Ask HN: How did you learn DevOps as a developer?

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Learn how web developers transitioned to DevOps roles and what skills they acquired along the way

intermediate Published 27 Feb 2017
Action Steps
  1. Explore Ansible scripts further by building a custom playbook to automate deployment on DigitalOcean
  2. Run a test project using Docker and Kubernetes to understand containerization and orchestration
  3. Configure a CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD to practice continuous integration and delivery
  4. Learn about infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation to manage cloud resources
  5. Apply DevOps principles to a personal project by implementing monitoring and logging using tools like Prometheus and Grafana
Who Needs to Know This

Web developers looking to transition into DevOps roles can benefit from learning about the experiences of others who have made the switch, and how their background in development prepared them for the new role. This can help them identify key skills to acquire and areas to focus on.

Key Insight

💡 Acquiring skills in automation, containerization, and continuous integration can help web developers transition into DevOps roles

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🚀 Transition from web dev to DevOps with these key skills: automation, containerization, CI/CD, IaC, and monitoring

Key Takeaways

Learn how web developers transitioned to DevOps roles and what skills they acquired along the way

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I'm particularly interested in the experiences of web developers that have made the switch from pure development to a dev ops role? What did you learn first, what was useful, how did your background prepare you for your first role etc? It's an area that I'm interested in, but don't get much exposure to in my day job as a junior web developer. I'm fairly confident with tweaking Ansible scripts to setup DigitalOcean droplets, but want to learn more.
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