{"id":1595,"date":"2017-06-27T16:32:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T20:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=1595"},"modified":"2017-06-27T16:32:52","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T20:32:52","slug":"a-docker-captains-view-of-community-with-nirmal-mehta-episode-134","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2017\/06\/a-docker-captains-view-of-community-with-nirmal-mehta-episode-134\/","title":{"rendered":"A Docker Captain&#8217;s View of Community with Nirmal Mehta &#8211; Episode 134"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You could be an attendee at an event or you could do more. What does that extra work do for your career? We revisit this classic balancing act with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/normalfaults\">Nirmal Mehta<\/a>\u00a0back at to DockerCon 2017. We start by asking about why he&#8217;s a\u00a0Docker Captain, but his story is far more about being in operations and finding your Community. Nirmal&#8217;s story brings us back to the beginning of DevOps and through his journey of passionate hobbies that continue to help him grow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Nirmal-Mehta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1599\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Nirmal-Mehta-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Nirmal-Mehta-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Nirmal-Mehta-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Nirmal-Mehta.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Some specifics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Difference of finding your tribe around D.C. (less new technology meetups)<\/li>\n<li>How Nirmal &#8220;always needs to be in a constant state of learning&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>We discuss the principle of Strong Opinions, Loosely Held (related post <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.codinghorror.com\/strong-opinions-weakly-held\/\">from @codinghorror in 2008<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Appreciation for the first vMotion like the first <code>docker run<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Side projects as a tried-and-true method to career growth<\/li>\n<li>If you every find yourself saying &#8220;I will never be doing that, you will end up doing that.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>(\u261d\ufe0f\u00a0that might be you when it comes to coding as a sysadmin)<\/li>\n<li>Attending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devopsdays.org\/\">DevOps Days<\/a> to keep your skills up<\/li>\n<li>Recognizing when you are the best person to introduce a solution to your company<\/li>\n<li>How a sense of community keeps us moving forward<\/li>\n<li>References to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/botchagalupe\">John Willis<\/a> and his <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/134438318\">History of DevOps<\/a> talk<\/li>\n<li>Balancing your time and reflecting on whether you have it to offer or not<\/li>\n<li>How if you ever feel alone, you need to reach out to see how much people have your back<\/li>\n<li>A thoughtful review of burnout prevention (a very moving <a href=\"https:\/\/itrevolution.com\/karojisatsu\/\">post by John Willis on that topic<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Tribal indicators as a signal of what we care about, not as a sense of identity (identity is more than that)<\/li>\n<li>Being part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.docker.com\/community\/docker-captains\">Docker Captain<\/a>\u00a0program and how it gives Nirmal a sense of connection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We really loved meeting\u00a0Nirmal Mehta and highly recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/normalfaults\">following him a follow on Twitter<\/a>. You can also find him on <a href=\"http:\/\/github.com\/normalfaults\">GitHub<\/a>. If you&#8217;d like to learn more technical knowledge from him, his 2015 keynote at DockerCon can be seen here:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BKVKc_xFnw8?start=2115&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9725\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1595-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1595-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You could be an attendee at an event or you could do more. What does that extra work do for your career? We revisit this classic balancing act with Nirmal Mehta\u00a0back at to DockerCon 2017. We start by asking about why he&#8217;s a\u00a0Docker Captain, but his story is far more&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2017\/06\/a-docker-captains-view-of-community-with-nirmal-mehta-episode-134\/\">Read All Show Notes<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Docker Captain&#8217;s View of Community with Nirmal Mehta &#8211; Episode 134<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9726\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1595-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1595-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The-Geek-Whisperers-Episode-134-Nirmal-Mehta.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1595"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1595"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1607,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1595\/revisions\/1607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}