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The Bike Shed

445: Working Iteratively

Oct 29, 2024
Explore the perks of working iteratively and how it can lighten cognitive load while minimizing costly errors. Witness a personal lesson learned from a recent workplace mishap, and dive into the pressures surrounding incident management during major releases. Delight in the beauty of autumn and its transformative spirit, with anecdotes about fall traditions. Discover how smaller, focused tasks enhance productivity and support effective code reviews, all while finding a balance between striving for perfection and making incremental improvements.
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Quick takeaways

  • Adopting an incremental approach to development reduces cognitive load and allows for easier testing and review processes among team members.
  • Conducting retrospectives after incidents fosters a blame-free culture and helps teams focus on systemic improvements rather than individual errors.

Deep dives

Importance of Incident Retrospectives

Evaluating incidents through retrospectives plays a crucial role in fostering an open and blame-free culture within engineering teams. After encountering a significant incident during a planned migration, the team conducted a reflective session where all involved parties discussed the factual occurrences and potential improvements. This approach focused on systemic issues rather than individual mistakes, emphasizing that such incidents often stem from multiple failures across the system. By encouraging this dialogue, teams can improve monitoring and response processes, ultimately leading to better resilience in the face of future challenges.

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