Too often, developers carry out their work with the mindset that everything will go perfectly. This type of blind optimism can have disastrous consequences.
Platformization makes a system seem simpler by delegating how much complexity any one engineer must understand at one time. This lowers the barrier to productive contributions.
AI can be a powerful tool, but, ultimately, it’s just that: a tool. Make sure you understand its processes so that you’re the one in control of making product decisions.
There’s a difference between privacy, which is based on trust, and secrecy, which isn’t. To maximize your team’s potential, you need to foster privacy and eschew secrecy.