Why Distributed Systems? In pioneer days they used oxen for heavy pulling, and when one ox couldn’t budge a log, they didn’t try to grow a larger ox — Grace Hopper
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Distributed Systems Aaron Aldrich (@CrayZeigh) #AbstractionsCon
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Distributed Teams Aaron Aldrich (@CrayZeigh) #AbstractionsCon
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Computers are easy, People are difficult Aaron Aldrich (@CrayZeigh) #AbstractionsCon
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Computers are easy, People are difficult Aaron Aldrich (@CrayZeigh) #AbstractionsCon
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Massively scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems require a significant engineering effort to build and operate; complex socio-technical systems are even more challenging — Bridget Kromhout Aaron Aldrich (@CrayZeigh) #AbstractionsCon
Hire slow, Fire seldom. Aaron Aldrich (@CrayZeigh) #AbstractionsCon
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[These] are a set of ideas rather than a statement of values. Some are accurate to who we are while others are aspirational. They are reminders that keep us steadfast because we’re not perfect, we’re human.
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