One thing MMA taught me about working in tech
A presentation at DevOpsDays Ghent 2019 in in Ghent, Belgium by Daniel "phrawzty" Maher
Daniel “phrawzty” Maher Datadog One thing MMA taught me about working in tech 1
Mixed Martial Arts Mixing techniques from multiple disciplines @phrawzty // Datadog 2
About me Hospitalised by both tech and MMA, so I know what I’m talking about @phrawzty // Datadog 3
About Datadog Modern monitoring & analytics We’re hiring! @phrawzty // Datadog 4
Elephant in the room MMA: Just two people beating each other up? @phrawzty // Datadog 5
Further terrible definitions Programming: pressing plastic squares in more or less the right order @phrawzty // Datadog 6
Learn the basics Fundamentals win fights @phrawzty // Datadog 7
Basics are critical, but… Don’t be dogmatic about fundamentals @phrawzty // Datadog 8
A diverse fundamental There’s more than one way to throw a jab But people will try to tell you otherwise. @phrawzty // Datadog 9
Embrace diversity Diversity makes you better by default @phrawzty // Datadog 10
Tech needs diversity to succeed Fresh eyes and fresh ideas Not to mention testing and QA… @phrawzty // Datadog 11
Deal with it “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson @phrawzty // Datadog 12
Daniel “phrawzty” Maher Datadog What MMA taught me about working in tech Thanks! I hope you enjoyed it. :) @phrawzty // Datadog 13
This is a condensed, 15-minute version of my longer “What MMA taught me about working in tech” talk, which concentrates on one key learning: that of diversity, and the importance thereof.
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