DevOps is frequently understood as a framework to simplify complex things. This is bound to fail.
In this talk, I explain the concepts of complexity and entropy, and I discuss why the Second Law of Thermodynamics derails the idea of simplification. I delve into why it is that managers, even if they have the purest of intentions and a great desire to simplify, usually end up doing the opposite. And finally I explain what leaders (formal and informal ones) can and should do to mitigate the very real (and usually negative) consequences of the simplification myth.
Presented by Florian Haas at Config Management Camp 2024 Ghent, 2024-02-05
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