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The Full Stack Journey (DFW)

Scott Lowe
September 29, 2016

The Full Stack Journey (DFW)

Why continuous learning is the only way forward for IT professionals

Scott Lowe

September 29, 2016
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  1. The Full Stack Journey Scott Lowe, VCDX 39 vExpert, Author,

    Blogger, Podcaster, Geek http://blog.scottlowe.org / Twitter: @scott_lowe Colossians 3:17 Why continuous learning is the only way forward for IT professionals
  2. Before we get started • Get involved! Feel free to

    ask questions or share your viewpoint. (This is not your typical keynote.) • Use your mobile device(s) all you like, but please silence them. • If you’re a social media user, feel free to post updates. For Twitter, use the handle @DFWVMUG or the hashtag #DFWVMUG. • You’re more than welcome to take pictures or videos and post them online! • A PDF copy of this presentation will be available online after the event.
  3. Who is this guy, anyway? • Husband, father, geek, Jeep

    lover • Blogger (10+ years at http://blog.scottlowe.org) • Author (7 books so far, 1 in the works) • Podcaster (The Full Stack Journey Podcast) • Speaker (DevOps Networking Forum, Interop, OpenStack Summit, VMworld) • Avid VMUG supporter (Speaker at events worldwide, mentor for new speakers) • Employee at VMware, Inc., on the NSX team
  4. My definition of a full stack engineer: “…someone who’s capable

    of working across multiple silos and moving among multiple layers of the modern data center stack.” (from the introduction to the Full Stack Journey Podcast)
  5. Changing nature of IT skill sets —I T “Dash” shaped

    “I” shaped “T” shaped “Pi” () shaped
  6. Is the full stack engineer a myth, then? An unattainable

    unicorn? http://daemon.co.za/2014/04/what-does-full-stack- mean/
  7. There’s value in the journey • Perfection is unattainable, but

    that doesn’t stop us from pursuing it • The journey to being a full-stack engineer brings benefits on its own • It helps create habits for continuous learning • It helps foster “big picture thinking” • It helps establish natural curiosity • It helps you understand the relationships that exist between all areas of technology
  8. The Full Stack Journey podcast • Launched in January 2016

    • The goal is to provide real, practical, actionable advice to help listeners on their “full stack journey” • Available via iTunes • Website at http://fullstackjourney.com • I’ll be recording an episode here today at 2:20pm in the Career Corner
  9. Thank you! Scott Lowe, VCDX 39 vExpert, Author, Blogger, Podcaster,

    Geek http://blog.scottlowe.org / Twitter: @scott_lowe Colossians 3:17 Please be sure to provide feedback to the VMUG leaders on this session.