
What imposter did this?
Have you ever suffered from imposter syndrome? Have you also ever thought "what idiot did this?"

My 5 best reads of 2021
As I read a lot, I thought I'd recap my best reads of 2021. Perhaps you'll find something for your 2022 reading list.
Adventures In DevOps 096: What Certificates Should I Get?
The Adventures in DevOps crew discuss the various certificates that exist and which ones you may or may not want to consider getting.

Learning tacit knowledge is hard
You might hire a golf coach who watches you to discover your "bad habits", then convert them into explicit knowledge so they can be corrected. It's no different in business.

Tacit knowledge vs explicit knowledge
How much of what you do on a daily basis would you struggle to explain to someone as step-by-step instructions?

There's always room for improvement
Even in a static environment, improvement may slow down, but it doesn't have an upper bound.
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How can I convince my boss to let me learn a shiny new technology?
Introducing a new technology usually means taking on new risk, so find some value that your new learning will provide to your boss.

Core skills vs. company-specific skills
Why are new joiners often quick to offer unwanted advice on how to improve things? Many "newbies" can't distinguish between core skills and company-specific skills.

How to learn a new tech stack
The three (plus one) approaches I've used to change tech stacks in my career.

A simple way to improve your technical onboarding
Somewhere, long ago, I learned of a technique I like to employ when onboarding new team members