Bring Back Ops Pride
Operations work is valuable and deserves respect, not disdain. Those who dismiss ops will face the consequences of poor operational outcomes.
Co-founder and CTO of Honeycomb. Expert on observability, distributed systems, and engineering management.
https://charity.wtfOperations work is valuable and deserves respect, not disdain. Those who dismiss ops will face the consequences of poor operational outcomes.
The post humorously discusses the perennial debate about whether deploy freezes during holidays help or hurt software development teams.
AI has become mainstream foundational technology in 2025, similar to how cloud computing transitioned from experimental to essential in 2010.
A reflection on choosing which platforms to use and which professional fights are worth engaging in.
After 10 years, the author is switching their blog from WordPress to Substack.