Making it easier for software developers to do the right thing more easily should be a major priority for engineering leaders. The emerging practice of platform engineering could just be the answer.
Engineering leaders are always pushing their teams and organizations towards faster and safer software delivery practices that enable their organizations to keep up with ever-changing digital business needs. In the new world of microservices, CI/CD, and DevOps, making best practice the easy thing to do can help accelerate the journey of features from conception to market.
Many of these software development trends have recently converged into the idea of platform engineering, where a dedicated internal platform is built to give developers the tools and pathways to more quickly and safely take an idea from their laptop to a user.
