[Verse 1] Team Topologies maps the terrain Stream-aligned squads own their domain Platform crews enable the flow Complicated subsystems grow slow Conway's Law shapes what we make Cognitive load for sanity's sake [Chorus] Seven books to fuel your mind Team structures intertwined Inspired visions, candor clear Microservices engineer Hard decisions, output high SRE keeps systems dry [Verse 2] Cagan shows the product way Inspired teams discover each day Empowered engineers decide Technology and business collide Outcome thinking beats the feature trap Customer problems fill the gap [Chorus] Seven books to fuel your mind Team structures intertwined Inspired visions, candor clear Microservices engineer Hard decisions, output high SRE keeps systems dry [Verse 3] Horowitz tells the brutal truth When peacetime turns to wartime proof Struggle shapes the leader's spine Hard things have no clean design Firing friends and facing doubt Sometimes there's no graceful route [Chorus] Seven books to fuel your mind Team structures intertwined Inspired visions, candor clear Microservices engineer Hard decisions, output high SRE keeps systems dry [Verse 4] Grove's formula for leverage gained One-on-ones properly maintained Output measured, not the hours Information flows through towers Meetings planned with clear intent Managerial moment wisely spent [Bridge] Google's SRE manual reveals Error budgets, proper deals Service levels carefully planned Toil reduction, understand Newman's microservices split Domain boundaries tightly knit [Verse 5] Radical Candor shows the blend Care personally, comprehend Challenge directly, speak the truth Ruinous empathy needs proof Obnoxious aggression burns the bridge Manipulative insincerity's ridge [Final Chorus] Seven books to fuel your mind Team structures intertwined Inspired visions, candor clear Microservices engineer Hard decisions, output high SRE keeps systems dry Your first year curriculum Technical wisdom, here they come
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