Back in 2020, Brandon and I sat down for Sudo Show episode 4, where we wrapped up our “getting started” arc with a conversation about education, certifications, and how to actually grow a career in IT.
This one holds up better than I expected. We get into the eternal self taught versus formal education debate, home labs as the most underrated learning tool either of us ever used, and why contributing to an open source project builds your resume in a way a textbook never will. Brandon makes a case against traditional university programs that I still agree with today, and I talk about why my master’s degree turned out to be the world’s most expensive checkbox compared to what my RHCSA actually did for my career.
We also threw out a pile of resources, from Katacoda to the Odin Project to conference recordings, because at the time it felt like the hardest part of growing in this field wasn’t motivation, it was just knowing where to look.
Read the full post on Sudo Show: Build Your Education and Growing Your Career
This one’s a good companion piece if you’re following my ongoing thoughts on Linux career paths and how I think about teaching the next generation of sysadmins.