Re:The Evolution of SRE at Google
by taeric on Friday January 03, 2025 @03:59PM
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An amusingly good quantification of some evidence. Well done! :D
Still, I don't have much to say that I think the engineering was overly good or bad. I typically think that what they captured for a short while, at least, was enthusiasm. In particular, developers were enthusiastic to be near Google technology in a way that I don't think I've seen for other companies, since.
I don't think they identified it as such, though. Which could be why they seem slow to see that a lot of that has evaporated.
Not to say that they have no enthusiasm, now. I'd wager they still have a lot. But as a percentage share of all developers, it feels very different.
Still, I don't have much to say that I think the engineering was overly good or bad. I typically think that what they captured for a short while, at least, was enthusiasm. In particular, developers were enthusiastic to be near Google technology in a way that I don't think I've seen for other companies, since.
I don't think they identified it as such, though. Which could be why they seem slow to see that a lot of that has evaporated.
Not to say that they have no enthusiasm, now. I'd wager they still have a lot. But as a percentage share of all developers, it feels very different.