Ship It! Cloud, SRE, Platform Engineering AI IRL at Honeycomb
Dec 14, 2024
Phillip Carter, Principal PM at Honeycomb and a former tech lead at Microsoft, shares insights on AI infrastructure building. He discusses the shift from large corporations to startups, revealing the freedom and challenges it brings. The conversation dives into Honeycomb's unique approaches to AI and the experimental nature of innovations. Phillip also touches on the evolution of observability tools and the crucial role of customer experience in tech development, highlighting the journey toward unified data systems.
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Carter's .NET Start
- Phillip Carter started at Microsoft on the .NET team around 2015.
- This was during the initial work on cross-platform .NET, which aimed to expand beyond Windows.
.NET PMs Code
- PMs on the .NET team often prototyped and implemented features.
- This was due to the need for someone unburdened by shipping schedules to explore and innovate.
Empathy Through Experience
- Build empathy with developer users by experiencing their challenges firsthand.
- This allows you to better understand their needs and pain points.