Haoyang Liang

As the hockey season starts up again, I reflect on the parallels between team sports and Agile. 🏒 Agile software development isn't just about processes; it's about people working together as a team! 🤝 In my latest blog, I explore how Agile is similar to being part of a sports team. Understanding these similarities can help foster an environment where development teams can achieve greater success. https://lnkd.in/gbvZxWS3 #Agile #teamwork #collaboration #leadership #softwaredevelopment

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It was great meeting @Arianna Popham (https://lnkd.in/g_BADbHz) @Jacob Aselin (https://lnkd.in/ghRZMH92) and the OpenText team while visiting their booth at the recent DreamForce Conference.  OpenText is an information management company that helps businesses leverage AI, cloud technology, and cybersecurity to transform their operations and boost productivity. OpenText helps businesses manage all their information in one place, using AI and cloud technology to make things faster and more secure. It's like having a super-organized digital brain for your company. For example, a large manufacturing company can use OpenText to streamline its supply chain, automate document processing, and gain insights from data analytics, resulting in reduced costs and improved efficiency. I like it because OpenText's AI-powered content management solutions can quickly summarize and extract insights from vast amounts of unstructured data, which could be a game-changer for knowledge workers dealing with information overload. #InformationManagement #AI #CloudComputing #Cybersecurity #DataAnalytics #DigitalTransformation #EnterpriseAI #BusinessIntelligence Mark J. Barrenechea Muhi S. Majzoub Paul Duggan Tom Clement If you are interested, do check them out at: https://www.opentext.com/

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Here's one way #CoPilot is helping with ensuring all are included. Thanks Trinh Tran for sharing your story! https://lnkd.in/gEjZTA7V

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At Carta, I've had the opportunity to mentor many sharp and hungry engineering co-ops that come from the University of Waterloo. I've found that the integration of externships into the school's curriculum has led to well-rounded, technologically agile, and effective software engineers. One document that I think that every new grad and intern should study is the Future Ready Talent Framework. This framework really does set a lot of coops forward in terms of their skills relative to the rest of the market. Check it out!

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The Missing Readme is a great book to share with your development teams and their mentors. Surprisingly concise and readable, it's a great guide for developing professionalism, craftsmanship and a sense of engineering culture in your teams. https://lnkd.in/ghH8UMHv

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Two facts: First: Jack and the Storefront team handle some of the most interesting problems at Recharge if you're into caching, synchronizing, and lots of data puzzles to solve. Second: I work with the team as Principal so we'd get to have some fun while we do the first part.

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🚀 "Founder Mode" is front and center at Shopify. Having previously worked at a large company in manager mode, I appreciate the hands-on approach at Shopify. Tobias Lütke's active participation in Slack discussions and encouragement for teams to adopt the latest AI models, developer tools, patterns, and practices exemplify a founder-driven culture that fosters innovation. It's refreshing to see a CEO so directly involved in day-to-day conversations. This engagement keeps leadership connected to the team and helps maintain a startup-like energy as we scale. By pushing for cutting-edge technologies and practices, we’re empowered to stay ahead in a competitive landscape. This culture of experimentation and continuous improvement is crucial for our success in the fast-evolving e-commerce space. https://lnkd.in/geFeAKjB

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The #CTO Group, organized by Bijan Vaez, enables technology leaders in the Greater Vancouver Area to connect, collaborate, and share insights. As a not-for-profit and curated community, it fosters meaningful interactions and supports the growth of the local (and Canadian) technology ecosystem. The upcoming session on Nov. 20th will address an important topic on the intersection of AI and engineering productivity - and will offer engineering leaders a chance to explore balancing AI tools with human insights to future-proof teams and achieve meaningful results. #technologyleaders #techleadership #canadiantech #vancouvertech

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Last month, I co-hosted and moderated the Vancouver Tech Ecosystem Roundtable with Careers In Technology and Innovation, Lighthouse Labs, Tech2Step & Vancouver.dev. Instead of creating our own agenda, we asked the community through a survey what they wanted to hear. Then, I had the privilege of moderating the panel with Chris Neumann, Joshua Nilson & Tanis Jorge. After the event, we compared our notes and compiled a report. Today, we’re releasing our findings. Here are the recommendations we learned to make Vancouver a world-class tech ecosystem: 1️⃣ Leverage Vancouver’s Geographic Advantage. 2️⃣ Prioritize the Growth of Local Tech Enterprises. 3️⃣ Advocate for Pro-Business Policies. 4️⃣ Focus on Creating Substantial Projects. 5️⃣ Promote Local Success Stories. If you’re interested in learning more, the full report is available at: https://lnkd.in/gF6p5pdA

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Check out our latest Tech Talk, sharing how we build systems for growth at Faire, touching on our move to a monorepo, how we use Next.js & our automation bot Fairey! Watch the full video in this blog post https://lnkd.in/gbkGsVNU

