@@TheNickBoerman well, answering your question would need us to chat for couple of hours (which I’m more than happy to if you want), but to put it in a rather simplistic way I’d say: - way more money - healthier work-life balance (WFH) - no stress whatsoever (especially coming from our type of working background) This obviously implies the fact that you like programming to start with but since you’re here I’m assuming you do.
I just recently started following but it's really inspiring to see the quality and scope of your videos get better and bigger. Really admire your workflow and ethic. Excited to see what comes next, thanks Mischa!
Just stumbled upon your channel. Inspiratie tot en met! Being a hardware guy 10+ years ago, the transition to DevOps hasn't been easy. I jumped back into IT after years, and now everything is code-based. I love challenges and hate giving up, which is still pushing me to keep learning and getting better at development. Thanks for the motivation and your calm, laid-back style. I like it, man 🎉. Bedankt
Just starting. I have very basic knowledge of Unix file system and Terminal. I have always loved to make computers do what I want them to do in order to make difficult jobs easier and faster. Life took me in another direction, but now I am trying to come back. What rekindled my love for this was Obsidian, that was the start of the rabbit hole. I reinstalled Linux on my laptop. From the I went on to Vim and NeoVim, also I am trying to learn Lua. I forgot how much I enjoy being in front of a screen filled with text and making it work they way I want it to.
I do wonder about the "Do everything in public" advice. You are not the only one who gives that advice, and it seems to fit for any field. Thank you for pointing to the book, "Show Your Work" by Austin Kleon. It seems worth checking out. This advice seems to be given often by content creators. It's hard to tell if the advice is for a content creation career. There does seem to be success overlap with career & social media (which is great btw). Content creation seems daunting to me. Maybe it's just me needing to get out of my shell. Thanks for sharing
It changed my life. I'm probably the most introverted person in my area, but online I am very open, and now I never need to apply for jobs but they come to me. I've created a full course on how to start and exactly what the benefits are if you're interested.
Not for data science specifically, but as you say, there is a lot of overlap. All of my personal brand and note-taking courses are applicable to any tech career and will benefit you greatly. There are a few data-focused people in my community too.
this is great advice, thank you. It would be great if you could make a video about what it's like doing devops in practice. I've seen videos and read articles about the tech devops uses but there's not much out there that covers what life is like for devops engineers. Things like what they do day to day, which types of companies typically hire them (e.g. enterprise, startup, etc), stress levels, remote/hybrid/in-office work, etc. I've read that they're well-paid, work mostly in large companies and that it's more "people facing" than standard programming jobs (that's all from US perspectives). I wonder if that's been your experience or if it's the same in Europe? Thanks!
Awesome video, though you should not underestimate the power of such a wonderful beard in DevOps! My personal favorites of your list are definitely start a homelab and go public :)
It helps to have an affinity for tech and automation but it is definitely possible as a complete layman too. You don't need development knowledge to start, but I advise to learn the fundamentals of programming and writing scripts
I'm interested as a network engineer in making this pivot , and was considering first going down the network automation path, as it is get exposure to CI/Cd and other components also used in devops. Is this the best way for someone in my position?
I have 8 years experience in software engineering (currently software architect). I really want devOps opportunities, but I don't want to throw away my experience by aiming for a junior devOps position (mainly because of a major salary loss). Do you have any advice (I have 2 certifications (GCP - Professional Cloud Developer + Kubernetes -CKAD)) ?
Sure, I can help you with career coaching, throwing away your experience would not be wise. Join my community if you’re interested in getting in touch with me.
Ex intensive care nurse and ambulance technician (for 19 years) here too, then turned dev just over 2 years ago! Best decision ever!
Thats awesome nico!
Why it was the best decision ever? Emergency/Ambulance nurse with a mid-life crisis asking here.
@@TheNickBoerman well, answering your question would need us to chat for couple of hours (which I’m more than happy to if you want), but to put it in a rather simplistic way I’d say:
- way more money
- healthier work-life balance (WFH)
- no stress whatsoever (especially coming from our type of working background)
This obviously implies the fact that you like programming to start with but since you’re here I’m assuming you do.
I just recently started following but it's really inspiring to see the quality and scope of your videos get better and bigger. Really admire your workflow and ethic. Excited to see what comes next, thanks Mischa!
Thank you so much! And great to have you on board
Just stumbled upon your channel. Inspiratie tot en met! Being a hardware guy 10+ years ago, the transition to DevOps hasn't been easy. I jumped back into IT after years, and now everything is code-based. I love challenges and hate giving up, which is still pushing me to keep learning and getting better at development. Thanks for the motivation and your calm, laid-back style. I like it, man 🎉.
Bedankt
Love to hear it man, it motivates me to keep putting out content! Thanks a lot.
I think you’ll be a great for the Skool community.
I'm in Venezuela trying to transform my life, I'm glad I found you!
You can do it!
