Enjoy this upcoming weekend, and pick one or two item from today’s reading list to mull over during your free time.
[blog] Your customers hate MVPs. Make a SLC instead. Thought-provoking post that you should read through. Make products that are simple, lovable, and complete.
[blog] Building a Control Plane for Lyft’s Shared Development Environment. The Lyft team built a robust system for developers to test changes.
[blog] Effective alerting in Google Cloud. Regardless of the cloud you use, read this post for a look at what to alert on, when to trigger, and who to notify.
[blog] Connect(ing) Chick-fil-A. Good story from the CFA team that explained how their early API work caused problems later, and how they found the right tooling to enable self service.
[blog] Reimagining the developer experience with Google Cloud. My colleague Rakesh explains how we’re thinking about devex differently, and what’s guiding our product strategy.
[blog] The Rise and Fall of ESPN’s Leverage. This isn’t about tech per-se, but it’s a good reminder to continuously evaluate the landscape and the strength of your strategy.
[article] What CTOs are learning from generative AI. Code generation is awesome, and it’s only a tiny piece of what generative AI can actually do for an organization.
[blog] Effortless Integration Tests with Testcontainers in Golang. Very clear example of setting up temporary PostgreSQL and Kafka instances to use with Go tests.
[blog] How To Get The Best Sleep Of Your Life: Six Secrets From Research. I apparently don’t sleep as much as I should (6.5 hours vs 8), but I sleep well. Here’s guidance on sleeping better.
[article] Broadcom Survey Surfaces Drive to Consolidate Automation Platforms. Apparently everyone wants to consolidate, but few have done it.
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