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I’ve been revising my Cisco Live session on IOS XE programmability, and it’s made me think about programming in general, and a particular idea I’ve been embarrassed to admit I loathe: Object Oriented...
Read Moreby ccie14023 | Aug 12, 2020 | Perspectives | 1 |
I’ve been revising my Cisco Live session on IOS XE programmability, and it’s made me think about programming in general, and a particular idea I’ve been embarrassed to admit I loathe: Object Oriented...
Read Moreby ccie14023 | Jun 14, 2019 | Certifications | 3 |
There were quite a few big announcements at Cisco Live this year. One of the big ones was the overhaul of the certification program. A number of new certifications were introduced (such as the DevNet CCNA/CCNP), and the...
Read Moreby ccie14023 | Feb 13, 2019 | Perspectives | 4 |
I recently replied to a comment that I think warrants a full blog post. I’ve been here at Cisco working on programmability for a few years. Brian Turner wrote in to say, essentially: Hang on! I became a network engineer...
Read Moreby ccie14023 | Oct 3, 2018 | Perspectives | 1 |
I was doing well on the blog for a few months but lately fell behind. With (now) 12 people reporting to me, and three major areas of responsibility (SD-Access, Assurance, and Programmability), it’s not easy to find time...
Read Moreby ccie14023 | Jun 28, 2018 | Perspectives | 0 |
In a previous post I had mentioned I co-authored a book on IOS XE Programmability with some...
Read Moreby ccie14023 | Jun 24, 2018 | Perspectives, Reflections | 3 |
An old networking friend whom I mentored for his CCIE a long time ago wrote me an email: I’ve been a CCIE for 10 years now, he said, and I’m feeling like a dinosaur. Everyone wants people who know AWS and...
Read Moreby ccie14023 | Jun 14, 2018 | Reflections | 0 |
Cisco Live Orlando has wrapped up, at least for me, and I can relax until Cisco Live Europe in...
Read Moreby ccie14023 | May 14, 2018 | Reflections | 2 |
I’m somewhat recovered from an exhausting week. I spent last week with a team of 10 others...
Read Moreby ccie14023 | Apr 24, 2018 | Perspectives, Reflections | 5 |
Jesse, a recent commentor, asked why I haven’t been posting much lately. In fact, my last post was August of 2017. Well, there are several reasons I don’t post much these days. In part, I’m not convinced...
Read Moreby ccie14023 | Dec 28, 2016 | Technical Explanation | 0 |
Since I finished my series of articles on the CCIE, I thought I would kick off a new series on my current area of focus: network programmability. The past year at Cisco, programmability and automation have been my focus, first...
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