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The best of engineering enablement in 2024

Engineering Enablement • 12 implied HN points • 23 Dec 24
🕹 Technology AI Tools Developer Productivity Platform Engineering Frameworks Research
  1. Companies are using AI tools to help engineers work faster, with data showing that these tools can significantly improve productivity. For example, tasks were completed 40% faster in some studies.
  2. Understanding the differences between platform engineering and developer experience teams is important for improving how developers work. Companies are putting focus on their developer productivity teams to ensure that their developers have what they need.
  3. New frameworks are being introduced to measure developer productivity more effectively. These frameworks help identify inefficiencies and understand how developers feel about their working conditions.

The Rise of Platform Engineering

Software Snack Bites • 31 implied HN points • 07 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Platform Engineering Infrastructure Enterprise Software Cloud Infrastructure
  1. Platform Engineering teams help improve developer efficiency by unifying tooling and documentation.
  2. Enterprises need to focus on making developers more efficient due to a predicted shortage of 4M developers by 2025.
  3. Platform Engineering is gaining more budget allocation as it reduces costs through efficiency and improves velocity.

No assembly required: the benefits of an opinionated platform

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 23 May 24
🕹 Technology DevOps Platform Engineering
  1. Specialists like doctors and lawyers often hesitate to provide clear recommendations to avoid legal issues, leaving people to make decisions on their own.
  2. Cloud platforms like AWS and GCP offer numerous options but lack clear guidance, leading to decision paralysis for users.
  3. An opinionated platform, like Konfig, can save engineering resources by providing pre-configured solutions based on best practices, allowing teams to focus on innovation.

Cloud without Kubernetes

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 12 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Cloud Computing Serverless Containerization Platform Engineering
  1. The industry has mainly focused on Kubernetes as the go-to cloud solution, but serverless options like Cloud Run can be effective for certain use cases and offer cost-efficiency.
  2. Cloud Run offers a simplified platform for businesses with cyclical traffic patterns and minimal need for Kubernetes-level complexity, allowing developers to focus on delivering value rather than managing infrastructure.
  3. Adopting Cloud Run can provide a flexible, cost-effective cloud solution that maintains the option to evolve to a more complex platform as needed, catering well to 'normal' businesses outside of internet-scale operations.
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