Travelling to the other side of the world offers plenty of idle time in the airport shops. Turning up to the airport three hours before the flight is a given, when considering the hassle and cost involved if the first flight is missed.
Even if I have a book or two in my carry on bag I still peruse the paperbacks shelves at WH Smith or the local equivalent airport retailer.
So, here's a list of books that I have been reading during my latest holiday...
Technology books (on Kindle - since typical bookshops don't have these titles)
Site Reliability Engineering - How Google Runs Production Systems
Kubernetes Patterns - Reusable Elements For Designing Cloud Native Applications
Accelerate - Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
Not so technology books
Eric Idle - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
Permanent Record (Edward Snowden)
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Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Preparing for interviews versus skating to where the puck is going to be
"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been." - Wayne Gretsky
I'm in the process of seeking out a new challenge in my career (no need to whisper - I've left my previous job on good terms and taken a nice long holiday - so I'm not sneaking around to speak to recruiters during work time).
While updating my CV I have been quite aware that once again I find myself without professional experience of the latest popular technology in my sector - Kubernetes ... and maybe Kafka.
It's very tempting to go away and complete a full-on course to fill in the gaps, but I've been in the industry for long enough to appreciate that there's still a reasonable chance that my next role might not include those technologies anyway.
So, for now I'll just have to find the right balance of revising what I already know, and reading about and watching videos about enough to be able to carry my end of a conversation.
I'm in the process of seeking out a new challenge in my career (no need to whisper - I've left my previous job on good terms and taken a nice long holiday - so I'm not sneaking around to speak to recruiters during work time).
While updating my CV I have been quite aware that once again I find myself without professional experience of the latest popular technology in my sector - Kubernetes ... and maybe Kafka.
It's very tempting to go away and complete a full-on course to fill in the gaps, but I've been in the industry for long enough to appreciate that there's still a reasonable chance that my next role might not include those technologies anyway.
So, for now I'll just have to find the right balance of revising what I already know, and reading about and watching videos about enough to be able to carry my end of a conversation.
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