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Embracing Failure in Software Development

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Ben Wheat highlighted the importance of embracing failure in the software development process to learn and grow faster. He described how being wrong, especially publicly, enables teams to create a culture where it's safe to make mistakes. Wheat emphasized that success is difficult to measure without having failed first, suggesting that one must be wrong to understand what is right. He urged that engineering cultures should be built on a foundation of failure, preparing teams for handling issues effectively and encouraging risk-taking for innovation. Wheat also criticized the phrase 'let it crash' as lazy, advocating for intentional decision-making about system failures. Wheat's central idea was to establish an 'Acceptable Rate of Failure' (ARF) to quantify and manage the expected amount of failure in processes and systems, aligning them with the organization's tolerance for failure. This philosophy is intended to create a blameless culture that supports personal development and team growth through properly addressed and intentional failing.

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