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by sjansen 1663 days ago
Although the author says his advice is for people "building new infra at large companies", there's certainly a number of points that apply to a larger audience.

For example:

> Measurement is a means, not an end.

Reminds me of a lesson I learned early in my career. Bad things happen when you lose sight of your purpose and focus just on measurement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law