Business of DevOps —33 min episode
Tiny DevOps episode #11 Mike Taber — Doing DevOps as a Single Founder

Mike Taber is the single founder of Bluetick.io, the SaaS which automates email follow-ups. In this episode, we talk about his life as the single Dev, single Ops, single Marketing, and single everything else in his company.

Remote Work —1 min read
How can we make remote work more effective?

Its a "Remote-First" mindset, not flexible HR policies, that make or break remote work.

Remote Work —8 min read
Is remote work doomed to failure?

I predict that within 5 years, a majority of companies with optional work-from-home policy will be migrating back to an in-person workforce. But hope is not lost for those who are intentional about building a remote-first workplace.

Agile Principles —1 min read
An unexpected benefit of short feedback loops

Practices that create shorter feedback loops help gamify the software creation process, and more frequent dopamine releases.

Agile Principles —2 min read
What is the "units sold" metric for software teams?

Most software value can't be measure in "units sold". So how do we measure its value? Even the best metric can easily become a vanity metric if we lose sight of the business goal.

Coding Practices —1 min read
Do you have quiet working conditions?

As many of us begin to move back in offices, how can you ensure that you and your team can maintain this benefit, even if not in a physically isolated pace?

Tech Tools —1 min read
When scaling up looks like scaling down

By solving the problem of reducing communication overhead, we often also provide shorter feedback loops, and automate toil away.

Career Advice —2 min read
How long should your résumé be?

What I think is more important than a résumé's length is that the first half of the first page tells me: What role are you looking for, and what level of experience do you have?

Career Advice —30 min episode
Tiny DevOps episode #10 Erik Dietrich — Avoiding the Trap of Expert Beginnerism

Erik Dietrich is the author of "The Expert Beginner", which expands on the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition with the addition of the "Expert Beginner", one who stops learning, incorrectly believing they have achieved expert level.

Agile Principles —7 min read
Why Is DevOps Important? A Philosophical Look for 2021

DevOps is built on the timeless principle of cooperation. Whether the term remains, the concepts driving DevOps are here to stay. The only question is this: in what new ways will we apply these principles?

Software Delivery —2 min read
Should your builds run on autopilot?

Some projects obviously need automated builds. Others obviously don't. Where do you draw the line?