DevOps Paradox

#54: We recently released a course on Chaos Engineering. Today, we speak with Russ Miles and Sylvain Hellegouarch, a couple of the team members behind the ChaosToolkit open source project. Russ' article discussed during the episode: https://medium.com/chaosiq/pre-requisites-to-practicing-reliability-23b9a459e1bd Russ' Twitter: https://twitter.com/russmiles Sylvain's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawouach ChaosIQ: https://chaosiq.io/ Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/54#transcript Books and Courses: Kubernetes Chaos Engineering With Chaos Toolkit And Istio https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/chaos/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/canary/ The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/devops-26/ Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#53: Recently, the governor of New Jersey made a plea for COBOL programmers to help maintain the state's unemployment system. In this episode, we discuss the ramifications of not taking the maintenance of your systems seriously. https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/14/21219561/coronavirus-pandemic-unemployment-systems-cobol-legacy-software-infrastructure https://twitter.com/kjhealy/status/1246605999131316226 https://komonews.com/news/local/new-pictures-reveal-cracking-cement-forcing-closure-of-west-seattle-bridge Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/53#transcript Books and Courses: Kubernetes Chaos Engineering With Chaos Toolkit And Istio https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/chaos/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/canary/ The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/devops-26/ Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#52: It's not uncommon to see software vendors bashing competitor's products. Recently, Viktor had this happen to the product that he manages. This episode is about what happens next and how you should react if it ever happens to you. Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/52#transcript Books and Courses: Kubernetes Chaos Engineering With Chaos Toolkit And Istio https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/chaos/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/canary/ The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/devops-26/ Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#51: After a short Twitter fight with Viktor, we asked Ádám Sándor to join us to discuss his position that Kubernetes is not too hard for developers to learn. Ádám's contact information: https://twitter.com/adamsand0r https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamsandor/ Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/51#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#50: For our 50th episode, we talk with the godfather of Patrick Debois. We talk about many things ranging from DevOps in a fully remote environment to the Muppets. Patrick's information: https://twitter.com/patrickdebois http://www.jedi.be/ AllTheTalks.online: https://www.allthetalks.online/ Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/50#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#49: Amid the coronavirus pandemic, many businesses have implemented their business continuity plans. Part of those plans include remote work. Today, we talk about both of our experiences with remote work and what are the chances are that remote work will become the new normal for knowledge workers. https://stayinghome.club/ https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/03/06/resources-for-companies-embracing-remote-work/ YouTube recording (if you want to see us talking): https://youtu.be/fIwiXReWWEw Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/49#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

In this bonus episode of DevOps Paradox, we talk with James Rawlings and James Strachan about the challenges in doing continuous delivery in Kubernetes. Twitter: https://twitter.com/jstrachan https://twitter.com/jdrawlings Watch the replay on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9ZjqQNgNYe4 Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#48: Today we have a conversation with two consultants that work in the financial sector in London. Also, we discover that unicorns live on islands of happiness and have pockets of excellence. Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/48#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

