pandog

I read recently about a large open source project using waterfall (it wasn't very popular).

Are there open source projects or software companies / startups following waterfall methodologies? Do they think it's good?

As a tech worker, I love tinkering with tech in my spare time but don't have that much spare time.

Also, over the years, I've learnt the value of keeping it simple.

I want to run a web based application (https://github.com/honeytrap/honeytrap), configure it, monitor it, collect some logs, and update it.

What's the most light touch (whilst giving me just enough flexibility) to do so?

An obvious choice is something like a Digital Ocean VPS, but this still leaves me having to worry about (among other things) an OS and updates.

I have gone down the path of a managed kubernetes solution, but this actually requires quite a lot of overhead.

Any suggestions?

Throughout my career I've been dogged by poorly thought out engineering appraisal or review processes. Especially at larger companies where everyone from the CEO to the Junior Developer are assessed in the same way.

Generally what I've experienced is an annual "review" whereby employees assess themselves on fairly broad requirements ("Helping build the company") and then receive some feedback and a number. This is often associated with an annual pay rise.

I now find myself in a position where I can have some influence over the implementation of such a process, but having mostly had bad or neutral experiences I find myself clutching at straws for suggestions (aside from "don't do this!").

Has anyone had great experiences with such processes? Or am I being too idealistic or just too negative?