Can you call yourself a DevOps engineer if you aren't writing code?

Lane Wagner, founder of boot.dev, joins the show to discuss whether you can consider yourself a DevOps engineer if you aren't writing code.

Lane Wagner, of boot.dev wrote a provocative article, Are You a DevOps Engineer If You Aren’t Writing Code? , and then came on the Adventures in DevOps podcast to discuss it with us. I did my best to pick a fight, but in the end, we all ended on friendly terms.

What do you think? Can you call yourself a DevOps Engineer if you don’t code? Have a listen, read the article, and let me know your thoughts!

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