One thing MMA taught me about working in tech

A presentation at DevOpsDays Ghent 2019 in October 2019 in Ghent, Belgium by Daniel "phrawzty" Maher

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Daniel “phrawzty” Maher Datadog One thing MMA taught me about working in tech 1

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Mixed Martial Arts Mixing techniques from multiple disciplines @phrawzty // Datadog 2

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About me Hospitalised by both tech and MMA, so I know what I’m talking about @phrawzty // Datadog 3

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About Datadog Modern monitoring & analytics We’re hiring! @phrawzty // Datadog 4

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Elephant in the room MMA: Just two people beating each other up? @phrawzty // Datadog 5

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Further terrible definitions Programming: pressing plastic squares in more or less the right order @phrawzty // Datadog 6

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Learn the basics Fundamentals win fights @phrawzty // Datadog 7

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Basics are critical, but… Don’t be dogmatic about fundamentals @phrawzty // Datadog 8

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A diverse fundamental There’s more than one way to throw a jab But people will try to tell you otherwise. @phrawzty // Datadog 9

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Embrace diversity Diversity makes you better by default @phrawzty // Datadog 10

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Tech needs diversity to succeed Fresh eyes and fresh ideas Not to mention testing and QA… @phrawzty // Datadog 11

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Deal with it “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson @phrawzty // Datadog 12

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Daniel “phrawzty” Maher Datadog What MMA taught me about working in tech Thanks! I hope you enjoyed it. :) @phrawzty // Datadog 13