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Trend Radar · Platform Stewardship

This log keeps the DevOps/platform signals I’m acting on. Use it as a briefing before planning quarters or tooling investments.

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1. Signals on My Radar

SignalWhy it mattersCurrent experiment
React Server ComponentsStreaming UX + reduced hydration costsUsing in MetaLabs dashboards with fallback islands.
Edge Runtimes (Workers, Deno)Close to user, low latency, built-in isolationRunning agent webhooks on Cloudflare Workers + durable objects.
AI-assisted DXCopilots accelerate repeatable tasks but need guardrailsCustom instructions for Cursor + GitHub Copilot to enforce design tokens + test scaffolds.
Rsbuild / Turbopack hybridsDramatic build-time improvementsPaired with Vite for best-of-both worlds pipeline.
Cost ObservabilityFinOps is part of DevOpsPump AWS Cost & Usage data into Metabase dashboards with budgets per product.

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2. Platform Stewardship Principles

  1. Every workflow documented – CLI recordings + Loom to onboard next engineer.
  2. Golden paths – Template repos for services, micro frontends, n8n automations.
  3. Guardrails over gates – Linting, typegen, contract tests run automatically; humans focus on narrative reviews.
  4. Measure developer joy – Quarterly surveys, DORA metrics, friction logs.

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3. Golden Path Catalog

  • create-neurostack-app – spins up Next.js + tRPC + Turso with infra-as-code.
  • svc-template – Express/Nest service with OpenTelemetry + SLO starter.
  • automation-starter – n8n workflow plus Git-based deployment (productivity use cases).

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4. Quarterly Checkpoint Template

### Platform OKR Review
- What slowed teams?
- Which guardrails saved time?
- Runway of tech debt (days)?
- Cost-per-product vs SLO budgets?
- Next-quarter bets?

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5. How to Engage

  • Drop questions in the GitHub Discussions board (#platform-stewardship).
  • Request a pairing session if you’re planning a new pod; we’ll co-design the guardrails.
  • Share radar signals back—this page is living documentation.