How to Become Cloud Developer | Interview with Solution Architect DaShaun Carter

How to Become Cloud Developer | Interview with Solution Architect DaShaun Carter Contact DaShaun: Twitter: https://twitter.com/dashaun Website: www.dashaun.com Github: https://github.com/dashaun Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/dashaun linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dashaun/ In this video we interview Solution Architect DaShaun Carter. We discuss everything from software development to the cloud and how DevOps plays a role in your career. My goal was to give you my first hand experience. I hope you enjoy this video and please remember to subscribe, like and comment. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• --------- Contents of this interview -------- 00:09 - Interview begins 01:52 - What was it like back then compared to now? Can you give a quick rundown? 03:55 - You were working for Eron at one point right? 06:47 - Are people making more in tech now as compared to then? 08:52 - Would you say that software development is the core of your skills? 10:10 - What do you think of these changes and could you explain where we are now in technology? 13:11 - How does your skill tie in with the cloud? 18:53 - Which cloud provider would you tell them to start with to get into the field? 23:42 - Do you think that organizations could offload more services to the cloud? 29:56 - What are the core tools or core skills to get introduction cloud developments? 30:10 - Which scripting language is a must have? (Dashaun)? 35:06 - What inspired you to keep taking your career to the next level? 42:23 - What kind of projects are important and how do you go about displaying that in your portfolio? 45:53 - Can you talk about your GitHub profile? 51:02 - How do you take your career to the next level? 56:17 - How do you handle that? 01:01:01 - How do you select the right company for your skills when companies start chasing you with offers? 01:06:48 - Have you always been a person that can take feedback? 01:09:19 - Could you share what you think about DevOps days and give a little back story on it? 01:14:58 - Is there anything you want to say to the audience? Here are some books that can help ****BOOKS**** 📚Atomic Habits, by James Clear: https://amzn.to/3reM72L 📚Never Split The Difference, Chris Voss: https://amzn.to/38poE6v 📚The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell: https://amzn.to/3arPFbU 📚The Phoenix Project, Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford: https://amzn.to/3pdLAfR 📚Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, Dan Heath, Chip Heath: https://amzn.to/38gA1xu 📚The Startup Way, Eric Ries: https://amzn.to/3paF1uw ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Du'An Lightfoot on Social Media: https://twitter.com/labeveryday DISCLAIMER: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support! #LabEveryday #CloudComputing #SoftwareDeveloper