The content discusses the shift in the tech industry from the ZIRP (Zero Interest Rate Policy) era, where money was abundant, to the current reality where time and money are limited. During the ZIRP era, companies were able to overcome inefficiencies and poor engineering quality by simply hiring more people and resources. However, this approach is no longer sustainable in the new environment.
The author highlights several practices that were common during the ZIRP era, such as hand-offs, context switching, scaling up teams, managing work in progress, dealing with technical debt, and relying heavily on cloud services to overcome system limitations. These practices were effective when money was easily available, but they have now become unsustainable.
The author then discusses the realization that the inefficiencies and poor engineering quality were being masked by the abundance of resources. The author questions the rationale behind these practices and suggests that a more efficient approach, such as Continuous Delivery and its associated practices, could have yielded similar outputs with less effort and resources.
The content emphasizes that in the post-ZIRP era, engineering quality is not just a technical necessity, but a high-value business capability. Organizations that can deliver high-quality software efficiently and consistently will be the ones that succeed. The author encourages readers to shift their focus from "doing more" to "doing better" by investing in engineering quality, which will position them to thrive in an environment where time and money are scarce.
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by David Anders... klo medium.com 07-22-2024
https://medium.com/@_davidanderson/rethinking-our-tech-strategies-why-engineering-quality-matters-more-than-ever-cefdcee9ce79Syvällisempiä Kysymyksiä