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"the home automation system designed by loren amelang himself" by "Nicolás Boullosa" on Flickr

One to read: Ansible for Networking – Part 3: Cisco IOS

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One to read: “Ansible for Networking – Part 3: Cisco IOS”

One of the guest hosts and stalwart member of the Admin Admin Telegram group has been documenting how he has built his Ansible Networking lab.

Stuart has done three posts so far, but this is the first one actually dealing with the technology. It’s a mammoth read, so I’d recommend doing it on a computer, and not on a tablet or phone!

Posts one and two were about what the series would cover and how the lab has been constructed.

Featured image is “the home automation system designed by loren amelang himself” by “Nicolás Boullosa” on Flickr and is released under a CC-BY license.

"presentation structure" by "Sean MacEntee" on Flickr

One to read: “The Art of Slide Design”

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This is a little different from my usual posts, but I heard about this from the User Error podcast this morning. In 2018 Melinda Seckington gave a talk at DevRelCon Tokyo which she then reposted in full detail on her blog. This set of posts is well worth a read, particularly if you’re someone who enjoys writing and delivering presentations, or if it’s part of your job.

While I don’t adhere to her advice exactly, I can see a lot of benefits to the way that she’s advising to create your decks.

It’s worth mentioning that if you follow the links on the blog posts, post 4 of 5 links to the wrong page for the last page (post 5/5), but there is a “next post” button at the bottom of the page… or just follow the links from this page :)

Featured image is “presentation structure” by “Sean MacEntee” on Flickr and is released under a CC-BY license.

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One to read: “A guide to understand the importance of [ #git ] commit messages and how to write them well”

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One to read: “RomuloOliveira/commit-messages-guide: A guide to understand the importance of commit messages and how to write them well”

I’ve talked a lot recently with colleagues and peers about writing git commit messages (particularly in the wake of Hacktoberfest, but also following this recent post: One to read: “My favourite Git commit”), but this is a useful document that lists the standards to follow, no matter where your commits are going!

I try to follow these guides (heading no more than 50 characters, body containing the changes that occurred and why) but I don’t always succeed. But, it’s a goal to aim for!

One to read: “8 Questions to Ask Someone Other Than “What Do You Do?””

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One to read: “8 Questions to Ask Someone Other Than “What Do You Do?””

I read an article like this a few months ago, and it really resonated with me. Sometimes I forget to ask, but on the whole, this is a good thing to do – everyone hates the “where do I rate against you” question, and these are great questions to break the ice which don’t involve that question!

One to read: Setting up a mail server with OpenSMTPD, Dovecot and Rspamd

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One to read: “Setting up a mail server with OpenSMTPD, Dovecot and Rspamd – poolp.org”

This is a particularly extensive and well written article. If you’re thinking of running your own email service, this is the comprehensive guide to it for OpenSMTPD and Dovecot. Great work!