Platform Engineering for Everyone: Success Can't Be Coded
InfoQ, Monday, July 20th, 2026
Platform engineering success depends on people, culture and process rather than technology choices.
Max Korbacher explains why internal development platforms fail when built with infrastructure-first thinking. Successful platforms require a clear purpose, real user research, a product mindset and community building.
Recommended practices include defining purpose through stakeholder alignment, measuring adoption via DevEx and SPACE metrics, managing technical debt with explicit deprecation criteria, and running feedback loops that prioritize developer experience over technology preference.