How They Ship: Management Practices from Real Companies
The best way to learn how to ship software effectively is to study companies that do it well. Let’s pull back the curtain on how real engineering organizations get products out the door. Stripe: The API-First Approach Stripe treats every internal system as if it were a public API. This isn’t just about documentation—it’s a fundamental way of thinking about dependencies. graph TB A[Payment API Team] -->|Treats as External| B[Internal Risk Engine] C[Billing Team] -->|Treats as External| B D[Checkout Team] -->|Treats as External| B B -->|Strict Versioning| E[Breaking Changes = Major Version] B -->|SLA Commitments| F[99.99% Uptime Promise] What This Looks Like in Practice: ...