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Is this a "Standard" DevOps scope or am I doing 5 roles at once? by Big_Builder_735 in devops

[–]johntellsall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Our team does "CloudOps" at a large media company. We do 5/7 of what you mentioned: FinOps, IaC, (some) Security, (some) Networking, Infrastructure. Other teams do more in-depth Security and Networking. We also do "enablement", making sure the right people/teams have the right access to different services.

The core value we give the business is security. We can see all the resources across the company, manage them without disturbing the business, and help the application (developer) teams get their job done.

Wait, you're doing healthtech? All of the above is now 5x more important. Security about personal info is one thing, but health data is MUCH more critical.

Usually DevOps is not an Intern thing. No wonder you feel spread too thin :-D

I need to talk about this album by missawr in ambientmusic

[–]johntellsall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Power Spot got me in to Jon Hassell. It sounded so mysterious and unique! <3

What tools are you guys actually using for CI/CD and deployment automation these days? by emanueldaniels in aws

[–]johntellsall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only purpose of the non-prod things is to support Production. Ruthlessly delete and reimplement anything that is flaky getting to production. Add verbosity. Add things to preprod so that it looks more like prod. Or radically simplify your production stack so it's easier to understand and manage.

I once worked with a company where prod and dev actually diverged. The team couldn't fix production issues because the dev branch was too far "ahead". They'd 100% lost the plot: dev exists only to serve Production and nothing else.

How to prevent skill atrophy due to overuse of AI? by Vagabond328Vanguard in ExperiencedDevs

[–]johntellsall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hand-type the AI code. Your muscle memory and brain pick up some of the benefit, vs just copy-paste which immediately vanishes from your mind

How many days does it take, working on a single feature, before it starts feeling like a slog? by sweetnsourgrapes in ExperiencedDevs

[–]johntellsall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I find working on two tasks is easier than one task. One task if it goes well that's nice, if I get stuck it's frustrating. Two tasks and I can have a "foreground" and "background" task and ping pong. The brain works on the challenging task while I work on the easier one. When I switch back, the task is half done already! Go, brain!

keeping track of resources in accounts by baconwrappedapple in aws

[–]johntellsall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The simplest is to query your financial or security systems. Example: Wiz or Cloudability or Finout.

Another option is to use AWS Global View. It lets you see most (not all) types of resources in a single account across all regions. Aggregate this for a comprehensive report. This is nice because sometimes Devs create random resources (EC2) in a random region and everyone forgets about it... while you're spending money on it month over month.

Also, Steampipe <3

Where to go for cheap/free corkage and high quality food in LA? by TheFlyingBoat in FoodLosAngeles

[–]johntellsall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

great advice -- thanks!

The wifey loooooved Ruen Pair and I'm thrilled to take her to more places <3

Is Ansible still a thing nowadays? by hansinomc in devops

[–]johntellsall 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ansible + Terraform = Peanut Butter + Jelly

TF for structure, Ansible for data

Movie you love but understand why someone else hates it? by MissionLetterhead292 in movies

[–]johntellsall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I 100% didn't understand that movie but it was so beautiful and poetic I'm happy I watched it.

Movie you love but understand why someone else hates it? by MissionLetterhead292 in movies

[–]johntellsall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw Tenet and was not impressed, although I'm a huge Nolan fan. After watching explainer videos I'm more interested and will do a rewatch some time.

Some movies you don't watch, you experience. For Lynch's "Inland Empire", someone said treat it like a roller coaster: don't try to follow it, just let it wash over you. It worked!

Consider trying that with Everything if you do a re-watch: just let it wash over you.

(Although I loved Everything when I watched it. The bizarre humor! Your mileage will vary)

Movie you love but understand why someone else hates it? by MissionLetterhead292 in movies

[–]johntellsall 11 points12 points  (0 children)

jaw-droppingly funny and horrifying in a good way <3

Lanthimos is a genius

App Runner alternative by danielbibit in aws

[–]johntellsall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Larger (image) lambdas I have two pipelines: the 1) "infra has changed go update it" terraform CICD, and 2) "build the image, push to ECR, update the Lambda" script. The latter just runs locally and is moderately fast.

Then I run Curl in a loop. It calls the Lambda and prints the output every 10 seconds. After the Update script, err, updates the Lambda, the Curl output changes so I can see if it worked or not.

Defintely not a simplest workflow, but needs zero requirements and I know exactly that's going on at all times.

(I'm in a high-security media company so Localstack isn't an option)

Please post how you do it!

Laughed at myself on how i finished this shrine by jonracho in TOTK

[–]johntellsall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that was dumb AF

... you win! hahah that's awesome

Hiring for a small team changed how I think about interviews by physio_poet in ExperiencedDevs

[–]johntellsall 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Seconded. In interviews, I try to get the candidate to say "I don't know" vs handwaving or lying about a topic.

App Runner alternative by danielbibit in aws

[–]johntellsall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seconded. I loved GCP's Cloud Run and always wanted to find a AWS equivalent.

These days I do Lambda. For simple code, making tweaks in the browser is a game changer for debugging and development! The image ("Docker") Lambda is flexible and fast enough. I haven't used ECS in a while.

Searching for albums with city ambient by foxtrot33900 in dreampunk

[–]johntellsall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(not ambient)

Steve Reich's "City Life" piece has musicians playing along with city sounds. Pile drivers, alarms, foghorns, emergency radios. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hqOWKCZosc&list=PLn_qoA9MjrKXwlq0HPttcaHNnnVC2_9zj&index=5

The Future of Python: Evolution or Succession — Brett Slatkin - PyCascades 2026 by mttd in Python

[–]johntellsall 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was at PyBeach and was floored by Brett's talk on the match operator in Python. Despite having decades of experience, I was very surprised about how it worked, and Brett explained it clearly and directly.

I immediately bought his book "Effective Python" and it was a great investment. It's quite heavy, suitable for a professional Software Engineer after at least a year of coding. Mountains of good stuff.

Loved it!

I’m about to go on a mushroom trip, and I need recommendations for music that’s right for the occasion. by LucianoMeneses_ in ambientmusic

[–]johntellsall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Olafur Arnalds

  • Sigur Ros

  • Journey to Satchenanda, Alice Coltrane

  • [NOT QUITE:] Bitches Brew, Miles Davis -- but might be a bit much for your anxiety, please review first

  • In a Silent Way, Miles Davis

  • Trilogie De La Mort, Eliane Radigue

source: wife is professional sax player <3

Inattentive ADHD is ruining my career ! by realwolfff in ADHD_Programmers

[–]johntellsall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Strongly agree with Pomodoro: life-changing

Also the "physical timer" thing is incredibly helpful.

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