In this information-packed episode, I got to interview Bret Fisher, DevOps expert, YouTuber, Course creator and more.
If you're new to the DevOps space, or just working adjacently to it, this episode covers everything you ever wanted to know about DevOps but were too afraid to ask.

Meet Bret

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BretFisher
• Website: https://www.bretfisher.com
• Bret's Discord: https://discord.gg/devops
• Github: https://github.com/bretfisher
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretefisher
• X: https://x.com/bretfisher
• Newsletter: https://bret.news

Interesting links

• Bret's course discount coupons (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.): https://www.bretfisher.com/courses
• DevOps Foundations Course on LinkedIn Learning (not Bret): https://www.linkedin.com/learning/devops-foundations
• Bret's opinions on learning DevOps: https://bret.show/devops
• Beginner DevOps roadmap: https://roadmap.sh/devops?r=devops-beginner
• Read the DevOps Handbook, 2nd Edition: https://itrevolution.com/product/the-devops-handbook-second-edition/
• The Origin of DevOps: https://devops.com/the-origins-of-devops-whats-in-a-name/
• SPACE framework for developer productivity: https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3454124
• 4 key metrics DORA for tracking velocity and stability: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/using-the-four-keys-to-measure-your-devops-performance
• Open GitOps: https://opengitops.dev/

More reading material:

• The Phoenix Project novel - A fictional story of how one team implemented DevOp: https://itrevolution.com/product/the-phoenix-project/
• Read (and retain!) the 12 Factors: https://12factor.net/

Get in touch!

• X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deleteman123
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@the-scripting-den
• My newsletter: https://fernandodoglio.substack.com/

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In this episode I got to interview the great Tapas Adhikary, he's been working as a developer for 16 years, and recently launched his own startup, and has been successfully growing ever since.

During this episode, he shares the entire journey to becoming his own boss, from saving up for years, planning, finding the right partner and even the impact that his YouTube channel and Twitter activity had on the success of his business.

Get to know Tapas

• X: https://x.com/tapasadhikary
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapasadhikary
• CreoWis: https://www.creowis.com/
• Intermentorships: https://www.creowis.com/career#InterMentorship

Get in touch!

• X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deleteman123
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@the-scripting-den
• My newsletter: https://fernandodoglio.substack.com/

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What exactly does it mean for your application to scale? How do you architect its backend so you make sure there is room for scaling?
In this episode I cover different tips and techniques you can apply to your backend architecture to help it scale.

The main topics covered are:

• The benefits of microservices.
• Add load balancing.
• Downside of stateful microservices.
• Look after your databases.
• Switch to an event-based architecture.

Interesting links

• Episode 21: Microservices vs Monoliths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xgCS-IolUI
• Redis Essentials Course: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/redis-essential-training-15012713/understanding-redis

Get in touch!

• X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deleteman123
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@the-scripting-den
• My newsletter: https://fernandodoglio.substack.com/

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