“Without psychological safety, respect, and trust, none of the following is possible.”
Heuristics for Effective Software Development: A continuously evolving list.* | Allen Holub https://holub.com/heuristics-for-effective-software-development-a-continuously-evolving-list/
Yep - I need to get one of those. I used a prybar, fiberglass trench shovel, and round shovel (basically useless). The roots are intertwined with a laurel and boulders to increase the degree of difficulty.
“We’ll also have to get better about folding AI into products (and understanding the risks in doing so), which will require building interdisciplinary, cognitively-diverse teams where everyone gets a chance to weigh in.”
Rebranding Data – O’Reilly https://www.oreilly.com/radar/rebranding-data/
“They work in the sense that you’ll process more incoming inputs, but we’re living in a world with effectively infinite inputs.” (via @Pocket) https://pocket.co/xh77S6
Excellent AWS Lambda guidance: “When using AWS Lambda, you can make your function idempotent.“
Building well-architected serverless applications: Building in resiliency – part 2 | AWS Compute Blog https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/building-well-architected-serverless-applications-building-in-resiliency-part-2/
“Facilitation is a fundamental leadership skill. Just like public speaking and writing, facilitation is a skill you can learn.” (via @Pocket) https://pocket.co/xh77sf
“While the transition to remote work in early 2020 was abrupt for everyone, some found themselves thriving more than others…” (via @Pocket) #longreads https://pocket.co/xh77R5
“[W]hy is it that the programmers who build the sytems I find most impressive typically have deep domain knowledge rather than interesting language knowledge?” (via @Pocket) https://pocket.co/xh7mUc
“I’ve also quoted this email when mentoring and coaching other people who are considering becoming, or finding themselves becoming, a brand new executive.”(via @Pocket) #longreads https://pocket.co/xh7mZy
“CloudFormation allows you to disable the automatic rollback, keep the resources successfully created or updated before the error occurs, and retry stack operations from the point of failure.”
Quickly Retry Stack Operations from the Point of Failure https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-for-aws-cloudformation-quickly-retry-stack-operations-from-the-point-of-failure/
“Because work is a socio-technical system, it isn’t just the team that matters.”
Michael Feathers - Gateway Teams https://michaelfeathers.silvrback.com/gateway-teams?utm_campaign=Level%20Up&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
“Embracing life after human error is about using the best science we have in order to do our best work. It’s also about making that work doable for the people that do it.” (via @Pocket) https://pocket.co/xhCI_e
“Here are ten useful patterns that can help you nurture more generous interpretations — and get to the root of the issue faster.” (via @Pocket) https://pocket.co/xhCdxd