Guardrails: Engineering teams head for a deadly crash without them

Guardrails are a form of automation that define boundaries agreed upon by engineering teams, ensuring consistency and safety in the software development process. They establish cultural standards, enforce ways of working, and maintain developers' sanity. Examples include holding weekly standups or setting rules for incident management. Implementing guardrails can be easy or challenging depending on the tooling used. Automating these boundaries enforces a way of working within the development process that takes the question out of how things are done, making it efficient and effective.