DevDiscuss Episode 3: Unpopular Opinions in Tech with Kelsey Hightower
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Published: 2020-05-27 18:56:00

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title: DevDiscuss Episode 3: Unpopular Opinions in Tech with Kelsey Hightower
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description: DEV’s first-ever original podcast.
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If you have listened to the [first two episodes](https://dev.to/devdiscuss) of DevDiscuss, DEV’s first-ever original podcast, you know that our goal with this series is to address the burning topics that impact all of our lives as developers. I hope you find that the third installment in the series encapsulates that goal well: 

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This week, @ben and I were joined by none other than [Kelsey Hightower](https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower), Staff Developer Advocate at Google Cloud Platform and one of the industry’s foremost Kubernetes experts. You likely know Kelsey from his many (many!) talks and keynotes around the world, and he also does a great deal of product development, prototyping, and customer adoption work. In short, Kelsey advocates for the very people that the Google Cloud Platform serves -- but a huge part of his job is also to shape opinions on software development and have opinions himself!

### _In this episode, Ben, Kelsey, and I discuss:_ 
- Some of the unpopular opinions that often get cast outside of the warm glow of “best practices”
- How to consider industry guidance while staying true to your application’s ideal development course 
- Our own opinions on lionized tech concepts like D.R.Y. code, the “bleeding-edge” mindset, and breaking the monolith

…and much more!

Check out Episode 3 of DevDiscuss: Unpopular Opinions in Tech today. If you enjoy it, please consider [leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devdiscuss/id1513053883). **We’ll mail you a small thank you gift when the season wraps if you send us a screenshot of your review by June 30! All you have to do is fill out [this form](https://airtable.com/shr8oKAIMZgdYnBxx).**

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_Huge thanks to @levisharpe for producing & mixing the show, and @peter and @saronyitbarek for their editorial oversight._

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