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Re:Ask HN: Do you find working on large distributed systems ... by bckr on Saturday February 19, 2022 @12:26PM (#30398729)
> only half of the picture

Can you please share some details about what you think is missing from most "agile"/devops teams?

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Re:Ask HN: Do you find working on large distributed systems ... by ithkuil on Saturday February 19, 2022 @12:38PM (#30398830)
Proper staffing
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Re:Ask HN: Do you find working on large distributed systems ... by bckr on Saturday February 19, 2022 @12:52PM (#30398970)
Ah excellent. Yes. In my experience there's this idea of "scale at all costs"--a better way would probably be to limit scaling until the headcount is scaled. Although then you probably need more VC money.
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