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DDD10 - September 1st 2012

Richard Lennox

I am a software engineer and web operations specialist based in Edinburgh. My primary focus has always been the .Net stack but often see the need for effective and robust technology choices in system architecture. So its not unusual for me to "step out" with other tech. I am passionate about quality in both development and operations and a massive fan of Continuous Improvement.

Working in an operational capacity at a leading flight search engine has given me a much deeper understanding of the challenges faced in architecting, developing and operating large scale web applications and massively improved the way I develop software. I am a strong advocate for DevOps practices through close working relationships between engineers with different skill sets.

I just ordered a Raspberry Pi and am looking for ideas on what to do with it.

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DevOps is a mindset: How Operations experience made me a better Software Engineer

You are a good Software Developer. You build great web applications in exactly the right way. You fully understand the reasoning behind that architectural choice and design decision. But I bet you don’t operate it or maintain it. There’s someone else that does that, right?

Well, I decided to switch to the other side and ran a Web Operations team for a large scale, web application - serving hundreds of thousands of site visitors and mobile app sessions worldwide on a daily basis. Through that experience, I’d like to share with you the 5 most valuable lessons from those trenches that make me a better Software Engineer.

A lot will be common sense, but coupled with some war stories and some real code examples, we’ll have an honest conversation and hopefully show how a DevOps mindset can help you be a better Software Engineer.

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