Ardan Labs Podcast

Piyush Verma is the Founder CTO of the company Last9. Last9 is a site reliability Engineering platform (SRE)  which constructs tools to promote the reliability of products and services deployed by platform engineering teams. In this episode, Piyush takes us through his journey from discovering computers through his interest in art to becoming an entrepreneur in technology. 00:00 Introduction 15:44  First Memory of a Computer23:22 Choosing a Major 27:40 Entering College 34:04 Discovering Networking43:28 Thoughts Graduating College53:39 Achieving Life Balance59:18 Solving Problems 1:05:15 Education Technology 1:13:53 After the First Business1:19:00 Starting Last91:27:32 The Moment of Maybe1:31:04 Contact InfoConnect with Piyush: Email:  hello@last9.io Mentioned in today’s episode:Last9: https://last9.io/Hashicorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Matthew Sanabria is a Software Engineer at Hashicorp who works on the Terraform Enterprise product. He also mentors others and writes Golang on a daily basis. In this episode, Matthew gives valuable information on “doing the work” to achieve success through his journey from being interested in being a mechanic to becoming an established Software Engineer.  00:00 Introduction 03:36 What is Matthew Doing Today?12:05 Have you tried Cuelang?15:45 First Memory of a computer23:17 Graduating High school32:55 Skillset Graduating College46:30 Working in New York1:00:00 Moving to Software Engineering1:07:40 Current Endeavors1:25:35 Contact InfoConnect with Matthew: Website: https://twitter.com/sudomateoMentioned in today’s episode:Terraform: https://www.terraform.ioCuelang: https://cuelang.orgHashicorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses: https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events: https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog: https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github: https://github.com/ardanlabs 

Thorsten Ball is a Staff Engineer at Sourcegraph and also the author of two self-published books. He currently focuses on assisting development teams within the company and correcting scaling issues for large clients. In this episode, he takes us through his journey from growing up in small town Germany to starting a band in Berlin and finally ending up as a Staff Engineer. 00:00 Introduction 05:30 Journey Begins 07:30 First memory of a computer13:00 Technology in the family 19:00 Interests growing up 21:30 Thoughts after high school 25:40 Living in Australia36:50 Getting into programming as a career43:20 Leaving UPS59:00 Moving closer to home 1:07:25 Finding Sourcegraph1:09:30 Discovering Golang1:20:10 Current tasks at Sourcegraph1:30:45 Contact Information Connect with Thorsten: Website: https://thorstenball.comMentioned in today’s episode:Sourcegraph: https://sourcegraph.com/searchGolang: https://go.dev Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses: https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events: https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog: https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github: https://github.com/ardanlabs 

Damian Gryski is a Principal Software Developer at Fastly who was highly advanced throughout his academic career and always had an interest in math. He works on TinyGo support for Fastly’s computed edge product and has been working with Golang for 10+ years. In this episode he takes us on a journey through his path to becoming an accomplished Software Engineer. 00:00 Introduction 09:30 Creating the timeline14:25 What type of programs were you writing?19:20 Did you struggle with math? 23:00 Being advanced in high school24:40 What were your parents like? 26:15 Interest in juggling30:40 Thoughts heading into university34:00 Was university difficult?37:44 Graduating university and internships42:00 Post Graduate Jobs48:50 What was exciting about writing Perl? 55:30 Getting into Golang1:02:50 Moving on from Booking.com1:09:50 Discussing Wasm1:20:20 Contact infoConnect with Damian: Twitter: https://twitter.com/dgryskiMentioned in today’s episode:Fastly: https://www.fastly.comBooking: https://www.booking.com/Perl: https://www.perl.org/Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses: https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events: https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog: https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github: https://github.com/ardanlabs 

 Rich Burroughs is a Staff Developer Advocate at Loft Labs who interacts with the community and works with Kubernetes. In this episode he takes us through his journey from growing up with ADHD and being involved in improv comedy, to having a successful career in technology. 00:00 Introduction08:00  What is Rich doing today17:25 First memory of a computer22:10 Interests in high school 29:40 Thoughts for after high school33:20 First semester of college37:32 Graduating college41:28 Being involved in improv and theater48:00 After improv51:48 Getting into Tech 55:25 Finding a job in Tech Support Networking1:04:55 How technology evolved1:18:00 Measuring success and daily roles1:27:00 Planning daily tasks 1:33:30 Contact infoConnect with Rich: Twitter: richburroughsLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richburroughs/Mentioned in today’s episode:Devspace: https://www.devspace.sh/Loft Labs: https://loft.sh/Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses: https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events: https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog: https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github: https://github.com/ardanlabs 

