with Camille Fournier’s “The Manager’s Path”.’ (via @Pocket) #longreads https://pocket.co/xdVTTh
Trying to get 2020 back on track. One of the best things about `go` might be aspect that aggravates some: minimal opportunities for programmer cleverness (Scala implicits 🔮, Node async indirections 🤷♂️). Current me appreciates the boringness. 💤
“I think the rule against counting incident reports is a universally good one...” (via @Pocket) #longreads https://medium.com/@rbranson/why-you-shouldnt-count-production-incidents-38616d8e6329
“By infusing microservices architecture gratuitously, you’re just going to turn your bad code into a bad infrastructure.”(via @Pocket) #longreads https://medium.com/@ebin/stop-you-dont-need-microservices-dc732d70b3e0
“Despite the drive in some quarters to make microservice architectures the default approach for software, I feel that due to their numerous challenges, adopting them still requires careful thought.”(via @Pocket) https://pocket.co/xdHmu1
That reading seems overly critical and I do agree @martinfowler has a good write up. Also @samnewman ‘s https://www.amazon.com/dp/1491950358/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_F0QsEbF8E5S6N
It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you
Without a valid event to react to
Think of how many failed crons you slept through
Time’s up, I’m sorry I kept you
Thinking of this, you keep repeating you miss
The rhymes from the #serverless activist
“After many years of being a very vocal advocate for the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) technique, in the majority of companies I meet, I have stopped recommending the practice.” (via @Pocket) https://pocket.co/xdcknK
“While I don’t know if J left a trail of destruction in his high-pressure-wake before, I have seen the mess that others who used similar tactics to J left behind. In fact, I’ve spent a good part of my career cleaning up after those messes.”
(via @Pocket) http://testobsessed.com/2020/02/momentum-urgency/
“A better way to model a job here is just a function in Scala with inputs and outputs. A function is composable, and if we want our standalone program, it’s easy to wrap.”
“The industry is prime for a renaissance, but we must get past the notion that the only value of post-incident analysis is in the list of static remediation items that so many of those processes are modeled, even optimized, to produce.” #longreads https://pocket.co/xdNw95
“Servant leadership is not a role for people who seek constant recognition, a lot of the work servant leaders do is in the background and laying foundations for people and teams to blossom.”(via @Pocket) https://pocket.co/xdNwZZ
Thread by @mekkaokereke: A quick thread on the dangers of OKRs, performance reviews, and pedantry that can happen if we lose sight of what a performance review is su… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1233418203742658560.html
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`Past reports and online clues have linked Bosworth to an initiative dubbed “AWS for Everyone,” a technology that would allow non-developers to create business applications using little or no code.`
