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Discussion on: Why SREs Should be Responsible for Development Environments

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Chris Dodds

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shaped_s...

The comments here aren’t about requiring uber-engineers who are experts in everything. It’s about building and developing a well-rounded team w/ a high level of collaboration vs just chunking everything over the wall to groups of siloed experts.

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scott hutchinson

I very much see your point, however experts in all industries are needed to grab work over the wall. For example, if you have a heart problem you probably will not go see a dentist, if you need a hurricane destruction estimate you won't use an electrician, alternatively if a power transformer gets to hit you would not call a nurse to turn the power back on. Silos are needed because they can allow humans to become proficient at a skill.