On twitter (my handle is @tbourke) I asked for people to submit any questions about network automation that they might have. I got one response pretty quickly from @el_dude_abides, and here were their questions: 

All great questions, and I want to thank the Network Dude for asking them. I answer them in this episode. Enjoy! 

What is the relationship between Python and Network Automation? It's easy to conflate the two, and while they're highly related network automation isn't just Python. 

In this episode I give you a "pep talk", a bit of encouragement for those that are experiencing some fear and perhaps even some loathing when it comes to learning network automation. 

Generally, I see three main reasons why students I encounter and network professional are hesitant to learn network automation skills and tools: 

I go through each one and talk about them. I hope it helps address any hesitation you might have. 

In this first episode, I talk about how I got into network automation (by way of server automation from the late 1990's). 

This podcast is a series of single person, just me (Tony Bourke) talking about the network automation journey. While there's a lot of resources out there to help people use the tools of automation (Ansible, Arista CloudVision, Python, DCNM/ACI, etc.) I think there's not as much talk about some of the fundamental concepts, motivations, and how to address the "fear and loathing" of automation that the networking community can sometimes express regarding automation.