The Humans of DevOps Podcast Series S4 Ep104: A Conversation with a Thought Leader on Platform Engineering
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Jun 5, 2023 AI Snips
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Platform Engineering Is A Product
- Platform engineering bundles existing tools into a golden path to reduce developer cognitive load.
- The platform team's product is an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) focused on developer experience.
Start With Common Problems Not Shiny Tech
- Start platform work by finding the minimum common denominator problems across teams rather than chasing shiny tech.
- Market the platform internally and treat the team as a product organization with tight feedback loops.
Design Multiple Golden Paths
- Different developer personas need different golden paths and levels of abstraction.
- Misaligned abstraction will lead senior engineers to resist and junior engineers to be blocked if not tailored properly.