Career Advice —34 min episode
Tiny DevOps episode #30 Will Button — The Inside Scoop on Teaching DevOps

Will Button, co-host of the Adventures in DevOps podcast and DevOps "YouTuber" joins me to discuss his nascent DevOps media empire.

Career Advice —3 min read
Should you call yourself "fullstack"?

The term "fullstack" propagates a commodity mindset that harms candidates.

Career Advice —1 min read
An easy way to contribute to open source

Next time you're learning a new open source tool, consider submitting doc fixes as you see errors.

Coding Practices —46 min episode
Tiny DevOps episode #26 Parham Doustdar — The Blind Leading the Sighted: What We Can Learn From an Ex-Software Engineer Without Sight

Parham Doustdar, Engineering Manager of Accessibility at Booking.com, joins me to discuss life as a fully blind sofware engineer, and how we can make engineering tools more accessible for everyone, not just those with disabilities.

Tech Tools —39 min episode
Tiny DevOps episode #25 Jillian Rowe — Where DevOps Meets Data Science

I have a casual conversation with Jillian Rowe about her business as a freelancer and early-stage startup founder, and some of the unique challenges that come when working with Big Data, bioinformatics, and Data Science, and how she is addressing scaling challenges as a solo operator.

Career Advice —11 min episode
Tiny DevOps BONUS episode: The scariest technical screening you've ever seen!

In this short, Halloween bonus episode, I talk about a very scary technical screening process I learned about just a couple of days ago. I explain why the screening process is scary from the perspective of both the candidate, and the hiring manager.

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 —27 min episode
Tiny DevOps episode #8 Amando Abreu — Automatic rollback & other listener questions

In this Q&A episode, guest co-host Amando Abreu and I answer listener questions about automatic rollback, how to prepare for an interview, and the meaning of life.

Career Advice —14 min read
How to Land a Job Using GitHub

Your GitHub profile is the centerpiece of any modern engineering CV. Here are some tips to help make yours stand out.