Really great quote about leadership from Alexander Den Heijer, shared by @charrett: “When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” #yowsydney #yow23 🌹

"If your users haven't built something that surprised you, you probably didn't build a platform." — Gregor Hohpe

#yow23 #platform #strategy

"Good abstractions reduce cognitive load because they form a cohesive language and a mental model. Omitting relevant details is tempting but leads to dangerous illusions."

#Yow23 #YowConf #PlatformEngineering

At Brooklyn Zelenka’s talk on local first apps. #Yow23

"Cryptography is a tool for turning lots of different problems into key management problems"

#Yow23 #YowConf #InfoSec @ljrk

Lamport's problem

"A distributed system is one in which a failure of a computer you didn't even know existed can render your own computer unusable"

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Timeless wisdom from Radia Perlman at #Yow23

"Our systems are complicated because people are complicated. Platform Engineering requires a lot of intent, it doesn't just happen"

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At #yow23 in Brisbane. I’m track hosting in the green room this morning.
#yow23 surreal to see some folks I was following their work for years in person.