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	Podcast:		The POPCAST with Dan POP
	Episode:		Episode 8 - Community and Steak with Stephen Augustus
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		01:07:40
	Publish Date:		2020-04-22 10:00:26
	Description:		Stephen Augustus (Release Chair/Manager for Kubernetes, Chair for Kubecon, and Lead, Cloud Native Tools & Advocacy for VMware) and I discuss the stellar global Kubernetes community. The inner workings of the various contributors, owners, and maintainers on Kubernetes' development We dive into how folks can contribute, how people can get started (links below): Getting Started in Contributing: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/guide/README.md Community Membership: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/community-membership.md Organization Details: https://github.com/kubernetes/org Books Stephen Recommends on Engineering Management: The Managers Path: https://amzn.to/2XQWrlg An Elegant Puzzle: https://amzn.to/34ZDZIZ We finish with a discussion on our favorite steakhouses in NYC and the world and Stephen equates his billiards addiction to a love of Math and Physics. This POPCAST, you will take away how truly Stephen embodies the K8s community spirit of collaboration, of hard work, accountability, and also a willingness to include everyone. Proud to have had a chance to capture this and had a chat with a very good and absolutely brilliant friend. Talking Points: 00:48 - In your own words, what makes our community so special? 02:10 - Are there special things you do to nurture folks and segue them into the community and contributing? 04:17 - Where did you start out? 09:22 - Kubernetes SIGs, working groups, and governance groups 15:06 - Stephen’s journey on the tiger team at Red Hat 19:10 - Do you think that your experience on the tiger team helped you be a better release manager? 31:19 - How did you get too wanting to work on releases? 39:17 - Figuring out the Kubernetes that you do for work and the Kubernetes that you do for play 44:27 - GitOps and the Kubernetes project tools such as Prow, and fun Slack commands such as /pony, /woof, and of course, /honk! 48:29 - Stephen’s responsibilities as the incoming KubeCon chair 52:11 - Coping with the current situation with community chats, Zoom calls, and virtual discussions 55:37 - What’s your favourite cut, and how do you like your steak prepared? 01:04 - Exploring Stephen’s love of billiards
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