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		csomar on Nov 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Twitter didn’t go down: From a real Twitter SR... The OP claims he did the implementation (so he was the software engineer too?): > I designed and implemented most of the tools that are keeping it running so I think I’m qualified to talk about it.

cmckn on Nov 22, 2022 | [–]

I read this as they built the “tools” (automation, orchestration, monitoring, etc.) for this system, not the system itself; which aligns with the common definition of SRE.

mapme on Nov 22, 2022 | [–]

SRE is a mix of both. The expectation is you are able to write and understand any code the team is responsible for.

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