Is Hello A Proper Slack Message?
Episode 459 · March 22nd, 2024 · 1 hr 7 mins
About this Episode
This week, we discuss Kubecon EU, Nvidia’s hyper growth, having 55 direct reports and the Worldwide Container Infrastructure Forecast. Plus, is “hello” a proper slack message?
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Runner-up Titles
- "Hey. Got a sec? Want to run something by you.”
- You don’t want to scare you coworkers
- Eating bugs off your coworkers
- “Hi” has become a trigger word
- Rehabilitate the “Hi”
- 55 Direct Reports
- Everyone worked at one company, and that one company didn’t want to do the work for everyone.
- The YAML hand off market
Rundown
- Is Hello a proper Slack message?
- Please Don't Say Just Hello In Chat
- Kubecon
- Nvidia
- Worldwide Container Infrastructure Software Forecast, 2023–2027
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