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🐰 Svetlana Zaiats
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Podlodka TechLead Crew #7

During the week of October 14 to 18, I was happy to be a part of Podlodka Techlead Crew #7. I watched talks and interviews in the mornings and evenings (some I still need to catch up on via recordings, as I couldn’t attend all of them live) and even participated in the architecture kata. I realized how much more I still want to learn :)

Key takeaways

  • Not all systems require absolute reliability or a disaster recovery plan. It’s important to find a balance and understand what’s really critical and what’s not. Also, consider how much the business is willing to invest in this.

  • Avoid over-engineering during the design phase. It’s better to improve, modify, and refactor along the way.

  • Test coverage and documentation from the very beginning are essential for ensuring reliability.

  • Feature toggles are great, but you need to keep an eye on their number.

  • Understanding real business processes is critical when designing systems.

My top-3 talks

  1. Disaster Recovery Interview - Daniil Podolsky (Yadro)
  2. Monsters Under the Bed - Alexey Uzhva
  3. Canary Deployment: From Strategy to Reliability - Ilya Sadykov (Avito)