Log — Building Cadres
The build log.
Product updates, engineering notes, and operating-model decisions behind Cadres, written by the person building it.
Latest entry — LOG-06 · · 4 min
The Sprawl
The pivot post said Cadres was now a suite. It kept growing anyway. This is the story of how six products happened, and the rule that keeps them from becoming the thing I built Cadres to escape.
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LOG-06
The Sprawl
The pivot post said Cadres was now a suite. It kept growing anyway. This is the story of how six products happened, and the rule that keeps them from becoming the thing I built Cadres to escape.
LOG-05
Operational Maturity Starts Earlier Than You Think
Operational maturity is usually treated like a late-stage concern. In practice, it starts the moment customers, auditors, contracts, access, and money depend on systems other people need to trust.
LOG-04
The Core
The workflow engine has been a core tenet of Cadres from day one. Here is what it actually does and why almost every feature in the platform is built on top of it.
LOG-03
The Vault
How remote access requirements expanded into a built-in privileged access and secrets system inside Cadres.
LOG-02
The Snowball
How a patching problem expanded into host management and a broader operating model for service and operations work.
LOG-01
Why We Started Building Cadres
Why Cadres started with a patching problem and expanded into a broader operating model for business operations.