8 reasons your platform engineering is sinking
Bill Doerrfeld | October 22, 2025
Platform engineering is in a slump due to these anti-patterns...
How do you fail at platform engineering? Make it 100% UI-first. Don't market it. Survey no one. Measure success by who's onboarded. And just copy what others are doing.
Over the past year, I've collected a ton of great input on platform engineering — excited to distill some of it for a new feature for InfoWorld this week.
Some say platform engineering is in a slump... maybe that’s because too many are following the "advice" above! And admittedly, the excitement feels a bit deflated amid the recent AI fervor.
Check it out for some anti-patterns (and helpful tips) that can get your internal developer platform building back on course. As the experts say, so much of it boils down to a product mindset.
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