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Scissor Effect: Why Platform Engineering Might Just Shear DevOps to Shreds

Tired of DevOps pipelines held together by duct tape and prayers? The 'Scissor Effect' claims Platform Engineering snips the chaos—but at what cost?

James Kowalski 📅 Mar 29, 2026 ⏱️ 3 min read 👁️ 4 views

⚡ Key Takeaways

Unstructured DevOps breeds fragility via bespoke scripts and high cognitive load.
Platform Engineering's golden paths promise self-service, but risk new silos.
Historical parallels warn of hype-driven bloat; measure toil before betting big.

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Originally reported by Towards AI