 Lee Trout is a Full Stack Engineer who works with start-ups, small businesses, and large companies specializing in DevOps / front and backend development. In this episode he takes us through his journey from being obsessed with firefighting and 3d design in highschool, to finally finding his place in his present day job. 00:00 Introduction05:50 What are you doing today? 08:22 What is your favorite tooling for routine and structure?10:01 What is your first memory of a computer? 18:40 Growing up with tech and mining21:30 Interests going into high school26:03 Being interested in Computer Animation/Graphics30:49 Finding 3D Studio 36:00 Obsession with the fire department41:50 The plan after high school46:20 Jobs after University1:00:25 The first start-up 1:07:20 Working at Mailchimp1:12:38 Moving to North Carolina1:19:00 Applying at HashiCorp1:23:45 Getting to the present day1:31:28 Contact InfoConnect with Lee: Email: lee@leetrout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/thecodewritesmeLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leetrout/Mentioned in today’s episode:GitHub: https://github.com/features/issuesLinear.app:https://linear.appHookdeck: https://hookdeck.comWant more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses: https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events: https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog: https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github: https://github.com/ardanlabs 

Jeremy Saenz is a Senior Software Engineer at Synadia who works with maintaining an open source messaging platform called NATS. In this episode he takes us on his journey from music production and product management to becoming an accomplished engineer.00:00  Introduction 06:15  What is your first memory of a computer? 08:50  High school interests19:30  After High school decisions23:00  Entering the workforce27:10  Getting into game engine design38:15  What was your first task at Kajabi?42:00  How does Go end up on your radar?47:00  Writing Martini52:35  What is Product Management?55:10  The velocity of change1:03:58 Moving away from product1:09:35 Deciding to work on NATS1:17:30 Jeremy’s workshop topics1:20:40 Contact InfoConnect with Jeremy: Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/thecodegangstaMentioned in today’s episode:NATS: https://nats.ioKajabi: https://kajabi.comSynadia: https://synadia.comWant more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses: https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events: https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog: https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github: https://github.com/ardanlabs 

 John Doak is a Principal Engineer at Microsoft and also the author of the book “Go for DevOps”. In this episode he takes us through his journey from martial arts and cinematography in high school and college to becoming a published author and master at networking.00:00 Introduction 03:08 What is John Doing today 05:37 Writing “Go for DevOps”14:00 Graduating high school16:15 First memory of a computer 23:00 High school interests 28:40 Post high school thoughts32:50 Triple majoring in college 36:00 Battling migraines through university / odd jobs 46:13 Moving to San Francisco51:08 What happens after 5 years57:52 Looking into Google 1:04:10 How long were you at Google?1:06:40 Networking Skills 1:13:04 What do you think about Tailscale?1:14:21 Leaving Google1:20:10 Would you write another book? 1:23:29 Current interests in Tech? 1:28:40 Contact InfoConnect with John: Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnsiilver?lang=enEmail: jdoak@microsoft.comGithub: https://github.com/johnsiilverMentioned in today’s episode:Tailscale: https://github.com/tailscale/tailscaleFind Johns Book Here: https://www.amazon.com/Go-DevOps-language-Kubernetes-Terraform/dp/1801818894Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses: https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events: https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog: https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github: https://github.com/ardanlabs 

 Tracy Holmes is a Technical Community Advocate at Isovalent who takes us through her path to reaching her present position. In this episode we can watch her story develop from being involved in music and theater in high school to working for a prestigious technology company. 00:00 Introduction 05:40 What is Tracy doing today?08:55 First memory of a computer 14:00 Interests in high school22:22 Growing up / raising kids30:00 Struggles in college / anxiety36:25 Switching Majors in college42:25 Social responsibility with jobs46:39 After college jobs58:38 Working as a system admin1:02:00 Anxiety and fixing things1:16:00 Participating in meetups1:22:20 Finding Isovalent1:29:00 Future projects with technology1:33:20 Thing happen for a reason1:38:20 Contact infoConnect with Tracy: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tracypholmesLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracypholmes/Github: https://github.com/tracypholmesMentioned in today’s episode:Isovalent : https://isovalent.comHashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.comWant more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses: https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events: https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog: https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github: https://github.com/ardanlabs 

Colby Fayock is currently a Senior Developer Experience Engineer at Cloudinary who teaches the tools of the web and Cloudinary implementation. Colby takes us on a journey through creating websites in highschool to using cloud technologies and landing a job at Cloudinary.Connect with Colby:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/colbyfayockTwitter: https://twitter.com/colbyfayockGithub: https://github.com/colbyfayockInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/colbyfayock/Mentioned in today’s episode:Cloudinary : gr-sea-gg-brand-home-baseReact: https://reactjs.orgElement84: https://www.element84.comInktober : https://inktober.com00:00 Introduction01:20 What are you currently doing today?05:35 What were you focused on in high school? 10:01 Building websites and hobbies in high school14:52 Finding a major at Penn-State 19:31 Thoughts on graduate school 21:37 Finding jobs after university28:40 Technology for web development / Moving jobs37:17 Realizing you’re underpaid and moving forward40:30 Working at ThinkGeek47:24 Getting ”the boot” / Front-end and back-end relationships58:10 Exploring for new opportunities1:02:38 Working at Element841:07:45 Using serverless technology1:15:38 Landing at Cloudinary1:19:50 What is your current role at Cloudinary?1:21:36 How is your company measuring success?1:27:56 Contact infoWant more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses: https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events: https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog: https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github: https://github.com/ardanlabs