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Screaming in the Cloud
Terraform and The Art of Teaching Tech with Ned Bellavance
Dec 7, 2023
IT professional Ned Bellavance discusses his shift from engineer to educator, the intricacies of Terraform, and the controversy surrounding Terraform's licensing change. They explore the challenges of setting up and maintaining Terraform configurations, the debate between JSON, YAML, and XML for infrastructure tools, and the frustrations with open source licenses.
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- Ned Bellavance's transition from engineer to educator emphasizes the value of empathy and clear explanation in creating effective educational content.
- Terraform's popularity and advantages, such as succinct infrastructure description and flexibility in loops and variables, have made it the go-to tool for managing substantial estates on AWS.
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Ned in the Cloud: A Curious Journey into Cloud Education
Ned Belavance, founder of Ned in the Cloud, discusses the origins and focus of his blog turned educational content company. With a background in consulting, Ned started blogging about his experiences in the world of consulting and eventually transitioned into creating educational content for technical learners. He explains how his inclination towards teaching and learning led him to focus on education first. He discusses the importance of being able to empathize with learners and the need to explain concepts clearly, particularly when creating online video courses. Ned also highlights the value of putting one's knowledge to the test by teaching others, as it helps improve understanding. He shares his passion for Terraform, a popular infrastructure-as-code tool, and his experience creating a highly successful Terraform course.
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