Ship It! SRE, Platform Engineering, DevOps   /     Abstractions and implementations

Hazel Weakly joins Justin and Autumn to talk about when to build abstractions and how to implement them. They also share experiences from tech conferences, and delve into the importance of building community and psychological safety in tech environments.

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Featuring:

• Hazel Weakly – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
• Justin Garrison – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
• Autumn Nash – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn

Show Notes:

Interview

• Hazel on Bluesky
• Home baked abstractions, store bought implementations

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!