Re:DevOps Is Bullshit (2022)
by nunez on Friday June 16, 2023 @09:25AM
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> Let’s get rid of devops and hire platform engineers. The problem is it’s a really weird and rare combination of skillsets, in a field no one really wants to do except complete weirdos (I am one). I’ve long said that DevOps isnt a career you choose, it just happens to you.
It always has been. Always!
This is why FAANGs paid their SREs top dollar.
The problem, as you noted, always starts from the top. Cultural change needs to be championed by someone with power inside of the company. However, cultural change is slow (site starts to scale) and expensive ($150k hacker nerd) and many executives still think of tech as a cost center to be optimized (see also: ChatGPT).
Platform Engineering now is where "DevOps" was in 2014 or so, but with more Kubernetes and Rust. But as long as executives who do not (or refuse to) understand the value that strong engineering teams bring forth, the Platform team will just be interchangeable with today's DevOps team.
It always has been. Always!
This is why FAANGs paid their SREs top dollar.
The problem, as you noted, always starts from the top. Cultural change needs to be championed by someone with power inside of the company. However, cultural change is slow (site starts to scale) and expensive ($150k hacker nerd) and many executives still think of tech as a cost center to be optimized (see also: ChatGPT).
Platform Engineering now is where "DevOps" was in 2014 or so, but with more Kubernetes and Rust. But as long as executives who do not (or refuse to) understand the value that strong engineering teams bring forth, the Platform team will just be interchangeable with today's DevOps team.