(2017) So You Want to Be a Wizard : Julia Evans

Transcript: https://jvns.ca/blog/so-you-want-to-be-a-wizard/ Source: https://youtu.be/qj2j93L9564 I don't always feel like a wizard. Like many of you, I've been doing operations for a couple of years, and I still have a TON TO LEARN. But along the way, I have learned a few ways to debug tricky problems, get the information I need from my colleagues, and get my job done. We're going to talk about • how asking dumb questions is actually a superpower • how you can read the source code to the Linux kernel when all else fails • debugging tools that make you FEEL like a wizard • how understanding what your organization needs can make you amazing At the end, we'll have a better understanding of how you can get a lot of awesome stuff done even when you're not the highest level wizard on your team.