Upgrade to Pro
— share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …
Speaker Deck
Sign up for free
Menu
Search
Features
All features
Private URLs
Password Protection
Custom URLS
Scheduled publishing
Remove Branding
Restrict embedding
Deck Collections
Notes
Features
All features
Private URLs
Password Protection
Custom URLS
Scheduled publishing
Remove Branding
Restrict embedding
Deck Collections
Notes
Explore
Featured decks
Featured speakers
Programming
Technology
Storyboards
Explore
Featured decks
Featured speakers
Programming
Technology
Storyboards
Pricing
Search
Sign in
Sign up for free
ScaleConf 2013: I started out with nothing and ...
Search
Mike Jones
April 19, 2013
Technology
220
0
Share
Embed
Copy iframe code
Copy JS code
Copy link
Start on current slide
ScaleConf 2013: I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left
My talk from day two of ScaleConf 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa.
http://scaleconf.org
Mike Jones
April 19, 2013
More Decks by Mike Jones
See All by Mike Jones
Better APIs using GraphQL with Python
imsickofmaps
0
310
Just Enough Scale To Survive
imsickofmaps
2
150
Whipping up a RESTful life with Django REST Framework
imsickofmaps
0
120
Pragmatic Web Development
imsickofmaps
0
260
Idea to launch in days - executed Python-style
imsickofmaps
1
130
Holding lightly (not tightly) onto ideas
imsickofmaps
2
130
Other Decks in Technology
See All in Technology
ソフトウェア ファクトリー - 再現性のあるソフトウェアの工場づくり / Software factory
iktakahiro
7
5.1k
OptunaHub: ブラックボックス最適化のためのプラットフォーム
pfn
PRO
0
140
会社説明資料
persolserverworks
0
9.8k
Temporal 最高!でも改めて「日付」について調べたら人類の負債すぎる件
riyaamemiya
0
190
AIがコードを書く時代に、エンジニアは何で自分の価値を証明するのか / In an era where AI writes code how do engineers prove their value
carta_engineering
3
1.1k
専門領域のAIをどう評価するか
bengo4com
2
300
今さら理解するウェブフォントver.2026
takanorip
3
910
事業成長とデータ活用を止めないためのマネジメントへ挑戦
hiracky16
0
400
Webの常識が通じないHTMLメールのダークモード
teamlab
PRO
0
140
QA4AI 2026-Oct 生成AI時代の品質保証
tokuty
1
900
How to Design Configuration for Rails Applications
willnet
1
850
Benchmarking Disaggregated Serving on vLLM + Dynamo with a Real Coding-Agent Workload
nttcom
1
200
Featured
See All Featured
The Pragmatic Product Professional
lauravandoore
37
7.5k
How Fast Is Fast Enough? [PerfNow 2025]
tammyeverts
3
940
Producing Creativity
orderedlist
PRO
348
41k
How STYLIGHT went responsive
nonsquared
100
6.3k
HDC tutorial
michielstock
2
960
Marketing to machines
jonoalderson
1
5.9k
What's in a price? How to price your products and services
michaelherold
247
13k
Avoiding the “Bad Training, Faster” Trap in the Age of AI
tmiket
0
270
Automating Front-end Workflow
addyosmani
1369
210k
Music & Morning Musume
bryan
48
7.4k
Visualizing Your Data: Incorporating Mongo into Loggly Infrastructure
mongodb
50
10k
Crafting Experiences
bethany
1
380
Transcript
Friday 19 April 13
WARNING: STRONG OPINIONS Friday 19 April 13
Mike Jones @imsickofmaps [lover , not a hater] Friday 19
April 13
I was the heckler. Awkward. Friday 19 April 13
if (start == false) { failure++ } else { failure--
} Friday 19 April 13
Software has versions, so do you v1 - Multimedia designer
[’95 - ’97] v2 - Web developer [’97 - ’00] v3 - Lead developer [’00 - ’02] v4 - Architect [’02 - ’03] v5 - Consultant [’03 - ’04] v6 - Mobile applications developer [’04 - ’05] v7 - Collaboration consultant [’05 - ’07] v8 - Sales specialist [’07 - ’10] v9 - Product marketer [’10 - ’12] v10 - Manager, architect, developer, operations, box packer, coffee maker, leaflet poster... etc. [’12 - ??] Friday 19 April 13
Do something that matters Friday 19 April 13
Tea scales (and coffee, beer, etc.) Friday 19 April 13
Scale through others 80% Friday 19 April 13
Don’t scale out of embarr- assment Friday 19 April 13
Be scaleable (but don't) $ fab Friday 19 April 13
giants Pick your wisely Friday 19 April 13
Offload the right stuff, at the right time Friday 19
April 13
create your own education Friday 19 April 13
Thanks.
[email protected]
@imsickofmaps [Special offer: Every order via ontheway.co.za gets
a free punchdance.gif ] Thanks: Cartoons - gapingvoid.com Friday 19 April 13