In this bonus episode of DevOps Paradox, we talk with Mislav Stipetic of MSB (Magic Sandbox) to talk about their platform that makes learning Kubernetes easy. https://www.msb.com/ Watch the replay on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vhuYF8_ejX8 Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#47: You want to do the right thing for your clients, but you can't because your manager won't let you. What kind of excuse is that? Are you a 3 year old? In this episode, we go deep into why it's up to you, not someone else, to make the right decision when your role starts getting hard. Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/47#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#46: Today we have a conversation with Phil Estes, a Distinguished Engineer for IBM as well as one of the maintainers of the containerd project. We discuss a number of items including image signing and a hopeful distribution spec release for 2020. Find Phil at: https://twitter.com/estesp https://github.com/estesp https://estesp.dev Project Harbor: https://goharbor.io/ OCI = Open Container Initiative: https://www.opencontainers.org/ OCI TOB = Technical Oversight Board: https://github.com/opencontainers/tob OCI/CNCF Notary V2 (Image Signing standardization): https://hackmd.io/_vrqBGAOSUC_VWvFzWruZw?view#Notary-v2-Meeting-Notes Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/46#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#45: Unless you're a Kubernetes administrator, why should you bother learning everything about Kubernetes? Our answers may surprise you. Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/45#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#44: What happens when your company is not allowed to run anything in the cloud and must run everything on premise? What can you do get get the best of both worlds? We'll attempt to answer these questions in today's episode. Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/44#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#43: Many times we are asked how to implement continuous testing on top of continuous delivery. Today, we talk about how there is, in isolation, no such thing as continuous testing. We also discuss the concepts of "delayed delivery" and "executable documentation". Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/43#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#42: As a company grows, it's not unexpected to see executive leadership change. However, those personnel changes mean different things to different people, both internal and external. We discuss the far reaching implications of those changes. Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/42#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#41: In today's episode, we talk about the evils (and not so evils) of UIs in their many different forms. Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/41#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#40: We've heard about Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment. Today, with the help of our guest Eric Mizell, we discuss Continuous Reliability. Eric's information: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-mizell-8864977/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricMizell DevNexus video: https://blog.overops.com/video-continuous-reliability-an-agile-process-to-deliver-higher-quality-applications/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?referralCode=75549ECDBC41B27D94C4 Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/40#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#39: Is it possible that the biggest contribution from the Kubernetes project isn't container scheduling, but the Kubernetes API itself? Transcript: https://www.devopsparadox.com/39#transcript Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends is still on sale for $13.99 with the link below (coupon and price expires 27-Jan-2020 10:01 AM PT) https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?couponCode=7F311AD2C040117054AB Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#38: How important do you think you are to your company? It only takes one decision and you'll find out. In this episode, we step on more toes than normal. Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#37: We take a walk through the continuum of deployment strategies. Canary Deployments To Kubernetes Using Istio and Friends $13.99 with the link below (coupon and price expires 27-Jan-2020 10:01 AM PT) https://www.udemy.com/course/canary-deployments-to-kubernetes-using-istio-and-friends/?couponCode=7F311AD2C040117054AB Books and Courses: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#36: Welcome to 2020! We make 4 predictions for the upcoming year. How many of them do you agree or disagree with? Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#35: We look back at many of the topics of the past year. And yes, we still continue to ramble. Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#34: Today we dig into what we believe the current state of Docker is and where we think they are headed. Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#33: This was supposed to be the results show for which managed Kubernetes service sucks the least. Well, life got in the way. Listen to today's episode to get the inside scoop of what happened. We also delve into what happens when there are massive changes in technology and how most people deal with it. Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#32: We begin the discussion about how to determine which managed Kubernetes service sucks the least. Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Find our contact information at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#31: We tackle the role of shared service teams in an organization's DevOps culture. We also attempt to define what are "DevOps rules". Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Contact us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

Viktor has arrived back from KubeCon 2019. We talk about everything that happened from his perspective. We also touch on the Mirantis acquisition of Docker's Enterprise business. Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Contact us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact

