A famous car insurance commercial poses the question, “What’s a freeway?” The answer is comical, “that thing you’re speeding on.”
If you ask what’s a platform, the answer is the same. Most of us can’t agree on a standard definition of a platform since the term is so overloaded, but we all appreciate the notion that it consists of things a company’s engineers use daily to get their jobs done.
Platforms have a storied history, often evolve out of necessity, and are not created by design. Let’s attempt to unravel why most companies don’t initially set out to build a platform, but among a chorus of frustrated engineers who cannot quickly ship products eventually realize that they cannot exist without one.
In this talk we will:
Define a standard definition of Platform
Share stories about past attempts to build platforms at various companies and lessons learned
Shine a light on why companies never set out to develop platforms but ultimately decide they need them
Walk through the natural evolution of platforms and why now is the time for the rise of platforms and platform engineers
Discuss why platforms, similar to Conway’s Law, are a reflection of how a company is organized and why its architecture should be approached with the same reverence as organizational design.
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