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5 Critical Differences Between DevOps and SRE Jobs

Jan 30, 2023 by Natalie Schooner

To someone who isn’t familiar with these roles, it’s easy to think that DevOps and systems reliability engineers (SREs) might have the same job. After all, both of them involve automation, coding, scaling, and reliability to one degree or another. Both roles are trying to make an organization more efficient. It’s reasonable to wonder if there’s any daylight between DevOps vs SREs. But these jobs solve subtly different problems. SREs focus on ensuring the reliability and stability of systems and services, while DevOps focus on improving the collaboration and communication between development and operations teams and the speed and efficiency of software delivery.

How does HTTPS encryption work?

Jan 26, 2023 by Lane Wagner

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure or HTTPS is an extension of the HTTP protocol. HTTPS secures the data transfer between client and server by encrypting all of the information communicated. HTTPS allows a client to safely share sensitive information with a server through an HTTP request. HTTPS is critically important when it comes to sending sensitive data such as credit card information, passwords, or bank account numbers. How does HTTPs work? (video) 🔗 Subscribe to my YouTube channel if this video was helpful!

Cryptography Course Released on Boot.dev

Jan 24, 2023 by Lane Wagner

Greetings! We’re excited to announce that we’ve unveiled a brand-new cryptography course on Boot.dev. We’re convinced that this new experience is truly one of a kind. If you want to learn cryptography while writing real code in the Go programming language, you should check it out. You can get started for free here. Why learn cryptography? 🔗 Ever wondered how your data is kept safe online? This course will teach you about encryption, password security, ciphers, and more.

4 Key Differences Between DevOps and DevSecOps

Jan 23, 2023 by Natalie Schooner

Doesn’t it seem like every day there’s a new mishmash of responsibilities into a job title? One day soon, someone will be hired as a DevOpSysSecInfraArc engineer. But today you’re focused on finding the difference between DevOps vs DevSecOps. I could somewhat trivially summarize this entire article simply by telling you to closely examine the job titles. It’s in the name. DevOps engineers work on development and operations, while DevSecOps do the same, but with a greater focus on security – Development, Security, and Operations engineering.

6 Differences Between DevOps and Cloud Engineers

Jan 18, 2023 by Natalie Schooner

The deeper you get into the tech sphere, the more unintelligible the job titles seem to be. Plus, the same title at different companies often encompasses different responsibilities. Ask twenty data scientists what they do and you’ll get twenty different answers. “DevOps Engineers” and “Cloud Engineers” are two jobs that sound very similar, but they’re quite distinct. Like many jobs in the tech space, there’s some overlap between them, but there’s a reason that DevOps Engineer and Cloud Engineer are separate job roles.

I Didn't Explain Clearly, but Still Don't Learn Frameworks First

Jan 17, 2023 by Lane Wagner

I wrote an article about not starting with frameworks that got some attention from /r/programming on Reddit yesterday. While a good number of people must have enjoyed the article (some people upvoted? idk) I was rightfully blasted with a lot of criticism. Here are some of my favorite comments: If you’re learning plumbing, don’t start with sink taps. Start with mining ore to make pipes. Is it bad advice Monday already?

If You're Learning Back-end, Don't Start with Frameworks

Jan 16, 2023 by Lane Wagner

Look, I don’t hate frameworks. I’m not as starry-eyed as some other developers, especially when it comes to back-end frameworks, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with using tools that make you productive. On the contrary, I’m always trying to find tools that make me as productive as possible. That said, I’m adamant that you should not start with frameworks when you’re learning back-end development. I’m not saying you shouldn’t use them at all, but I am saying that they are a poor tool for learning.

Boot.dev Beat. December 2022

Jan 06, 2023 by Lane Wagner

I hope you’ve been able to enjoy some time with family! I took (almost) an entire week off from writing code, which I haven’t done in a long time. It’s good to be back though, and I can’t wait to see you around the Discord community. All the best, Lane What we’ve done this month 🔗 1. Gems are back! 🔗 You will earn gems by completing quests and unlocking new roles (like apprentice, scholar, mage, sage, etc).

Is Golang Best For Backend or Frontend Development?

Dec 19, 2022 by Natalie Schooner

Put simply, Golang is best for the backend side of a web application or website. There are many reasons that this is the case, so let’s dive in, but before we do, let’s cover some quick definitions. Golang, also called Go, was developed by Google in 2009. Those developers wanted a sexy, agile, effective language that would be simpler to read and work with than C and C++, which is what they were relying on at the time (to their dismay).

What do Frontend and Backend Development Mean?

Dec 13, 2022 by Natalie Schooner

Soon after you dip your toe in the water of software development, you’re guaranteed to come across the terms “frontend” and “backend”. There are also frontend and backend developers, but what’s the difference? What do frontend and backend mean? As it turns out, both frontend and backend development and systems involve coding, and they’re both important parts of developing software products, whether that’s a website, a desktop application, or a mobile app.