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APIs as infrastructure: future-proofing Stripe with versioning

#API #changemanagement

• Once signed, any changes to a contract become complicated.
• APIs are your contracts for communication with your customers.
• Stability is a superpower for APIs.
• Extensive backward compatibility + Internal change review process before release + Versioning = Stripe’s API superpower

Full post here, 9 mins read

7 non-negotiable security practices for any cloud product

#cloud #security

1. Track access and usage across cloud providers
2. Manage access to sensitive data
3. Automate your user provisioning & de-provisioning
4. Configure single sign-on with your identity provider
5. Set up login requirements
6. Routinely audit activity logs
7. Familiarize yourself with your cloud providers security offerings

Full post here, 6 mins read

All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technical people

#career #teambuilding

• Ensure fixed ownership of every task that needs to be done in a team.
• Know what people expect you to be an expert in. Delivering in your area of expertise is more than enough.
• You truly help others when you solve with them, not when you hand out a solution.
• Learn to harmonize the dichotomy. Everything is an assumption when you are doomed to see in binaries.
• Ensure people are focused on making their work’s value seen and not focused on making themselves seen working for long hours.

Full post here, 11 mins read