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Re:Bolt announces layoffs by matwood on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @06:16PM (#31511394)
I shaved a bit off our AWS bill and my CFO at the time asked if it was worth my time. I asked him if he knew how you get a huge AWS bill with no idea how to fix? A little bit at a time.

People get lazy because things seem good and let questionable hires and other expenses slide by because why not, there's plenty of money.

Re:Bolt announces layoffs by SkyPuncher on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @07:12PM (#31512073)
> I asked him if he knew how you get a huge AWS bill with no idea how to fix? A little bit at a time

But that doesn't answer his question. Was it worth it?

You get tech debt a little at a time, but it can be hugely valuable to leverage it for growth.

Re:Bolt announces layoffs by matwood on Thursday May 26, 2022 @06:23AM (#31516651)
Of course there is more nuance than my short story implies. Just like tech debt, it's always tradeoffs.
Re:Bolt announces layoffs by ushakov on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @06:30PM (#31511562)
see, that's why we don't use AWS
Re:Bolt announces layoffs by matwood on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @06:31PM (#31511572)
Toosh!
Re:Bolt announces layoffs by TheDong on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @10:00PM (#31513355)
... I have to ask, is this some word I don't know, or is this a misspelling of 'touché'?
Re:Bolt announces layoffs by matwood on Thursday May 26, 2022 @06:20AM (#31516634)
It's a joke from a, IMO, really funny show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bQMjmVmkF4

Re:Bolt announces layoffs by veb on Thursday May 26, 2022 @02:20AM (#31515275)
Is a real word apparently: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/toosh
Re:Bolt announces layoffs by _boffin_ on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @11:57PM (#31514326)
Oh gosh… I feel this.