Ship It! Cloud, SRE, Platform Engineering

Seven shipping principles

Nov 3, 2022

David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails, discusses the seven shipping principles in software development. Topics include writing clarity, product refinement vs timely releases, managing email systems in Hey, advancements in computing technology, and the consequences of mistakes.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Discussion on the Seven Shipping Principles

02:23 • 4min

Crafting Clear and Concise Writing

06:02 • 5min

The Intersection of Software Development and Writing & Raygun's Observability Focus

10:57 • 4min

Balancing Refinement with Release in Software Development

15:22 • 18min

Exploring Infrastructure Operations and Cloud Services

33:29 • 9min

Advancements in Computing Power and Storage Technology

42:43 • 4min

Transitioning to On-Premises Operations and the Thrill of Racing

46:40 • 9min

The Consequences of Mistakes and Understanding Risks in High-Stakes Situations

55:38 • 3min

15 years ago, Gerhard discovered magic in the form of Ruby on Rails. It was intuitive and it just worked. That is the context in which Gerhard fell in love with infrastructure and operations.

Today, for special episode 77, we start at Seven Shipping Principles, and, in the true spirit of Ship It, we’ll see what happens next.

Our guest is David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails, co-founder of Basecamp & HEY, and a lot more - check out dhh.dk.

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Featuring:

David Heinemeier Hansson – GitHub, X
Gerhard Lazu – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

Show Notes:

📝 Seven Shipping Principles
📝 Why we’re leaving the cloud
DHH @ Le Mans 2022
Basecamp Next’s caching hardware - Jan. 2012 - 864GB of RAM - $12k in 2012
Gerhard’s favourite signals from the new 37signals.com
Email’s new heyday

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