Robert Benefield

Finding order in the mayhem, serenity in the chaos, and flexibility in the uncompromising

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@sf105 That is usually the first retort I hear from the team while they are applying the racing stripes

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

Sometimes a project feels like a racing team that is so busy fussing over the grip of the tires and the car's drag ratio that no one has bothered to notice the problem with strapping a farm goat into the driver's seat #situational_awareness

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@JoshuaKerievsky I encountered something recently that is even more spectacularly dysfunctional than that. Someday (when I can outline it) it will make for a great story explaining exactly how not to design a delivery approach. I feel for the poor developers who have had to face it.

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@matthewpskelton @jeffsussna @TeamTopologies You mean that isn't "platform engineering at work"? 😉

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@duncan I think I've seen that expression on you at least once. You were at Sun at the time, which says it all.

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@otolithe @duncan I had that happen with a certain airline recently. They asked for feedback in email AND text before I left for the airport and then while transferring between flights

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@mipsytipsy As for Bill Gates being in M$ code, I got to see his antics first hand early on in my career (oddly enough only a couple of years before I met Charity). The intimidation/fear it usually fostered was NOT healthy.

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@mipsytipsy I think it is good for CTOs to know the state of the code base (to a point), but they should always avoid writing/committing into it. Most miss the potential risk of awareness/miscommunication gaps and (even if only perceived) power dynamic fears

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

DevOps isn't bad, just most interpretations out there of it are https://t.co/QVP79uKwwI

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

My book is out and on sale!
https://t.co/qJhSF0ZrwG

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@matthewpskelton What I failed to mention is that this happened after I saw and mentioned my concerns of there being an exposed shutoff button. I was accused of being a "typical overly paranoid American" 🤠

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@matthewpskelton A more amusing threat was the "unsecured server cabinet rolling into the unprotected emergency facility shutoff button" one. As with writing software, always look around beyond the "happy path" to see what hazards you might have just enabled

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

My long awaited book is finally off the the presses! Yay! It was a hard but worthy challenge, but now I am ready for my next challenge.

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@duncan Ah, the joys of the regional appstores. We fall foul of that all the time with our devices (US/UK/PT and some DE). It is a real problem, esp when you genuinely need certain apps.

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@testobsessed I always find it fascinating that so few leader/manager types truly grasp the importance of motivation, or the need for objective/target outcome & progress clarity.

*sigh*... I need to start blogging again

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@sf105 @timeshighered I had something similar happen. I dreaded facing them even when I had my ILR. It only stopped when I got a UK passport

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@ChrisAnnODell Let me see if I can fit it in. It would be great to have fun with folks like @jezhumble again ;)

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

Must find time to finish book. So close :(

[Robert Benefield @leandevops]

@botchagalupe @allspaw I am glad to see our February discussion about situational awareness still has @mpoppendieck intrigued! Very happy!