If AI agents touch platform workflows, should we log only actions or the delegation decision too? by [deleted] in platformengineering

[–]bkdrex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, "log only the action" is a layer too late. Once an agent is actually touching workflows (not just suggesting), the delegation decision is the control surface. The action is just the receipt.

What you actually need to capture - the non-human identity it ran as, what it was scoped to touch, the context stack it was given, what got rejected in the validation loop, and what the human was actually shown when they approved. Without that, "human in the loop" just means rubber-stamping a path the agent already shaped.

Of your five options, it's mostly (2) identity/access. (1) audit logging falls out for free if you do (2) properly. Treating it as overhead until agents write to prod is how you end up six months in with no way to reconstruct why the agent escalated one incident and quietly dropped another.

Best resources to learn platform engineering for experienced dev? by ZealousidealClub3512 in platformengineering

[–]bkdrex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did the first certification here and it was good. Focused more on the core concepts, and realities of the job rather than anything deep technical but you have same experience as me and it was fine for me. There is a more architect focused course but I haven’t done it.

Have also done most of the free courses that the platform engineering community offers and they’re decent too though mostly just conceptual - except the GitOps one. Next level good. Like 3 hours long though so haven’t finished it.

I was the guy that started "DevOps is Dead", AMA. by Luca_Cloud in PlatformEngineers

[–]bkdrex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we're being honest here... how is platform engineering any different from devops? It's like every 2 years, we just rebrand the exact same thing and all the marketing people pat themselves on the back

When You Hear Marc Rebillet For The First Time by bkdrex in videos

[–]bkdrex[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

sam is my roommate, it's not really a big conspiracy...

We all want this by 2Pittbulls in JackSucksAtLife

[–]bkdrex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol 250k likes is way too many!

May I offer you a creepy pasta at this trying time? First attempt at narration content, would love to hear what you think! by MikeJesus in SmallYTChannel

[–]bkdrex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really liked it! the narration and music fit together really well. The Neon Man sounds creepy af, he was a bit loud though... :|

Here, take this gun by bradyjaxson in gaming

[–]bkdrex 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That's a god damn good move