The Adventures in DevOps panel take over and discuss whether or not DevOps Engineers need to know how to code. The panel offers their perspectives on the pros and cons of knowing how to code and the limitations placed on DevOps Engineers who don’t know how to code and the tradeoffs of spending time on…

Yitaek Hwang joins the adventure to discuss how he sets up development environments using well-understood open source tools that allow developers to understand and troubleshoot their own setups. This also allows devops to manage these setups in ways that mirror production. Panel Charles Max Wood Will Button Guest Yitaek Hwang Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator Level…

Charles Max Wood explains how podcasting has repeatedly opened up opportunities for him to move his career forward. He dives into how it helped early in his career, how he was able to use it as a tool to find freelance clients, and how it can take you beyond a full time senior developer job…

Eyar Zilberman joins the adventure to discuss Kubernetes schema validation tools. The panel jumps in and discusses the power of and the pros and cons of the different kinds of schema validations. Panel Jillian Rowe Jonathan Hall Will Button Guest Eyar Zilberman Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator Raygun | Click here to get started on your…

Adarsh Shah joins the Adventure to discuss building out Environment as Code which goes beyond just Infrastructure as Code which defines your servers and networking. Environment as Code provides a way to define an entire component of your environment and connections between pieces. It emphasizes loose coupling and allows teams to deliver an environment for…

Jonathan Hall joins the Adventure this week to discuss the advice he gives to clients to start continuous deployment before they have automated tests around their code. He explains why he starts here and the power of having a continuous deployment system. He, Will, and Chuck go into how to set it up and the…

Charles Max Wood explains the default path that developers seem to follow in their career and why that doesn’t give developers the fulfillment they’re looking for. He then walks through some of the options to change the direction of your career. Panel Charles Max Wood

Jeffrey asked Chuck before the episode what he was planning for Devchat.tv. Chuck started answering and since the guest had answered, Chuck answers with the overall direction for Devchat.tv. If you want to join in, email [email protected] Panel Charles Max Wood Jeffrey Groman Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator Picks Charles- Xero Charles- Profit First Charles- YNAB…

Yishai Beeri joins the Adventure to talk about ways that we can communicate and coordinate to deliver great software. This holds both within development teams and between development teams and DevOps teams. Panel Jeffrey Groman Guest Yishai Beeri  Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Links…

Rosemary Wang joins the adventure to dive into a discussion on what Infrastructure as Code is and how to begin thinking about what it is and how it goes together. She focuses on maintainability, security, and reliability. Panel Jeffrey Groman Will Button Guest Rosemary Wang Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator Links Essential Infrastructure as Code Scaling…

Jeffrey Groman takes the reins and walks Chuck and Will through the latest and greatest security breaches out on the internet. He also walks them through how to operate to avoid being caught by several of these issues. Specifically, he explains the Microsoft issue in the print spooler and the breach of Kaseya and what…

Jeffrey, Will, and Chuck dive into the question “How do you know whether or not you want to take a job?” during and after the interview. The discussion ranges through what to ask employers, knowing what you want from the job, and how to determine before and after the interview whether the job offer is…