Episode Details

Key takeaways:

• Being able to see things from different perspectives allows you to open your mind to see and solve problems from different angles. It also allows us to reach others better.
• Life-long learning is a must in tech careers, otherwise we can't improve and evolve.
• How early recognition and support from Duffie's mom helped him learn to read with dyslexia.
• Spending time in Hawaii and California while growing up gave Duffie different perspectives that have served him well in his tech career.
• There are tools out there available for exploration, for those curious enough to learn about different technologies. You just need to bring your curiosity.
• Finding the right fit at a company is more than just overall company culture. It's also about team culture and having people believe in you and give you room to grow and succeed.
• Welcoming tech communities are those that have systems and supports in place to grow and nurture new contributors.
• How do you communicate effectively when the words you're using may be interpreted as a challenge? Let them know that you only seek to understand, and are relying on their expertise for that.
• Everything you've been through has set you up for success moving forward
• Don't fall in love with your code; when someone builds on your code or ideas, take it as form of praise, and not as a form of criticism.
• When a company is acquired by another company, how do you keep the acquired employees from jumping ship? Keep them motivated, and ensure that there is a clear vision tying their work to the overall vision.
• An expert as someone who can take other people and make them proficient at a thing; not somebody who knows all the answers.
• Understanding a problem from multiple perspectives is a is a multiplier for your understanding and for your career.
• Make room for things to be hard. Not everything has to be easy for everybody.

About our guest:

Duffie Cooley is the Field CTO for Isovalent @ Cisco. He has been involved in the Kubernetes Community since 2017. He is an emeritus member of the CNCF Technical Oversight Committee and has helped lots of folks learn more about The Kubernetes Ecosystem and eBPF through tgik and eCHO office hours. His handle is mauilion as he grew up in Maui, Hawaii and likes big cats. If you see his face come say hi! He's usually carrying around a few cool stickers as well.

Find our guest on:

• Bluesky
• LinkedIn

Find us on:

• All of our social channels are on bento.me/geekingout
• All of Adriana's social channels are on bento.me/adrianamvillela

Show notes:

• Star Trek IV: "We are looking for Nuclear Wessels" clip
• Star Trek IV: Scotty's "Hello, Computer" clip
• Kaahumanu Theatre
• Arch Linux
• Motorcycle Engine Control Unit (ECU)
• IPython (interactive Python)
• "Billion Laughs" Kubernetes CVE (CVE-2019-11253)
• Jinja "unsafe"

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