NetApp Leverages Time Series Data for Real-Time Resource Trending and Alerting
tl;dr: NetApp, a leader in cloud data services, storage systems and software, uses time series data for real-time resource trending, SLO/SLI calculations, and alerting. Their SRE team identifies trends in resource consumption for critical Linux servers, DB monitoring, and custom resource monitoring. The team appreciates the high ingest, tool integration, and performance of InfluxDB, their chosen time series database. They also value its integration with Grafana for dashboards and Slack for global team communication.featured in #440
Remote Work Requires Communicating More, Less Frequently
- Ben Balter tl;dr: Remote work demands a shift in communication style, emphasizing more content but less frequent interaction. This approach involves richer, more thoughtful exchanges like long-form writing or videos, rather than constant, interrupt-driven interactions. Asynchronous work allows for reflection, research, and synthesis, improving the quality and clarity of communication. It's likened to "gzip compression" for human communication, enabling greater throughput with fewer "packets." Tips for effective remote communication include choosing the right medium, writing clearly and comprehensively, recording engaging videos, and communicating proactively and asynchronously. This method leads to less time talking about work and more time actually doing it, optimizing for efficiency and flow.featured in #439
Building Software The Swarmia Way
- Hugo Kiiski tl;dr: We all know that there’s no single right way to build software. But because we love learning about how other high-performing software organizations approach team composition, rituals, technology choices, and more, we figured why not return the favor and open up our own workflow.featured in #439
Enabling Good Work Habits Through Reflective Goal-Setting
- Abi Noda tl;dr: Abi highlights a study on developers' productivity, revealing that reflective goal-setting leads to improvements. 84% of participants identified concrete goals through reflection, 80% saw positive behavior change, and 92% planned to maintain new habits. The key takeaway is that reflective goal-setting not only enhances awareness and productivity but also encourages lasting behavioral changes, empowering developers to gain control over their work.featured in #438
Bottleneck #04: Cost Efficiency
- Sofia Tania Stefania Stefansdottir tl;dr: This post discusses cost optimization for scale-ups by emphasizing the importance of a cross-functional team to analyze and execute cost-saving measures. It outlines strategies like rightsizing resources, using ephemeral infrastructure, and consolidating tools. A key takeaway is the need for a detailed analysis of cost drivers, such as compute vs storage vs network, to identify specific levers for cost reduction, ensuring alignment with the company's unique needs as it scales.featured in #438
My Problem With The Four-Document Model
- Hillel Wayne tl;dr: Hillel critiques the 4doc model for user documentation, highlighting that it's not universal or comprehensive. While effective for tools, it may not suit frameworks and languages. The key takeaway is that relying solely on the 4doc model can limit documentation effectiveness, and a more flexible approach that considers the specific subject being documented is encouraged.featured in #438
The Not-App-Building Parts Of Building An App
tl;dr: "A surprising amount of developer time is spent on making apps usable for large companies, a group that has a rigorous and sometimes oddly specific list of requirements... This post is going to break down how developers make apps enterprise-ready and why a disproportionate amount of time is spent on these seemingly niche features." The author discusses critical requirements, notably Authentication, Directory Sync, Authorization and Audit Logging.featured in #438
Attention Is All A Manager Needs
- Phil Calçado tl;dr: “All this talk about managing information at scale makes me think of challenges faced by engineering managers and directors as they have to deal with both information overload and scarcity simultaneously. This is a recurring major topic when coaching new managers or folks who made the transition to senior management. In this article, I am going to discuss the challenges and offer a few practical tools that have worked for me in my own journey.”featured in #437
A/B Testing Examples From Airbnb And YC's Top Companies
- Ian Vanagas tl;dr: Ian provides a comprehensive look at A/B testing examples from various successful companies, including Monzo, Instacart, Coinbase, Airbnb, and Convoy. It explores different approaches to A/B testing, such as Monzo's low-risk "pellets" strategy, Instacart's complex sampling problem-solving, Coinbase's scaling of tests, Airbnb's interleaving and dynamic p-values, and Convoy's Bayesian approach.featured in #437
Square’s Updated Growth Framework For Engineers And Engineering Managers
tl;dr: Square has updated its Growth Framework for Engineers and Engineering Managers, reflecting significant changes over the past four years. The revised levels guide hiring, promotion, and encode the company's values, with a focus on clarity, consistency, and adaptability.featured in #437