Markus Neuhoff
Markus has been a technology leader and engineer for over a decade. In addition to being an author at Pluralsight, he is an Engineering Principal in the Technology Center of Excellence. The Center of Excellence is dedicated to empowering Pluralsighters to sustainably create world class products, pursue mastery, and build a happy workplace. When he isn’t using technology, Markus enjoys hiking, working out, and mountain biking.
The Value of Zero Downtime Deployments
By: Markus Neuhoff
Downtime sucks, regardless of whether it’s planned or not. As a user, when you visit a site to complete a task but you can’t because it’s down, you’re frustrated. Whether or not the site put up a cutesy banner a week earlier warning you about the downtime isn’t really relevant. Banner or not, you can’t complete your task.
We Are Responsible for Our Systems
By: Markus Neuhoff
Production issues and bugs are a common albeit frustrating part of software development. Imagine a tale of two organizations, with different approaches towards addressing this problem.
Why We Avoid Knowledge Silos
By: Markus Neuhoff
Remember when you were little and someone told you a secret? Whether it was someone they liked or a funny story they heard, you felt excited that they trusted you and that you knew the secret. Fast forward to the present day. Carli is a software engineer who has worked at the company since the very beginning. She has a secret, the knowledge of how the reporting module works.
Why We Don't Do Detailed Planning For Long-Range Work
By: Markus Neuhoff
Your team has been discussing a great new feature with some stakeholders. Everybody is really excited until… the question that every engineer dreads… So when can you have it done by?