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🏳️‍🌈 Lian Li 李莲 ✊🏿 @lianmakesthings.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

So excited to be speaking at Platform Engineering Day in Amsterdam 🚀 The work that I'm doing is the culmination of my work and everything I've learned as Cloud Native consultant, DevRel and Platform Engineer for the past decade. And I cannot wait to share it with all of you ✨ sched.co/2DY5r

A Practical Guide To Inner Sourcing Your IDP - Lian Li, lianmakesthings

Monday March 23, 2026 13:20 - 13:45
CET

Bridging the gap between developers and platform teams is hard.
Scattered documentation, fragmented language and hidden knowledge leave developers frustrated, while platform teams struggle to understand what devs really need. Treating platforms as products is a start, but treating them like open source projects unlocks real collaboration, allowing developers to contribute and maintain features.
In my roles as Developer Advocate and platform engineer, I have years of experience working with highly bureaucratic organisations helping to improve developer experience and adoption.
In this talk, I’ll share concrete steps to identify contribution opportunities, set up maintainable processes, and measure engagement. You’ll leave inspired with ideas to boost adoption, reduce friction, and turn your platform into a collaborative, thriving ecosystem.

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🏳️‍🌈 Lian Li 李莲 ✊🏿 @lianmakesthings.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Feel like this security concept wasn’t quite thought through

Table where one leg was secured to a rain pipe with a bike chain

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🏳️‍🌈 Lian Li 李莲 ✊🏿 @lianmakesthings.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

It’s opening weekend! 🥳🎉 www.heaproductions.nl/onceuponamat...

Three very attractive knights in theatre costumes

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🏳️‍🌈 Lian Li 李莲 ✊🏿 @lianmakesthings.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

POV: you’re running a k8s platform with multiple tenants.

A kubernetes themed valentines card that reads “roses are red, violets are blue, sharing is caring, but stop hogging my cpu”

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🏳️‍🌈 Lian Li 李莲 ✊🏿 @lianmakesthings.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

So yeah, one of my sessions was accepted 🎉 kccnceu2025.sched.com/event/1tx9w/...

Your submission was ACCEPTED for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe. Title of session is Many cooks, one platform: balancing ownership and contribution for the perfect broth

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🏳️‍🌈 Lian Li 李莲 ✊🏿 @lianmakesthings.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

For 3 months, I've been rehearsing for a production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. We're premiering tonight, running 6 shows until Sunday evening. Come and see us in Amsterdam. It's such a funny and magical show. Definitely not your grandmother's fairytale www.heaproductions.nl/cinderella

Prince Topher and Cinderella dancing at the ball

Prince Topher and Cinderella at the ball in front of ball dancers

Prince Topher in front of his loyal knights, one of whom is me!

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🏳️‍🌈 Lian Li 李莲 ✊🏿 @lianmakesthings.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

I asked my partner to send me a pic of our bread when it’s done. This is what he sent

Sourdough bread placed atop a baking rack with spotlights shining on it like a pop concert

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🏳️‍🌈 Lian Li 李莲 ✊🏿 @lianmakesthings.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

It's taken much, much longer than anticipated but. Good things come to those who wait. So here it is! Ep 2 of the League of Extraordinary Tech Workers with the incomparable Whitney Lee. Her superpower is all about making emotions rational and rationality emotional.