Cloud Native Engineering and DevOps | Mischa van den Burg | Beyond Coding Podcast #173

Starting Out

Starting a tech community often begins with a passion for sharing knowledge. Mischa van den Burg reflects on his journey from creating YouTube videos to receiving positive feedback and eventually being awarded the Microsoft MVP. This recognition inspired him to share his knowledge in a more structured way, leading to the creation of a community around education 1. He emphasizes the importance of authenticity in sharing, noting that genuine intentions resonate more with people than perfection 2.

When you make that switch of, I'm not sharing this for my own gain, I'm sharing this with the intention of helping others or making the world a little bit better. Then it doesn't have to be perfect.

--- Mischa van den Burg

Mischa believes that when content is shared with the right intentions, it is more likely to be picked up and appreciated by others.

   

Collaboration

Community collaboration plays a crucial role in staying updated and solving problems. Patrick Akil and Mischa discuss how working in teams with diverse approaches can lead to better outcomes. Mischa highlights the balance between hands-on work and thorough planning, which can be achieved through collaboration 3.

Working in teams is so great because you have people of different proclivities, which works well in balancing each other out.

--- Mischa van den Burg

Embracing mistakes and being open about them is another key aspect of community collaboration. Mischa shares his experience of taking feedback positively and prioritizing the truth over personal feelings 4.