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Liz Fong-Jones - Field CTO at Honeycomb.io
Lesley Cordero - Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead at The New York Times
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Liz
https://bsky.app/profile/lizthegrey.com
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https://www.lizthegrey.com
Lesley
https://www.lesleycordero.com
https://twitter.com/clesleycode
https://github.com/clesleycode
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleycordero
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https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/most-important-developer-productivity-metric-build-times
DESCRIPTION
Liz and Lesley explore the evolution of platform engineering from its DevOps and SRE roots. They discuss the challenges of building effective developer platforms, the importance of psychological safety and evidence-based prioritization, the complexities of open source sustainability, and the delicate balance between centralized platform teams and developer autonomy.
The conversation covers practical insights on documentation automation, onboarding strategies, the manager-engineer career pendulum, and why treating platform work as a service rather than a mandate is crucial for organizational success.
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