Steal This Show S04E17: The Future of Power, with Cory Doctorow
Jun06

Steal This Show S04E17: The Future of Power, with Cory Doctorow

In this episode author Cory Doctorow discusses three stories from his new collection, Radicalized. We discuss: – The perils of DRM, and becoming dependent on manufacturers — from printers, to toasters and beyond — and how (or if) we can force control of our technological future. – What lengths it’s permissible to go to when we’re trying to effect change against the systems which might very well end...

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Why hypothesis-driven development is key to DevOps
Jun06

Why hypothesis-driven development is key to DevOps

The definition of DevOps, offered by Donovan Brown is “The union of people, process, and products to enable continuous delivery of value to our customers.” It accentuates the importance of continuous delivery of value. Let’s discuss how experimentation is at the heart of modern development practices. read...

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Examples of blameless culture outside of DevOps
Jun06

Examples of blameless culture outside of DevOps

A blameless culture is not a new concept in the technology industry. In fact, in 2012, John Allspaw wrote about how Etsy uses blameless postmortems to dive to the heart of problems when they arise. Other technology giants, like Google, have also worked hard to implement a blameless culture. But what is a blameless culture? Is it just a matter of postmortems? Does it take a culture change to make blameless a reality? read...

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Kubernetes basics: Learn how to drive first
Jun06

Kubernetes basics: Learn how to drive first

In the first two articles in this series, I explained how Kubernetes is like a dump truck and that there are always learning curves to understanding elegant, professional tools like Kubernetes (and dump trucks, cranes, etc.). This article is about the next step: learning how to drive. read...

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