Just starting. I have very basic knowledge of Unix file system and Terminal. I have always loved to make computers do what I want them to do in order to make difficult jobs easier and faster. Life took me in another direction, but now I am trying to come back. What rekindled my love for this was Obsidian, that was the start of the rabbit hole. I reinstalled Linux on my laptop. From the I went on to Vim and NeoVim, also I am trying to learn Lua. I forgot how much I enjoy being in front of a screen filled with text and making it work they way I want it to.
You sound exactly like me! Keep up that work and listen to the advice and you'll make it for sure
@@mischavandenburg Thank you for answering! I appreciate it.
@@OscarAlaniz Also check out my private community, I think we can help you. Skool.com/kubecraft
Yet another banger, thanks Mischa
Wow, it is definitely a new level, very powerful, valuable, and inspiring video. Thanks a lot! Keep going, please
Thanks a lot! I will keep it up!
just saw your post on X and now on youtube what a coincidence, I am a cloud engineer trying to switch almost the same
Nice to meet you!
I do wonder about the "Do everything in public" advice. You are not the only one who gives that advice, and it seems to fit for any field. Thank you for pointing to the book, "Show Your Work" by Austin Kleon. It seems worth checking out.
This advice seems to be given often by content creators. It's hard to tell if the advice is for a content creation career. There does seem to be success overlap with career & social media (which is great btw). Content creation seems daunting to me. Maybe it's just me needing to get out of my shell.
Thanks for sharing
It changed my life. I'm probably the most introverted person in my area, but online I am very open, and now I never need to apply for jobs but they come to me. I've created a full course on how to start and exactly what the benefits are if you're interested.
This helps a lot, thank youuuuu!
You're so welcome!
Do you have any suggestions for a Data Scientist / Engineering roadmap? Maybe some concepts work well for both career paths. Thanks.
Not for data science specifically, but as you say, there is a lot of overlap. All of my personal brand and note-taking courses are applicable to any tech career and will benefit you greatly. There are a few data-focused people in my community too.
I would love if you make a series of how to build a simple homelab! Really nice video btw!
I have a lot of that stuff in the pipeline! Thank you for the kind words
As a nurse looking into DevOps, this video was made for me
this is great advice, thank you. It would be great if you could make a video about what it's like doing devops in practice. I've seen videos and read articles about the tech devops uses but there's not much out there that covers what life is like for devops engineers. Things like what they do day to day, which types of companies typically hire them (e.g. enterprise, startup, etc), stress levels, remote/hybrid/in-office work, etc. I've read that they're well-paid, work mostly in large companies and that it's more "people facing" than standard programming jobs (that's all from US perspectives). I wonder if that's been your experience or if it's the same in Europe? Thanks!
Thank you!
I am open to junior DevOps roles, like I wanna get my hands dirty in tasks and would be glad if I can be invited into any team... Thanks
Become a DevOps Engineer:
👉 skool.com/kubecraft
I’m at lesson 2 of your arch Linux vids 😀 in my journey
CI/CD Jenkins
Am new to this sorry 😞
I am not sure I’ll be able to make the change, as I am nearly 60 and probably too old but it’s worth a try 😊
Never too late to follow your dreams.
when is the time to learn dokcer and kubernatis as you did not mention them as a learning step ?
After Linux.
Awesome video, though you should not underestimate the power of such a wonderful beard in DevOps! My personal favorites of your list are definitely start a homelab and go public :)
Hahah, the beard improves life in many ways! Thank you for the kind words
do i need to have development knowledge to start learning devops or can I start as a complete layman.
It helps to have an affinity for tech and automation but it is definitely possible as a complete layman too. You don't need development knowledge to start, but I advise to learn the fundamentals of programming and writing scripts
Hello, great info, can you recomand a Linux course/book to learn it ? Thanks
Yes, I have a full free Arch Linux course on my channel which is all you will need.
@@mischavandenburgthanks a lot, I’m thinking of joining the community for extra resources
Thanks young Sapolsky, great video
I’m super honored haha
I'm interested as a network engineer in making this pivot , and was considering first going down the network automation path, as it is get exposure to CI/Cd and other components also used in devops. Is this the best way for someone in my position?
Anything you can do during your current job is a good option to do!
I have 8 years experience in software engineering (currently software architect). I really want devOps opportunities, but I don't want to throw away my experience by aiming for a junior devOps position (mainly because of a major salary loss). Do you have any advice (I have 2 certifications (GCP - Professional Cloud Developer + Kubernetes -CKAD)) ?
Sure, I can help you with career coaching, throwing away your experience would not be wise. Join my community if you’re interested in getting in touch with me.
It may be easy for other countries but not in india. They want your last payslip nd corporate experience since you attained your puberty.
Sorry to hear that
Nice job man, I’m a nurse also working at an AI startup.
Thanks man! And well done on you too. How long did it take you to change?
No company will hire a DevOps with no Senior backend experience.
In my community alone, several people have gotten hired without it. My own journey clearly illustrates the same. You're wrong.
You would be surprised
You have no idea what you're talking about. You don't have to be a dev to get into DevOps