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#8: What's the future? Do I have to learn network automation today? Which language?

2019/6/1
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David Bombal

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Stuart Clark (@bigevilbeard) shares his thoughts about the future, best languages, open source networking and more! Use the menu to jump to specific topics.

Stuart's details: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuarteclark/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigevilbeard

Menu:

  1. Open Source Networking: 00:37
  2. How to manage old devices: 1:05
  3. Which libaries: 2:08
  4. Pyats: 2:37
  5. What is your background and how did automation help you? 3:54
  6. How did you transition: 5:28
  7. Why did you move from Ansible to Python? 7:38
  8. Open Source Networking real world: 8:12
  9. What would you start with? 8:55
  10. Normir vs NAPALM: 9:49
  11. Are certs worthwhile? CCNA / CCNP / CCIE? 10:34
  12. Network Automation is a fad - right? Just hype? 12:20
  13. Is it a requirement today to learn automation? 13:50
  14. Recommended courses: 14:57
  15. How many languages should I learn? Should I learn Linux? Python / Golang? 16:23
  16. What is Go? 18:12
  17. Python vs Go? 19:31
  18. Future predictions for certs and learning: 20:34
  19. Network Engineer = programming? Or be left behind? 21:48
  20. Adapt or die? 23:33
  21. You need to go through the pain: 25:10

Netmiko: https://github.com/ktbyers/netmiko

NAPALM: https://github.com/napalm-automation/napalm

Nornir: https://nornir.readthedocs.io/en/stable/

Pyats: https://developer.cisco.com/pyats/

David’s details:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidbombal Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co Website: http://www.davidbombal.com

Note: Travel and conference access courtesy of Cisco.

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