Episode 370: In the long run…

This week we discuss developer toil, local vs. remote development and Facebook’s management woes. Plus, some thoughts on business books… Runner-up Titles The Instant Acquisition Belly of the Beast We can’t be bothered, but we bothered I’m done with that I don’t have those problems More Money, More Weirdness Occam’s Razor is always handy Ghost ride it into production Let’s take the offline online We’re just doing stuff with computers Rundown Coté and Brian attempt to summarize Facebook’s current state (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/archives/C6CDLDCVB/p1658919353110909?thread_ts=1658853863.040209&cid=C6CDLDCVB). Developer Toil: The Hidden Tech Debt (https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/white-papers/developer-toil-the-hidden-tech-debt?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_content=SDT370) Original webinar, from Susie and Tyson (https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/webinars/may-6-tech-debt-audit-how-to-prioritize-and-reduce-the-tech-debt-that-matters-most?utm_source=cote&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Global_P2_BT_Q220_Tech-Debt-Audit&utm_content=20220127techdebtwebinarwatchparty). Will Local Dev ever go away? (https://twitter.com/bernhardsson/status/1551241460749668355?s=21&t=Rd250F4rR6CGACqvAvWNVQ) and Swyx’s take (https://twitter.com/swyx/status/1533910738942562304) Relevant to your Interests How to Misuse & Abuse DORA Metrics (https://abinoda.substack.com/p/misuse-dora?s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=direct) Elon Musk’s Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair (https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-affair-sergey-brin-wife-divorce-11658674840?page=1) Non-Obvious Docker Uses (https://matt-rickard.com/non-obvious-docker-uses/) T-Mobile agrees to cough up $500 million for its disastrous data breach last year (https://www.androidpolice.com/t-mobile-500-million-settle-disastrous-data-breach/) AWS sales boss claims Microsoft's cloud licenses (https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/25/aws_slams_microsoft_cloud_licenses/) NFL enters media streaming market with 'NFL+' (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34293043/nfl-enters-media-streaming-marketplace-nfl+-service) How Software Is Stifling Competition and Slowing Innovation (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/business/software-james-bessen-book.html) San Francisco Races Clock for Comeback With Tech Gloom Deepening (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-25/san-francisco-tries-to-lure-remote-workers-to-offices-as-tech-gloom-swirls) DALL·E 2 (https://openai.com/dall-e-2/) Adam Mosseri on Insta Changes (https://twitter.com/mosseri/status/1551890839584088065) Here are the 37 tech companies most likely to be acquired by private-equity firms after valuations plunged, according to bankers and private data (https://www.businessinsider.com/37-tech-companies-most-likely-acquired-private-equity-lbo-2022-7) Clouded Judgement — Recession Impact (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-72222?utm_medium=email&%3Butm_campaign=cta&%3Baction=share&utm_source=substack) Nonsense A new plasma robot can dig tunnels 100 times faster and 98% cheaper (https://interestingengineering.com/a-new-plasma-boring-robot-can-dig-tunnels-100-times-faster-and-98-cheaper) Mattel to launch SpaceX vehicles as new Matchbox toys and collectibles (https://www.space.com/mattel-spacex-rockets-toys-collectibles) The US Records Its First Case Of Polio Since 2013 (https://www.iflscience.com/the-us-records-its-first-case-of-polio-since-2013-64556) Urgent Care with Matt Ray (https://twitter.com/mattray/status/1551807292718600192?s=21&t=Wf3G1SSTwRtDaZOCSWIUPw) Listener Feedback Demo of Apple Badges at the 187 Buildings (https://t.yesware.com/tt/740736faf72e77cb6d58a854f7821c9cfc324626/10219ebf44dbd66341ef721c919e72a9/0d5ae0606487c84cebb763c9a92afb67/www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8k6VqRDsdE) Chase wants you to work at Octopus Energy Group (https://octopusenergy.group/) UK Lead Platform Engineer (https://jobs.lever.co/octoenergy/0dce210e-6b16-4287-9bce-b133e9d2a30f) UK Senior Platform Engineer (https://jobs.lever.co/octoenergy/ac0f94c5-1ec5-48bc-be96-10399948f14c) APAC Platform Engineer (https://jobs.lever.co/octoenergy/d0976d8f-90df-46ab-9942-6e01b1332cd8) US Platform Engineer (https://jobs.lever.co/octoenergy/c89812b8-8ae8-47c8-869c-f26273e6492c) Opportunities globally (https://jobs.lever.co/octoenergy) Work with Matt Ray: Kubecost hiring Product Manager in US (https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3191662780/?refId=5fll6MecQC23Dr%2Bc0Mnzew%3D%3D) Conferences Coté’s August 4th webinar on platform engineering (https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/springone-tour-apj/aug-4-why-you-should-treat-your-platform-as-a-product?utm_campaign=devrel&utm_source=cote&utm_medium=social) - register and watch (https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/springone-tour-apj/aug-4-why-you-should-treat-your-platform-as-a-product?utm_campaign=devrel&utm_source=cote&utm_medium=social), my homies DevOpsDays DFW (https://devopsdays.org/events/2022-dallas/welcome/), August 24-25, 2022 - Coté speaking, along with John Willis, Andrew Shafer, and friends VMware Explore 2022, August 29 – September 1, 2022 (https://www.vmware.com/explore/us.html?srccode=na_pxkba4ap4tgmb&cid=7012H000001KawVQAS) - Coté’s pitch (https://twitter.com/cote/status/1551895600270016512). 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