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Ianfeather
April 30, 2018
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Transcript
BUILDING RESILIENT FRONTEND SYSTEMS Ian Feather - BuzzFeed - @ianfeather
None
RESILIENCE IS FUNCTION IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT
UNDERSTAND YOUR TIERS OF USER EXPERIENCE
GUARANTEE THE MOST BASIC LEVEL OF UX
1. HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL 2. DESIGNING FOR FAILURE 3.
MITIGATING RISK 4. LEARNING FROM FAILURE
HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL SECTION 1
HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL 1. MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE
HTTPS IS TABLE STAKES
HTTPS IS TABLE STAKES
HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL 1. MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE
HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL 1. MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE 2. 3RD PARTY
AVAILABILITY
CONTROL YOUR POINTS OF FAILURE
2016
2016 DYN DNS 5 HRS
2016 DYN DNS 5 HRS AWS s3 9 HRS 2017
2016 DYN DNS 5 HRS AWS s3 9 HRS 2017
Fastly CDN 1 HR
2016 DYN DNS 5 HRS AWS s3 9 HRS 2017
Fastly CDN 1 HR AWS S3 2 hrs
HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL 1. MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE 2. 3RD PARTY
AVAILABILITY
HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL 1. MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE 2. 3RD PARTY
AVAILABILITY 3. DEVELOPER ERROR
ADD SLIDE ABOUT SENTRY
SLACK ALERTS
KNOWING IT’S BROKEN BEFORE TWITTER DOES
THEORY VS PRACTICE
HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL 1. MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE 2. 3RD PARTY
AVAILABILITY 3. DEVELOPER ERROR
HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL 1. MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE 2. 3RD PARTY
AVAILABILITY 3. DEVELOPER ERROR 4. THE NETWORK
THEORY VS PRACTICE
THEORY VS PRACTICE
~1% OF REQUESTS FOR JAVASCRIPT WILL TIMEOUT
13 MILLION REQUESTS FOR JAVASCRIPT WILL TIMEOUT
HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL 1. MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE 2. 3RD PARTY
AVAILABILITY 3. DEVELOPER ERROR 4. THE NETWORK
HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL 1. MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE 2. 3RD PARTY
AVAILABILITY 3. DEVELOPER ERROR 4. THE NETWORK 5. USER’S PRIVILEGE
~9% OF OUR USERS USE SOME FORM OF CONTENT BLOCKER
~4% WON’T SUCCESSFULLY DOWNLOAD OUR FONTS
40 MILLION PAGEVIEWS PER MONTH
HOW OUR SYSTEMS FAIL 1. MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE 2. 3RD PARTY
AVAILABILITY 3. DEVELOPER ERROR 4. THE NETWORK 5. USER’S PRIVILEGE
HOPE FOR THE BEST?
DESIGN FOR FAILURE SECTION 2
DESIGN FOR FAILURE 1. PRIORITIZE CRITICAL PARTS OF THE PAGE
User FONTS html IMAGES DATA (xhr) IMAGES CSS JS IMAGES
User FONTS html IMAGES DATA (xhr) IMAGES CSS JS IMAGES
Images
User FONTS html IMAGES DATA (xhr) IMAGES CSS JS IMAGES
HTML
None
None
None
DESIGN FOR FAILURE 1. PRIORITIZE CRITICAL PARTS OF THE PAGE
DESIGN FOR FAILURE 1. PRIORITIZE CRITICAL PARTS OF THE PAGE
2. MAKE ERRORS A FIRST CLASS CITIZEN
SOMETHING BROKE! SHOULD I TELL THEM?
None
✘
✘
IT BROKE. SHOULD I TELL THEM?
None
DESIGN FOR FAILURE 1. PRIORITIZE CRITICAL PARTS OF THE PAGE
2. MAKE ERRORS A FIRST CLASS CITIZEN
MITIGATE RISK SECTION 3
MITIGATE RISK 1. LOCK YOUR RUNTIME DEPENDENCIES
CONTROL YOUR POINTS OF FAILURE
None
MITIGATE RISK 1. LOCK YOUR RUNTIME DEPENDENCIES
MITIGATE RISK 1. LOCK YOUR RUNTIME DEPENDENCIES 2. BUILD IN
REDUNDANCY
HAVE TWO OF EVERYTHING
Asset SERVER 1
Asset SERVER 1 www.asset-server-one.com/styles.css
Asset SERVER 1 www.asset-server-one.com/styles.css
✖ Asset SERVER 1 www.asset-server-one.com/styles.css
✖ Asset SERVER 1 Asset SERVER 2 www.asset-server-one.com/styles.css
✖ Asset SERVER 1 Asset SERVER 2 www.asset-server-two.com/styles.css www.asset-server-one.com/styles.css
✖ Asset SERVER 1 Asset SERVER 2 www.asset-server-two.com/styles.css www.asset-server-one.com/styles.css
Asset SERVER 1 Asset SERVER 2 Proxy service
Asset SERVER 1 Asset SERVER 2 www.asset-server.com/styles.css Proxy service
Asset SERVER 1 Asset SERVER 2 www.asset-server.com/styles.css Proxy service
Asset SERVER 1 Asset SERVER 2 www.asset-server.com/styles.css Proxy service
PLAN Z
MITIGATE RISK 1. LOCK YOUR RUNTIME DEPENDENCIES 2. BUILD IN
REDUNDANCY
MITIGATE RISK 1. LOCK YOUR RUNTIME DEPENDENCIES 2. BUILD IN
REDUNDANCY 3. SERVE STALE CONTENT
SERVER
SERVER CDN
SERVER CDN
SERVER CDN
SERVER CDN
SERVER CDN
SERVER CDN
CDN SERVER
CDN ✖ SERVER
CDN ✖ SERVICE WORKER SERVER
CDN ✖ SERVICE WORKER SERVER
MITIGATE RISK 1. LOCK YOUR RUNTIME DEPENDENCIES 2. BUILD IN
REDUNDANCY 3. SERVE STALE CONTENT
LEARN FROM MISTAKES SECTION 4
LEARN FROM MISTAKES 1. POSTMORTEMS
BLAMELESS
HOW DID WE HANDLE IT AS A TEAM?
HOW COULD IT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED?
LEARN FROM MISTAKES 1. POSTMORTEMS
LEARN FROM MISTAKES 1. POSTMORTEMS 2. FIRE DRILLS & CHAOS
TESTING
FIRE DRILLS ARE A SAFE SPACE TO PRACTICE
1. LIMIT IMPACT 2. BE DECISIVE 3. DELEGATE EARLY
CHAOS TESTING
DELIBERATELY INTRODUCE FAILURE TO ENSURE YOUR SYSTEMS ARE RESILIENT
LEARN FROM MISTAKES 1. POSTMORTEMS 2. FIRE DRILLS & CHAOS
TESTING
IN SUMMARY
KNOW WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO YOUR USERS
IDENTIFY HOW YOUR SYSTEM WILL DEGRADE
IDENTIFY POINTS OF FAILURE AND BUILD IN FAIL-SAFES
LEARN FROM EVERY FAILURE
THANK YOU IAN FEATHER - BUZZFEED - @IANFEATHER