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Kelsey Hightower

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Self-taught software engineer, formerly a distinguished engineer at Google Cloud and one of the most visible voices in the Kubernetes community; retired from full-time work in 2023 and now advises and invests.

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  1. Our readingSoftware developers spent thirty years automating other people's industries away, so they should not expect sympathy now that it is their turn.

    Their wordsAnd so you have been part of the change to other industries and other people yourself. What did you think about that? Did you even think about it at all? So let's not be surprised if you find no sympathy from all the other professions that you've helped force change upon.

    ↗Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightoweryoutube.com 25th of 28 in this recording

  3. Our readingDevelopers who defined the job as being the only person who could write code have just watched the only thing they were good at get commoditised.

    Their wordsAll you had to do was write code and you were safe. And you probably made more money than everybody and you were fine with that. Now you got caught. The only thing you were good at is now been commoditized.

    ↗Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightoweryoutube.com 26th of 28 in this recording