Principles of Technology Leadership | Bryan Cantrill | Monktoberfest 2017

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At Monktoberfest in 2017, Bryan Cantrill distinguishes principles from values in technology teams. He treats honesty, integrity and decency as principles, and choices such as frugality versus quality as questions of relative priority. Drawing on public company statements and his experience at Sun, he asks whether leaders’ actions reflect their stated commitments. He brings that question to everyday software decisions: what constraints still apply when speed, cost and effects on other people come into conflict? This guide follows his argument about leadership. Specific cases involving companies and individuals were not independently verified.