Learning in Public | Kelsey Hightower

We’re super excited to have Kelsey back on the show! Our last conversation was around his incredible career journey - from working at McDonald’s after school to starting his own computer store, to hacking on python infrastructure with the core developers, to meeting Satya Nadella for an interview.

In part two of this conversation, we dive deep into Kelsey’s experiences learning in public and writing “Kubernetes: Up and Running”:
The biggest barrier to getting started with learning in public and a step-by-step guide to overcome it
Cautionary tale of the “JavaScript sucks” guy
Developing the skill of crafting good analogies
The business and economics of writing a book
Much more

Segments:
00:00:00 - Intro highlights
00:01:12 - Writing and learning in public
00:10:58 - Writing "Kubernetes: Up and Running"
00:16:05 - The business and economics of writing a book
00:21:27 - Why your first book should not exceed 100 pages
00:23:36 - What prevented Kelsey from giving up on the book
00:26:15 - The "JavaScript sucks" guy
00:36:44 - Authenticity does not guarantee success
00:39:09 - Developing the skill of crafting effective analogies
00:47:47 - Advice for engineers to leverage their technical skills outside of the nine-to-five

Show Notes:
Kelsey on twitter:   / kelseyhightower  
Our previous conversation with Kelsey about retiring as Distinguished Engineer from Google at 42: https://softwaremisadventures.com/p/k...

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