The future of Kubernetes is no Kubernetes #crafted #softwaredevelopment #kubernetes

Kelsey Hightower is a legend. He’s a Kubernetes pioneer and recently retired (at 42!) from Google where he was a distinguished engineer.

He still regularly gives live software demos in front of tens of thousands of people, improvising them like it’s jazz. He’s a master storyteller and a master craftsman.

Kelsey loves to level people up and here we discuss:

-- The power of innovation that happens after going from Zero to One. Or, as Kelsey puts it, “From Hello, World to Hello, Revenue”

-- The art of the demo: how Kelsey engages crowds with his humanity, and how you can, too
Embracing emotion in software — and in storytelling

-- And Kelsey shares what he’s learned in his first year of retirement. He’s actually quite busy and has to remind folks that “I’m retired; not tired.” He’s fixing up his house, making time for others, and “learning how to live.” We get into what that means…

-- A demo for Google that went from a nightmare to “extra dope”

-- The power you have / impact you can create

-- Being a black man in tech

-- On being “retired, not tired”

-- The magic of being human in an AI world

This episode is very special. Enjoy!

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Where to find Kelsey Hightower:

Where to find the host, Dan Blumberg:
X: @dblums (needs to be linked)

Where to find Docker:
LinkedIn: / docker
X: @docker (needs to be linked)
Instagram: @dockerinc

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Key Moments:
00:00 Introduction
03:06 “I’m retired; not tired.” – What Kelsey’s been up to in his first year off the job — and why he refuses to mount his TV over the fireplace
04:51 “How do the makers mature?” — Kelsey’s thoughts on how developers can advance
their careers by getting good at innovating after, sometimes long after, going from zero to one
08:53 Keeping an open mindset: how developers integrate new technologies, e.g. Docker
17:13 “Creating good software is very emotional”
20:40 The art of the live demo
25:39 Humans are natural storytellers – embrace it!
27:31 Vulnerability and how Kelsey learned to be so confident on stage
30:38 The time Kelsey nearly bombed on stage, but turned it around into an “extra dope” moment on stage at a Google keynote
36:15 “A lot of people don’t realize how much power they have until way later in life” – why even the really little things (like saying hello to a stranger) matter
39:28 Representation matters: being a black man in tech
42:15 The power of open source
45:04 “What is my actual impact on society?” — why Kelsey retired:
47:46 Kelsey’s hopes for the future — and why we should be more excited about human intelligence, not just artificial intelligence

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