Platform Engineering is the new kid on the block in the world of DevOps and Continuous Delivery, at least that is the claim. To begin the process of adoption of CD it is useful to have people that know what they are doing and that can guide organisations toward success, but, at least in the messaging around Platform Engineering, it seems to be saying something different to that, and falling into a very old trap.

In this episode, author, speaker and software engineer Dave Farley explores what Platform Engineering is, what it should be, and where current proponents may be offering some bad advice.



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LINKS:

"What is Platform Engineering?" ➡ https://platformengineering.org/blog/...
"How Platform Engineering Works" ➡ https://humanitec.com/platformengine...
"Setting the Stage for Platform Engineering" ➡ https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/... platformengineering/
"Platform Engineering VS DevOps" ➡ https://www.puppet.com/p/freetrialp...




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