#30: Matt Turner joins us today to discuss his role as a day-to-day site reliability engineer practitioner at Ziglu. He also tells us a cautionary tale that everyone should listen to. If you are in the London financial district, you might be interested in working with Matt at Ziglu: https://www.ziglu.io/careers The Site Reliability Engineering books from Google: https://landing.google.com/sre/books/ Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps Toolkit Series by Viktor Farcic: https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/ Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Twitter: Matt: https://twitter.com/mt165 Darin: https://twitter.com/darinpope Viktor: https://twitter.com/vfarcic DevOpsParadox: https://twitter.com/DevOpsParadox LinkedIn: Darin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darinpope/ Viktor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktorfarcic/ Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#29: We speak with Philipp Krenn today about Elasticsearch. We go through it's history and some of the more interesting stories where it has been used. Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Twitter: Peter: https://twitter.com/xerra Darin: https://twitter.com/darinpope Viktor: https://twitter.com/vfarcic DevOpsParadox: https://twitter.com/DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#28: Peter Jausovec joins us today to talk all things service mesh. We also break out the crystal ball and make some predictions about Kubernetes for 2020. Service Mesh Patterns at Riga Dev Days: https://youtu.be/jQsgVeT8MnI Service Mesh Interface: https://smi-spec.io/ Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Twitter: Peter: https://twitter.com/pjausovec Darin: https://twitter.com/darinpope Viktor: https://twitter.com/vfarcic DevOpsParadox: https://twitter.com/DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#27: We discuss one of the greatest B movies ever and how it relates to one of the more recent Docker security issues. Graboid: First-Ever Cryptojacking Worm Found in Images on Docker Hub https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/graboid-first-ever-cryptojacking-worm-found-in-images-on-docker-hub/ Tremors: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100814/ Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#26: In this episode, we propose that the architect role is useless within most companies. We also tackle having non-technical people in technical roles. Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#25: We discuss difference conference types and the pros and cons of each. Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#24: We discuss numerous deployment strategies, ranging from blue/green to serverless. Also, it appears we have our first real fight on our hands. You decide. Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#23: Today we speak with Erez Rusovsky from Rollout and talk all things feature flags. Who knew that code injection as a service could be so cool? Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#22: In today's episode, we answer Neven's question about what motivates us to learn, work, and write. DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#21: Neven asks us how we organize time for work, learning, and new stuff we'd like to try. We talk about some tools and tips that we both use. We also learn some of the key secrets about how Viktor is able to crank out so many books. Remember The Milk: https://www.rememberthemilk.com/ Trello: https://trello.com/ Full Focus Planner by Michael Hyatt: https://fullfocusplanner.com/ DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#20: In our first guest episode, John Laffey joins us to discuss his disagreements with our episode about configuration management. Can we keep it a good, clean fight? You be the judge. DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Leave us a message on Voxer: https://web.voxer.com/u/devopsparadox Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#19: What are the big differences between hackers and developers? Our answers may surprise you. DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#18: Neil Gealy asks "What is the best way to track features, bugs, etc, going into a release for visibility to the rest of the company (outside the development team)? And how do you incorporate that into release notes and versioning of your microservices. I've seen companies using a combination of Jira and spreadsheets, but they are very clunky and manual." https://devops20.slack.com/archives/CK3906Q1K/p1565655300018600 DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Connect on Voxer Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#17: Ivor asks "How do you like to learn? People that like to learn have their own style. What's yours?" https://twitter.com/ivorsco77/status/1154039680603529218 Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Elements-Reusable-Object-Oriented/dp/0201633612/ DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Email: Darin: [email protected] Viktor: [email protected] Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#16:Vadim asks "when will we automate ourselves out of our jobs?" Fire Someone Today by Bob Pritchett: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GJVXKC/ DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#15: Silos exist throughout enterprises. We discuss if silos are bad or good and everything in between. Here's the question from Joost: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6559101458564866048?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A6559101458564866048%2C6559335225585913856%29 DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Twitter: Darin: @darinpope Viktor: @vfarcic DevOpsParadox: @DevOpsParadox Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#14: We take our first listener question and it's all about GitOps. Here's the question from Andrey: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6559101458564866048?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A6559101458564866048%2C6559134063964246016%29 DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Twitter: @darinpope @vfarcic @DevOpsParadox Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/

#13: With apologies to Shakespeare...to have opinions or not to have opinions? That is the question. DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Join the Slack team: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/ If you'd like to reach out, you can find us on Twitter: @vfarcic @darinpope @DevOpsParadox

#12: Viktor is back from a recent trip through Asia. One of the things he encountered was the surprising "lack" of English throughout the region. We discuss if English should be a requirement to be a developer in today's global economy and how that parallels many of the problems found in enterprises. DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit Signup for access to the DevOps20 Slack workspace: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/ Visit us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/ If you'd like to reach out, you can find us on Twitter: @vfarcic @darinpope @DevOpsParadox

#11: We discuss a lot of different angles of serverless, including why it's a smart thing for you to start looking into serverless today. DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit DevOps20 Slack workspace: https://devops20.slack.com/ Signup for access to the Slack workspace: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/

#10: With all the consolidation in the open source market, how can you and your company be a good citizen when it comes to open source? Open Source Beyond The Market: https://rework.fm/open-source-beyond-the-market/ The fight to keep open source truly "open" ⁠— open source providers need to stand up: https://www.information-age.com/open-source-providers-123483267/ DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit DevOps20 Slack workspace: https://devops20.slack.com/ Signup for access to the Slack workspace: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/

#9: Why are people scared of continuous deployment? Can everyone get to true continuous deployment? Darin and Viktor discuss these question as well as why delayed is sometime perceived as continuous. DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit DevOps20 Slack workspace: https://devops20.slack.com/ Signup for access to the Slack workspace: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/

#8: You understand the impact that feature flags have on continuous delivery. However, have you thought about how refactoring should also be a part of your day to day life? Refactoring by Martin Fowler https://www.amazon.com/Refactoring-Improving-Existing-Addison-Wesley-Signature-dp-0134757599/dp/0134757599/ DevOps Paradox by Viktor Farcic: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/devops-paradox The DevOps 2.6 Toolkit: Jenkins X by Viktor Farcic: https://leanpub.com/the-devops-2-6-toolkit DevOps20 Slack workspace: https://devops20.slack.com/ Signup for access to the Slack workspace: http://slack.devops20toolkit.com/