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Kevin is a software developer who finds great joy in teaching and learning from others. He\\u2019s been honing my craft for over two and a half decades. If he\\u2019s not in code, he\\u2019s near it. Kevin is often working on practices and processes that improve the engineering excellence of the team.

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Currently, Kevin is in an architecture/lead development position at Northern Arizona University. He develops best practices tailored to the team and company culture. Kevin is a strong believer in applying systems thinking to all he does.

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Topics of Discussion:

[2:13] How Kevin discovered his passion for software, and proof you can be successful even if you are bad at math!

[4:51] Kevin loves giving back to others by offering his mentorship.

[5:15] How we can adjust to a changing culture.

[8:09] The evolution of his DevOps team.

[12:11] The idea of being able to read the code.

[13:06] How do you start the DevOps journey?

[15:05] What is a build script? Why is it important, and what are the most important components that need to be in the build script, in Kevin\\u2019s opinion?

[20:16] What are the items that Kevin likes to make sure are in the DevOps environment when developers are starting a new application?

[23:00] Creating a new web application in an existing environment vs. a new environment.

[27:12] The importance of getting value out the door.

[29:41] Safe database deployment, safe database changes.

[32:45] Kevin\\u2019s chosen practice for using toggling and deprecating feature flags along with some of his favorite tools and libraries.

[34:01] Protecting against API changes with third-party services.

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