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Was showing a team member our original TDI patent today, and it took me back to where it all started - in a garage with Wai T. Lam and Wayne Lam. Looking at that original patent reminded me of our journey at Cirrus Data Solutions Inc.... We began with a patented breakthrough - Transparent Data Intercept (TDI). Instead of complex SAN configurations, we created the new concept of "Nexus": insertion between source and target, like an old-school answering machine but for storage traffic. Watching customers' faces light up when they saw how we simplified SAN migrations with our first TDI prototype that Colin Zhu and others spent so many nights perfecting - that was pure gold. The world kept evolving, and so did enterprise storage. While FC-based TDI remains at the heart of what we do, enterprise environments became more diverse. Cloud happened. Hyperconverged happened. Storage wasn't just about SANs anymore - our customers needed a unified approach across all their platforms. Here's what excited me most: our team didn't just adapt - we evolved TDI to embrace this new reality. Building on our proven FC technology, we expanded our patented technology into a software solution that works anywhere. Our enterprise customers could now use the same trusted approach across their entire infrastructure - whether it's traditional SAN, software-defined storage, or cloud. Engineering-wise, we made bold choices - completely refreshing our tech stack, tackling technical debt head-on, and always picking the right tool for each challenge. Windows, Linux, cloud, on-prem - doesn't matter. The technology had to serve the purpose, not the other way around. Drawing on our team's deep storage expertise, we brought in cloud-native expertise and created an environment where both could thrive. We collaborated and built something truly special - a solution that lets customers manage all block data and compute migrations through a single pane of glass, from traditional FC arrays to cloud VMs, and optionally as-a-service. Nothing beats the feeling when a customer tells us we've made their impossible migration possible. Whether it's a single critical workload with a failing storage array or massive enterprise-scale projects, that's what drives us to keep pushing boundaries. Our principle has always been crystal clear: engineering is about solving real problems, not just building cool tech. We can write the most brilliant code, but it only matters if it delivers value to the right users in the right way. This principle has guided every innovation, every decision, every line of code. At the end of the day, true innovation isn't just about patents or technology - it's about making the complex simple for those who need it most. When I look at where we started and where we are now, it's not just the innovations that are impressive - it's the team that made it happen. #Engineering #Innovation #DataMigration #Leadership #TechTransformation #CloudMigration

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There are a lot of good topics coming up at #GLOW2024 next week, but this is one I'll be at. Let's talk about how we talk about what we're talking about when we talk about engineering strategy to people who aren't engineers! See you there.

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Exciting news for teams leveraging monorepos! Coherence now supports glob patterns for selective build configuration, bringing unprecedented efficiency to your development pipeline. 🔧 Technical Highlights: • Granular control over build and deploy processes • Intelligent file change detection • Seamless integration with existing CI/CD workflows 💡 Key Advantages: 1. Dramatic reduction in build and deploy times 2. Optimized resource allocation 3. Precision targeting of updates for changed code only 🏗️ Real-world Impact: • Accelerated development cycles • Enhanced productivity for large-scale projects • Significant cost savings on computational resources This feature empowers you to fine-tune your build process, ensuring only necessary services are built and deployed based on actual code changes. It's a game-changer for maintaining velocity in complex, multi-service architectures. Ready to supercharge your monorepo? Dive into our comprehensive documentation to implement selective builds and experience the future of efficient development.

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I think Ravi captures this so well. Conflict and friction are part of every successful and meaningful journey: "Of course you need to hire great people. But you can’t get out of their way. The best leaders set the standard and relentlessly reinforce it. Greatness is forged through high expectations and difficult conversations. [...] No one likes confrontation. But mediocrity creeps in when conflict ends. And if you want to be a great leader, that is not your fault…but it is your problem." https://lnkd.in/evrnm2VC

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I've been fortunate to work in product organizations where Developer Experience (DevEx) is at the heart of product development. Not only that, but I’ve also spent several years building platforms designed to enhance DevEx. Despite this, the core workflows I relied on as a developer—build, deploy, monitor, reconfigure, repeat—often meant jumping between at least five different tools: some mix of Git (GitOps), Jenkins (build), ArgoCD (deploy), Sumo Logic (monitor), and Slack (notification). This fragmented experience wasn’t just inefficient—it introduced more opportunities for errors and became a source of frustration. Feeling this pain firsthand, we made it our mission at Kapstan to simplify the process. Our goal? Replace the complexity with a single, shiny "Deploy" button or a straightforward API. Fast forward 1+ year, and our customers love Kapstan's Deploy button. It still amazes me how much complexity it hides—bringing together various tools, technologies and configurations into one clean, simple workflow for developers. But this is just the start. We envision a future where every DevOps workflow is self-served and frictionless for developers. What’s the most frustrating workflow you deal with? #DevEx #DevOps #Kapstan

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As engineering leaders, we know that metrics are our guiding lights, but over-reliance on a single metric can lead us astray. Because building great engineering teams goes beyond numbers. That's why focusing too heavily on one metric, like LoCs or PRs merged, can lead to unintended consequences, such as prioritizing quick fixes over long-term solutions. This can result in a backlog of technical debt 🏗️ and a false sense of progress. Here's where Goodhart's Law reminds us to consider a wider range of metrics to get a more balanced view. ⚖️ In our latest blog, we explore why using multiple metrics is the best way to assess engineering performance. Click the link in our comments to get the full scoop! 📖 #EngineeringLeadership #SoftwareDevelopment #GoodhartsLaw #BalancedMetrics #ContinuousImprovement

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How does cloud-based device testing stack up against maintaining in-house device farms? How does one begin to navigate choosing a mobile testing approach? Modernizing your testing process in today’s challenging landscape – where to begin? These are a few of the many questions Marcus Merrell and I will address in part one of a two-part webinar series on a few things you need to get started with cloud-based device testing on May 21. We can’t wait to see you there! https://lnkd.in/dJuwZqNX

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