Earlier this year at ChefConf, rabble-rouser Sascha Bates proclaimed that “training is pointless! Why do training when you can just sequester yourself (and maybe your team) away and read a book!” But, within earshot were Julian Dunn and Nathen Harvey, who both lead training for a living. Hilarity ensued, and we decided to mediate the “dispute” for episode 24! We tackle the issue of training, learning styles, and industry technical certifications, as we try to figure out:
Join J. Paul Reed, aka @SoberBuildEng, Youssuf El-Kalay, aka @buildscientist, EJ Ciramella, aka @eciramella, Sascha Bates, aka @sascha_d, and Seth Thomas, aka @cheeseplus, plus the last couple of weeks in News & Views and another DevOps Dear Abby!
Or, download Episode 24, or any of our previous shows!
Show Links/Notes
- 1:17 – News & Views
- 1:20 – Statically recompiling Nintendo games
- 3:00 – Zach Holman presents to AirBNB on Git and Github secrets
- 4:32 – Shanley talks micro-aggression in management
- 10:06 – Main Segment: Training: Is It Worth It?
- 36:55 – Sascha explains with screencasts: Context is Everything
- 52:48 – DevOps Dear Abby
- 53:10 – Extreme Programming Adventures in C# by Ron Jeffries
- 53:20 – James Shore’s Test-driven development series
- 53:30 – “The Refactoring Book” for Java and Ruby
DevOps Dear Abby
Adam asks via email:
[I] recently had a discussion with my direct supervisor in which he opened the door to the possibility of me moving into a software development manager position for one of the other dev teams…. While I like the possibility of being a person who can help others facilitate their professional development, I worry about what I might be giving up in going down the management path (namely life as a developer).
I’m wondering if any of the Ship Show crew have any experience with being offered positions in middle-management or other supervisory roles, and if they chose to (or not to) go down that route & what were the factors involved in that decision.
@mikefiedler asks “So why is [there a disconnect between academia and industry], and can/should we change that?”
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Have you had training experiences that made you cringe? Or that you’d gladly recommend? What learning techniques do you feel work the best when you’re trying to understand something new?
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Tags: chef, culture, gaming, git, Github, management, opscode