Software Defined Talk19 Jan 2024

Episode 450: Workers of the world, don’t let HR hide in darkness

This week, we discuss the role of DevRel, Remote Work and Layoffs. Plus, Matt reveals his latest keyboard recommendation.

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Runner-up Titles

Life is a series of (shitty) cliffhangers
Sales is crazy
Donut over-eating avoidance
Fundamentals don’t change
Do you have good recipes for golden geese?
We need better Dungeons and Dragons
The AI has been prompted beyond its level of competence.
Peter Pan as DevRel
Hard stop goes soft
HR in volume feels dehumanizing
Mad Libs for layoffs
Workers of the world, don’t let HR hide in darkness.
We’ve had a great time, that other keyboard and I, but we’ve made a decision…
Status quo wins again
The Strangler Pattern for password management
Schwag cannot be stolen.

Rundown

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Conferences

That Conference Texas, Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1
CfgMgmtCamp, Feb 5-7th - Coté speaking.
The Uk's Open Technology Conference Open Source Software, Open Hardware Feb 6-7
SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th to 17th, 2024 - Coté speaking, and there’s still sponsorship slots.
KubeCon EU Paris, March 19-22 - Coté on the wait list for the platform side conference.
DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17-18, 2024

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Recommendations

Brandon: Carrot Weather App (the Netherlands weather app Coté mentioned is Buienradar).
Matt: Murderbot Diaries Book 7: System Collapse
- Aliens Fireteam Elite on sale for <$10
Coté: The Lost Kingdom , book.

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