Retirement projects at 42 for renowned developer Kelsey Hightower #crafted #software #tech

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

#crafted #software #tech