02: Open Issues

Backstage, Spotify’s homegrown developer portal, has become the most ambitious open source project in the company’s history. But for many on the team, it was the first open source project they’d ever launched. What were the technical decisions they considered/reconsidered/forgot to consider before releasing it into the wild? And what did they learn along the way?

Host and Spotify principal engineer Dave Zolotusky returns with Lee Mills, along with Patrik Oldsberg, both maintainers of Backstage open source. Hear why some on the Spotify team were actually relieved when given less time to get the job done, how perfection can be your enemy, and why Patrik is having trouble finding the right window blinds.

Learn more about Backstage and open source at Spotify:

• Listen to Episode 01: What is Backstage?
• Watch the Backstage Explainer Video (2 mins.)
• Learn more at backstage.io
• Contribute to Backstage on GitHub
• Explore more open source projects from Spotify

Read what else we’re nerding out about on the Spotify Engineering Blog: engineering.atspotify.com

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