Engineering for Engineering's Sake

Code is a not an asset. Technology is not the solution to your company problems. And engineering for engineering's sake is not the answer.

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1. ENGINEERING FOR
   ENGINEERING’S SAKE
   

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2. MMOZURAS
   CODINGFEARLESSLY.COM
   MMOZURAS
   

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4. VINTED
   

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5. MAKE SECOND-HAND
   THE FIRST CHOICE
   WORLDWIDE
   

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7. ENGINEERING
   IS FUN
   

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9. READY TO STUDY
   SOMETHING SERIOUS
   

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10. WAIT A SEC.
    

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12. ENGINEERING
    AT WORK
    IS NOT ALWAYS FUN
    (YES, EVEN AT VINTED)
    

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13. ENGINEERING
    AT HOME
    IS ALWAYS FUN
    

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16. HOW DO I
    ENGINEER?
    BTW, NOT A PIC OF MY HOME CASTLE
    

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17. PHP postgresql
    

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18. RUBY RAILS
    MYSQL BACKBONE
    

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19. ELIXIR PHOENIX
    RETHINKDB REACT
    

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20. I CAN BE
    A MAGPIE
    (SOMETIMES)
    

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21. I LOVE TO DO
    ENGINEERING FOR
    ENGINEERING’S SAKE
    

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22. SAME MINDSET
    AT WORK
    

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25. HOW TO THINK ABOUT
    ENGINEERING?
    

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26. REDIS’ING
    FEED
    

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28. PEER TO PEER
    

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29. PEER TO PEER
    MARKETPLACE
    

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30. PEER TO PEER
    MARKETPLACE
    NEEDED A FEED
    

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31. VINTED
    

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33. PICKS
    FOLLOWED
    (BRANDS/MEMBERS)
    SUGGESTIONS
    

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35. REDIS IS
    A PERFECT FIT!
    

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36. REDIS SORTED SETS
    ARE A PERFECT FIT!
    

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37. MYSQL MEMCACHED
    REDIS
    +
    

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39. MEMBERS
    ARE HAPPY!
    

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40. WHAT ABOUT
    ENGINEERS?
    

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42. OOPS…
    

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43. FEED
    TECHNICAL DEBT
    

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44. FEED
    TECHNICAL DEBT
    

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45. REDIS
    TECHNICAL DEBT
    

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46. DEBT ISSUE OPENED:
    MARCH, 2014
    

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47. MIGRATION TO REDIS CLUSTER:
    SEPTEMBER, 2015
    

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49. PEER TO PEER
    

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50. PEER TO PEER
    MARKETPLACE
    

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51. PEER TO PEER
    MARKETPLACE
    NEEDED A FEED
    

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55. REDIS IS
    A PERFECT FIT!
    

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56. MYSQL MEMCACHED
    REDIS
    +
    

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57. MYSQL MEMCACHED
    REDIS
    +
    

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58. ETSY CHOSE
    MEMCACHED
    

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59. MEMBERS
    ARE HAPPY!
    

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60. ENGINEERS?
    

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61. THEY JUST MOVED ON TO
    WORK ON OTHER STUFF
    

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63. REDIS VS. MEMCACHED
    

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64. SHININESS
    &
    STACK
    

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65. EXCITING VS. BORING
    

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70. 2009 VS. 2003
    

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71. TOOLS
    

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72. INFORMATION
    

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73. I KNOW THAT
    I KNOW NOTHING
    

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75. LET
    GOOGLE/FACEBOOK/AMAZON
    FIGURE IT OUT
    

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76. NEW TO STACK
    VS.
    PART OF STACK
    

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77. KNOWLEDGE
    

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78. WAIT, WHAT SHOULD
    I USE AGAIN?
    

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79. OPERATIONS
    

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80. FEED 2.0?
    WHERE’S
    REDIS?
    

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81. DON’T ADD MORE
    UNLESS YOU
    REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY
    NEED IT
    

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82. REDIS VS. MEMCACHED
    

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83. SHIPPING
    IS FUN
    

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84. SHIPPING
    IS MORE FUN
    

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85. SHIPPING
    IS FUNNEST
    (IS THAT A REAL WORD?)
    

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86. USEFUL
    BRIDGE, EH?
    

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87. THE GOAL IS
    EXCITING PRODUCT
    

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88. NOT
    THE “RIGHT” TOOL
    FOR THE JOB
    

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89. NOT
    ENGINEERING FOR
    ENGINEERING’S SAKE
    

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90. USE BORING
    CODE, TECH, ENGINEERING
    (AND EXCITING, SOMETIMES)
    

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91. OPTIMIZE COMPANY-WIDE
    SOLVE PROBLEMS WITH
    WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE
    

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92. USE BORING
    &
    OPTIMIZE COMPANY-WIDE
    

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93. THANKS!
    MMOZURAS
    MMOZURAS
    

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