Kelsey Hightower is a Principal Engineer at Google Cloud, open-source advocate, and one of our favorite speakers in tech. We hear about his early experiences with computers, thoughts on CS degree vs self-taught, running a tech support business, managing comedians, open-source, and his journey through tech. Regardless of where you are in your career, Kelsey drops knowledge on how to get yourself to where you want to go.
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https://github.com/kelseyhightower
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Kings of Comedy Search - Ronnie Jordan
Total Systems
CoreOS
Puppet Labs
Go for Sysadmins - GopherCon 2014
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