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LEVERAGING PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE
FROM RIDING A BIKE TO BARE METAL AUTOMATION
WHO AM I?
• Not a Teacher
• Lifelong Learner
• Community Manager @ Packet
FUN FACT: Retired Professional Dancer
WHO ARE YOU?
• Students
• Eternally Curious
• Anyone Tackling a New Technology
FUN FACT: If you know everything, this is not the talk
you’re looking for…
Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash
WHAT IS PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE?
• Declarative vs Procedural
• Facts vs How To
• J is the Tenth Letter of the Alphabet
• Amsterdam is the capital of The Netherlands
• How Do You Ride a Bike?
Photo by Sapir Giladi goveri on Unsplash
LEVERAGING PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE
LEARNING TO LEARN TRUSTING THE PROCESS
Photo by Dimitar Donovski on Unsplash Photo by Hello I'm Nik on Unsplash
LEARNING TO LEARN
‘Learning to learn’ is the ability to pursue and persist in learning, to organise
one's own learning, including through effective management of time and
information, both individually and in groups.
keyconet.eun.org/learning-to-learn
LEARNING TO LEARN
• Focus vs Diffuse Thinking
• Take a Break
• Practice
• Know Thyself
FOCUS VS DIFFUSE THINKING
PHOTO BY MARTIN SATTLER ON UNSPLASH
TAKE A BREAK
PHOTO BY DENNIS OTTINK ON UNSPLASH
PRACTICE
PHOTO BY JONATHAN CHNG ON UNSPLASH
KNOW THYSELF
PHOTO BY ANDRE MOUTON ON UNSPLASH
LEVERAGING PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE
LEARNING TO LEARN TRUSTING THE PROCESS
Photo by Dimitar Donovski on Unsplash Photo by Hello I'm Nik on Unsplash
TRUSTING THE PROCESS
“If you’ve been doing this for a while, no matter what the technology is. You
download it. You install it. You use the default config. Maybe it works. Maybe it
doesn’t. Fix and repeat. That’s the industry.”
Kelsey Hightower
28 May 2018
Community Pulse
”Imposter Syndrome”
TRUSTING THE PROCESS
• Communication
• Documentation
• Do The Thing
Photo by Liane Metzler on Unsplash
COMMUNICATION
PHOTO BY JASON ROSEWELL ON UNSPLASH
COMMUNICATION
PHOTO BY JASON ROSEWELL ON UNSPLASH
OPENSTACK
Mailing Lists : lists.openstack.org
Forums : ask.openstack.org
Dynamic Chat : IRC
Bugs : Launchpad + Storyboard
Mentorship : YES
COMMUNICATION
PHOTO BY JASON ROSEWELL ON UNSPLASH
PACKET
Mailing Lists : PacketCommunity.Slack.Com
Forums : PacketCommunity.Slack.Com
Dynamic Chat : PacketCommunity.Slack.Com
Bugs : github.com/packethost
Mentorship : YES
DOCUMENTATION
PHOTO BY ANNIE SPRATT ON UNSPLASH
DOCUMENTATION
PHOTO BY ANNIE SPRATT ON UNSPLASH
PACKET
Start : openstack.org/software/start
Docs : docs.openstack.org
Blog : openstack.org/blog
Google : EASY
DOCUMENTATION
PHOTO BY ANNIE SPRATT ON UNSPLASH
PACKET
Start : packet.com/developers
Docs : packet.com/resources
Blog : packet.com/blog
Google : Not as easy
DO THE THING
PHOTO BY NICOLE WOLF ON UNSPLASH
DO THE THING
PHOTO BY NICOLE WOLF ON UNSPLASH
OPENSTACK
Install : docs.openstack.org/install-guide
Operating Systems :
• SUSE
• RHEL / CentOS
• Ubuntu
DO THE THING
PHOTO BY NICOLE WOLF ON UNSPLASH
PACKET
Install :
• packet.com/developers
• packet.com/resources
• packet.com/blog
Operating Systems : Literally Anything
LEVERAGING PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE
LEARNING TO LEARN TRUSTING THE PROCESS
• Focus vs Diffuse Thinking
• Take a Break
• Practice
• Know Thyself
• Communication
• Documentation
• Do The Thing
THANK YOU
PACKET.COM
GITHUB.COM/PACKETHOST
@RAINLEANDER

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stackconf 2020 | Leveraging Procedural Knowledge: From Riding a Bike to Bare Metal Automation by Rain Leander

