I thought the 2014 Technology Roadmap [1] was an interesting read. For an organization as "young" as Netflix, I was surprised by the technology debts that they've accumulated and the aggressive tone that they've set to transition.
I think it's amazing the decisions that get made with explosive growth/hiring that end-up on roadmaps that read similarly to organizations that have been around much longer.
There's no criticism here. I think Netflix is an amazing company and it is the this sort of strategic vision (and the openess of both it and the organization overall) that reminds me that we're all on this rocky ship together and it's amazing that any of it works sometimes.
I think it's amazing the decisions that get made with explosive growth/hiring that end-up on roadmaps that read similarly to organizations that have been around much longer.
There's no criticism here. I think Netflix is an amazing company and it is the this sort of strategic vision (and the openess of both it and the organization overall) that reminds me that we're all on this rocky ship together and it's amazing that any of it works sometimes.
[1] http://www.slideshare.net/mdkail/it-ops-2014-technology-road...