The future of software engineering is SRE
15 days ago
- #SRE
- #software-engineering
- #operational-excellence
- Operational excellence becomes crucial as code becomes cheap.
- Software engineering is about maintaining systems over time, not just writing code.
- SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) is predicted to be the most hired job in engineering.
- No-code and spreadsheets can create short-term solutions but lead to long-term maintenance issues.
- The 'computer disease' refers to the tendency to tinker with automation without considering long-term operational needs.
- Good software is invisible and requires significant effort to maintain reliability and scalability.
- Key challenges include uptime, defect recovery, dependency management, and security updates.
- People hire services, not software, emphasizing the need for reliable and scalable solutions.
- The first 90% of a demo is easy; the remaining 190% is where real engineering challenges lie.