  • 1. LEVERAGING PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE FROM RIDING A BIKE TO BARE METAL AUTOMATION
  • 2. WHO AM I? • Not a Teacher • Lifelong Learner • Community Manager @ Packet FUN FACT: Retired Professional Dancer
  • 3. WHO ARE YOU? • Students • Eternally Curious • Anyone Tackling a New Technology FUN FACT: If you know everything, this is not the talk you’re looking for… Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash
  • 4. WHAT IS PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE? • Declarative vs Procedural • Facts vs How To • J is the Tenth Letter of the Alphabet • Amsterdam is the capital of The Netherlands • How Do You Ride a Bike? Photo by Sapir Giladi goveri on Unsplash
  • 5. LEVERAGING PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE LEARNING TO LEARN TRUSTING THE PROCESS Photo by Dimitar Donovski on Unsplash Photo by Hello I'm Nik on Unsplash
  • 6. LEARNING TO LEARN ‘Learning to learn’ is the ability to pursue and persist in learning, to organise one's own learning, including through effective management of time and information, both individually and in groups. keyconet.eun.org/learning-to-learn
  • 7. LEARNING TO LEARN • Focus vs Diffuse Thinking • Take a Break • Practice • Know Thyself
  • 8. FOCUS VS DIFFUSE THINKING PHOTO BY MARTIN SATTLER ON UNSPLASH
  • 9. TAKE A BREAK PHOTO BY DENNIS OTTINK ON UNSPLASH
  • 10. PRACTICE PHOTO BY JONATHAN CHNG ON UNSPLASH
  • 11. KNOW THYSELF PHOTO BY ANDRE MOUTON ON UNSPLASH
  • 12. LEVERAGING PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE LEARNING TO LEARN TRUSTING THE PROCESS Photo by Dimitar Donovski on Unsplash Photo by Hello I'm Nik on Unsplash
  • 13. TRUSTING THE PROCESS “If you’ve been doing this for a while, no matter what the technology is. You download it. You install it. You use the default config. Maybe it works. Maybe it doesn’t. Fix and repeat. That’s the industry.” Kelsey Hightower 28 May 2018 Community Pulse ”Imposter Syndrome”
  • 14. TRUSTING THE PROCESS • Communication • Documentation • Do The Thing Photo by Liane Metzler on Unsplash
  • 15. COMMUNICATION PHOTO BY JASON ROSEWELL ON UNSPLASH
  • 16. COMMUNICATION PHOTO BY JASON ROSEWELL ON UNSPLASH OPENSTACK Mailing Lists : lists.openstack.org Forums : ask.openstack.org Dynamic Chat : IRC Bugs : Launchpad + Storyboard Mentorship : YES
  • 17. COMMUNICATION PHOTO BY JASON ROSEWELL ON UNSPLASH PACKET Mailing Lists : PacketCommunity.Slack.Com Forums : PacketCommunity.Slack.Com Dynamic Chat : PacketCommunity.Slack.Com Bugs : github.com/packethost Mentorship : YES
  • 18. DOCUMENTATION PHOTO BY ANNIE SPRATT ON UNSPLASH
  • 19. DOCUMENTATION PHOTO BY ANNIE SPRATT ON UNSPLASH PACKET Start : openstack.org/software/start Docs : docs.openstack.org Blog : openstack.org/blog Google : EASY
  • 20. DOCUMENTATION PHOTO BY ANNIE SPRATT ON UNSPLASH PACKET Start : packet.com/developers Docs : packet.com/resources Blog : packet.com/blog Google : Not as easy
  • 21. DO THE THING PHOTO BY NICOLE WOLF ON UNSPLASH
  • 22. DO THE THING PHOTO BY NICOLE WOLF ON UNSPLASH OPENSTACK Install : docs.openstack.org/install-guide Operating Systems : • SUSE • RHEL / CentOS • Ubuntu
  • 23. DO THE THING PHOTO BY NICOLE WOLF ON UNSPLASH PACKET Install : • packet.com/developers • packet.com/resources • packet.com/blog Operating Systems : Literally Anything
  • 24. LEVERAGING PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE LEARNING TO LEARN TRUSTING THE PROCESS • Focus vs Diffuse Thinking • Take a Break • Practice • Know Thyself • Communication • Documentation • Do The Thing