From 58e7967daeaaff4d1e1cd4cfd5f2d598336c294b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolai Ort Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:11:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] feat(day0): Added button for sched link to every talk --- content/.templates/talk.md | 1 + content/day0/01_opening.md | 1 + content/day0/02_tcg-update.md | 1 + content/day0/03_whobuiltthis.md | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++- content/day0/04_vmware.md | 3 +- content/day0/05_vcluster.md | 3 +- content/day0/06_aiplatforms.md | 1 + content/day0/07_scalingsatisfaction.md | 1 + content/day0/08_staging.md | 1 + content/day0/09_hanover.md | 1 + content/day0/10_sourcing-your-idp.md | 1 + 11 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/.templates/talk.md b/content/.templates/talk.md index f134199..9cc6827 100644 --- a/content/.templates/talk.md +++ b/content/.templates/talk.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tags: + diff --git a/content/day0/01_opening.md b/content/day0/01_opening.md index f1a1e9e..64eaa27 100644 --- a/content/day0/01_opening.md +++ b/content/day0/01_opening.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags: + diff --git a/content/day0/02_tcg-update.md b/content/day0/02_tcg-update.md index a0c3f2d..14c2cda 100644 --- a/content/day0/02_tcg-update.md +++ b/content/day0/02_tcg-update.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ tags: + {{% button href="https://cloudnativeplatforms.com" style="info" icon="link" %}}Website/Homepage{{% /button %}} diff --git a/content/day0/03_whobuiltthis.md b/content/day0/03_whobuiltthis.md index 6576bf5..5fefed9 100644 --- a/content/day0/03_whobuiltthis.md +++ b/content/day0/03_whobuiltthis.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags: + @@ -16,4 +17,39 @@ The talk was kept interactive through live surveys. ## Baseline - Research on underrepresented groups in platform engineering focus mostly on gender and seneority -- Problem: There is little data about the devide beween standard and non-standard users of platfoms \ No newline at end of file +- Problem: There is little data about the devide beween standard and non-standard users of platfoms + +## Problems and changes + +- In the past often the code was the documentation leading to the need of revse engineering +- Problem: This might work for some people (confident and open to do a deep dive into the code) but can leat to major onboarding problems -> Rise of documentation (platform stays the same but the interface for onboarding changes) +- Breaking point: Production incidents by human designs based on the wron assumption of humans always being very careful -> The process is the cause so we have to change the process and add guardrails +- Abstraction leakage: Our Pod is failing. Why? Resource error, but the real issue was rooted in the infrastructure (Problem with spot instances but only the platform team knows this, not the app team) -> The platform assumed knowlege about infrastructure +- Decisions are usually made by senior engineers but the alternative viewpoints (new hires, juniors, users without deep knowledge) who struggle are the ones that actually reveal blind spots + +## Who is the platform built for + +- The platform can not cale if it's only built for the engineers who built it +- We have to invite engineers from different viewpoints to improve our platform +- Abstractions are ok bu they can't hide important information + +## Humans as a Platform + +- Perspective shapes design -> Optimize for usability +- Broader participation reveals blind spots -> Improve dx wihout lowering standards +- Developer experience is an architectural concern -> Observability and usability must be + +## Measuring success + +- Time to first deployment +- Self-service success rate +- Help requests per workflow +- Workflow failure recovery time + +## Takeaways + +- Platform usabiility is a core engineering responsibility +- Designs needs to include different view points and cognitive needs +- Self service and clear documentation reduce friction +- Fast feedback loops enable continuus improvement +- Balance accessability with developer speed -> Inclusive desig should not hinder improvements but go hand in hand \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/day0/04_vmware.md b/content/day0/04_vmware.md index 066c7c3..7c4ae1e 100644 --- a/content/day0/04_vmware.md +++ b/content/day0/04_vmware.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- title: The Node OS Is Part of Your Platform Contract -weight: +weight: 4 tags: - platformengineeringday - keynote @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ tags: + diff --git a/content/day0/05_vcluster.md b/content/day0/05_vcluster.md index bfa4d3b..a82743f 100644 --- a/content/day0/05_vcluster.md +++ b/content/day0/05_vcluster.md @@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ tags: -{{% button href="https://github.com/loft-sh/vind" style="info" icon="code" %}}Code/Demo{{% /button %}} +{ +{% button href="https://github.com/loft-sh/vind" style="info" icon="code" %}}Code/Demo{{% /button %}} Basicly a short advert for their vind project/tool. diff --git a/content/day0/06_aiplatforms.md b/content/day0/06_aiplatforms.md index f80a098..ebc9a22 100644 --- a/content/day0/06_aiplatforms.md +++ b/content/day0/06_aiplatforms.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ tags: + diff --git a/content/day0/07_scalingsatisfaction.md b/content/day0/07_scalingsatisfaction.md index d4f61b9..8ad3050 100644 --- a/content/day0/07_scalingsatisfaction.md +++ b/content/day0/07_scalingsatisfaction.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ tags: --- + {{% button href="https://whitneylee.com" style="info" icon="link" %}}Website/Homepage{{% /button %}} diff --git a/content/day0/08_staging.md b/content/day0/08_staging.md index e38a9e6..c55ecbe 100644 --- a/content/day0/08_staging.md +++ b/content/day0/08_staging.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ tags: {{% button href="https://github.com/nicolaiort/pedeu2026-promotion-failed/blob/main/Slides.pptx" style="tip" icon="person-chalkboard" %}}Slides{{% /button %}} + {{% button href="https://github.com/nicolaiort/pedeu2026-promotion-failed" style="info" icon="code" %}}Code/Demo{{% /button %}} {{% button href="https://odit.services.com" style="info" icon="link" %}}Website/Homepage{{% /button %}} {{% button href="https://nicolai-ort.com" style="info" icon="link" %}}Website/Homepage{{% /button %}} diff --git a/content/day0/09_hanover.md b/content/day0/09_hanover.md index 2e97723..74c50e2 100644 --- a/content/day0/09_hanover.md +++ b/content/day0/09_hanover.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags: + {{% button href="https://www.syntasso.io/post/the-internal-platform-scorecard-speed-safety-efficiency-and-scalability" style="info" icon="link" %}}Platform Scorecard{{% /button %}} {{% button href="https://www.syntasso.io/post/the-internal-platform-scorecard-speed-safety-efficiency-and-scalability" style="info" icon="link" %}}Recruting producers{{% /button %}} diff --git a/content/day0/10_sourcing-your-idp.md b/content/day0/10_sourcing-your-idp.md index 24f5096..cc874fa 100644 --- a/content/day0/10_sourcing-your-idp.md +++ b/content/day0/10_sourcing-your-idp.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ tags: {{% button href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAHBlkrzYH8/ZSe4SkJVGy8GnMtDcCGdHw/view?utm_content=DAHBlkrzYH8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h86fe2f7313" style="tip" icon="person-chalkboard" %}}Slides{{% /button %}} + {{% button href="https://lianmakesthings.dev" style="info" icon="link" %}}Homepage{{% /button %}} {{% button href="https://devrelbook.com" style="info" icon="link" %}}Dev Rel{{% /button %}}