The Pragmatic Engineer

<p>Before we start: <strong>The Pragmatic Summit </strong>has officially <a href="https://www.pragmaticsummit.com/?utm_source=the-pragmatic-engineer&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=nov-20-paid-edition">launched</a>, and you can find more details — and the first few speakers announced — on <strong><a href="https://www.pragmaticsummit.com/?utm_source=the-pragmatic-engineer&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=nov-20-paid-edition">the summit’s website</a>.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zva0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb82fda11-b563-4c0a-a464-f0d5669b707a_1200x627.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Before we start: The Pragmatic Summit has officially launched, and you can find more details — and the first few speakers announced — on the summit’s website.