Setting Our Trajectory, From Home

Trajectory Conference 2020 was held online due to the pandemic and attracted more attendees than an in-person event could have accommodated. The conference covered topics such as testing in production, scaling systems, industry trends, and maintaining perspective on who we build for and who is part of building. Key discussions included increasing speed of learning through rapid experimentation with safety measures, using feature flags for service protection, quarantining unusual traffic to investigate further, and implementing valid tests that focus on the desired outcome. Other topics covered scaling systems reliably and economically, automating workflows, progressive delivery, and keeping perspective by remembering the wider world. The conference also emphasized the importance of empathy, collaboration, and diversity in experience for building effective teams and products.