Ardan Labs Podcast

Alex Ellis is the Founder of OpenFaaS, an open-source project focused on making it simple to deploy serverless functions with containers. Alex tells stories of breaking the family computer with Linux, hacking his school and the challenges he faced as a teenage programmer. We learn all about what led him to create OpenFaaS and the barriers you encounter when trying to grow an open-source project.

Connect with Alex:
https://www.openfaas.com
https://www.alexellis.io
https://twitter.com/alexellisuk/

Mentioned in today’s episode:
Camino De Santiago: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions/destinations/europe/land/spain-walking-el-camino/
Everyday Go (Book by Alex Ellis): https://openfaas.gumroad.com/l/everyday-golang
Serverless for Everyone Else (Book by Alex Ellis): https://openfaas.gumroad.com/l/serverless-for-everyone-else
Zero to OpenFaas in 60 months (GopherCon Talk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzwBmHkP-rQ

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Martin Gallagher is a specialist Go recruiter, matching developers with interesting companies across Europe. Many people out there may have a negative impression of recruiters, but every so-often you find one like Martin. Someone who genuinely cares about you, your family, and your livelihood.

We hear about Martin’s experience growing up in Northern Ireland during social unrest, moving to the big city, his love for music, and how he found himself working with Go developers!

Connect with Martin:
[email protected]
https://www.vistasrecruitment.com
https://twitter.com/MGallagher2010
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martingallaghervistas/
Gopher Slack: @martin_gallagher

Mentioned in today’s episode:
Input Magazine: https://archive.org/details/computerinputmagazine
Conflict in Northern Ireland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles
Black-Sholes - Book: https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Black-Scholes-Pricing-Trading-Revised/dp/0994138687

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You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Matt Holt is the creator of popular open source projects like Caddy Web Server, CertMagic, PapaParse, & others. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to maintain open source projects full-time, Matt is the man to speak with. We learn how he came up with the idea for Caddy, how it works, and the pro’s and con’s of building a sustainable an open source project.

Want to show your support for Caddy? Become a sponsor on GitHub!

Connect with Matt:
https://twitter.com/mholt6
https://github.com/mholt

Mentioned in today’s episode:
https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy
https://caddy.community
https://www.amazon.com/PHP-MySQL-Development-Luke-Welling/dp/0672317842
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_Certificate_Management_Environment
https://github.com/mholt/timeliner

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You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

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.

Connect with Kelsey:
https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower
https://github.com/kelseyhightower

Mentioned in today’s episode:
Open Policy Agent
Kings of Comedy Search - Ronnie Jordan
Total Systems
CoreOS
Puppet Labs
Go for Sysadmins - GopherCon 2014

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You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Mark Bates is the co-founder at Gopher Guides, papercall.io, and gobuffalo.io. Many of us know Mark for his programming expertise but much of this episode is focused around his passion for music. Music has always been an integral part of his life and even was a catalyst for his journey into programming. Tune in for advice on following your passions, stories of early internet, and the value of sharing knowledge with others.

Connect with Mark:
https://twitter.com/markbates
https://github.com/markbates

Mentioned in today’s episode:
Gopher Guides
Distributed Programming with Ruby (Book by Mark Bates)
Ruby Conf 2008 - Building Distributed Applications
Berklee College of Music
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

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You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Gergely Brautigam is a software developer at Weaveworks working with Go & Kubernetes. As he describes it, Gergely knew he wanted to work with computers from the first time his mother brought home a ZX Spectrum. We learn some valuable lessons on facing fears, interview tactics, and learning new skills.

Connect with Gergely:
https://twitter.com/Skarlso

Mentioned in today’s episode:
Weaveworks
ZX Spectrum
Kubernetes Up and Running
Advent of Code 

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You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Sarah Murphy is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at WePay. Sarah’s curiosity and willingness to take leaps took her all over the world, from being a journalist in Baghdad to working with top Silicon Valley companies. Tune in to hear stories of early internet gaming, self-funding trips to Iraq, and sword training.

Connect with Sarah:
https://twitter.com/sarahmaeve1

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You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Miriah Peterson is a data engineer at Weave, a founder of the Forge Foundation, and the founder for the Women Who Go Utah. If you think she’s busy now, just tune in to hear about her childhood. Miriah always kept herself busy with projects and learning new things. We discuss topics like video creation, quantum physics, quantum optics, getting your first software job, learning Go, GraphQL, and much more!

Connect with Miriah:
https://twitter.com/captainnobody1
https://twitch.tv/soypete01
https://miriahpeterson.com

Mentioned in today’s episode:
https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Go-Utah/
https://www.gowestconf.com
https://www.getweave.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_optics
https://graphql.org 

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You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

In this episode, we pick up where we left off with Steve Hoffman. Last we heard, he had just launched a few successful video games in the mid-90’s. Steve then started a new company focused on interactive TV games. It is during this time where he got a crash course in entrepreneurship. Tune in to hear tips on starting companies, raising venture funds, navigating crises, and more!

Connect with Steve:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/
https://twitter.com/FoundersSpace

Mentioned in today’s episode:
https://www.foundersspace.com/
https://www.lavamind.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapitalism
https://www.amazon.com/Make-Elephants-Fly-Process-Innovation/dp/1478992948
https://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Startup-Practical-Strategies-Overcoming/dp/1400223199

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You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Steve Hoffman is a CEO, author, angel investor, and above all a creator. Steve currently runs a global startup incubator called Founders Space but his life has taken many turns to reach this place. So many turns that we couldn’t fit it all in one episode!

Tune in to hear about a kid who followed his passions and wouldn’t take no for an answer. We hear about programming video games in high school, electrical engineering in college, film school, Hollywood, working for SEGA, and leaving it all behind to start his own game company!

Connect with Steve:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/

Mentioned in today’s episode:
https://www.foundersspace.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Make-Elephants-Fly-Process-Innovation/dp/1478992948

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You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!