Most of my career was building dev tools, test infrastructure etc. The cardinal rule there was that it has to be boring.. Practically, this meant no surprises, almost invisible, people take it for granted and it just facilitates things without getting in your way.
Similar to electricity, air, water etc. Very few people really notice these things and talk about them. Till they stop working in which case, it's all people can think and speak of.
Most of my career was building dev tools, test infrastructure etc. The cardinal rule there was that it has to be boring.. Practically, this meant no surprises, almost invisible, people take it for granted and it just facilitates things without getting in your way.
Similar to electricity, air, water etc. Very few people really notice these things and talk about them. Till they stop working in which case, it's all people can think and speak of.