Ugur Basak — PerspectivesThoughts on Platform Engineering, Developer Experience, FinOps, and Engineering Leadership.https://ugurbasak.com/en-gbNever Assumehttps://ugurbasak.com/perspectives/never-assume/https://ugurbasak.com/perspectives/never-assume/Two words I learned 15 years ago. I don't remember the trainer's name, but those words changed how I lead.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAfter 20 Years, Here's the Patternhttps://ugurbasak.com/perspectives/shift-down/https://ugurbasak.com/perspectives/shift-down/We celebrate the launch. We ignore the next ten years. The 60–70% of engineering effort that actually decides whether your product survives.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTI Was Doing Platform Engineering Before It Had a Namehttps://ugurbasak.com/perspectives/platform-engineering-before-it-had-a-name/https://ugurbasak.com/perspectives/platform-engineering-before-it-had-a-name/Fifteen years ago in bank environments, I was doing DevOps, Golden Paths, and IDP work — before any of those names existed.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTJust Back from KubeCon Europe 2026https://ugurbasak.com/perspectives/kubecon-europe-2026/https://ugurbasak.com/perspectives/kubecon-europe-2026/The hype word this year was AI. But the most important conversation wasn't about AI at all — it was about trust.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT