Adventures in open source with Tom Kerkhove

Cloud Gossip

We’re going to learn about KEDA and CNCF Sandbox projects, what they are and how they work, and learn about some of Tom’s insights in the industry.

He’s going to talk about how GitHub is helping the world of Open Source projects and how he uses the platform to engage with the users.

We’re going to hear his opinions about the future of tech as well as discussing how we can use what we already have in a better way.

Enjoy the episode and don’t miss the links and resources that Tom shared with us, you can find them at the bottom of the page.

Guest Bio:

Tom Kerkhove is the creator of Promitor.io​ , he works for Codit as an Azure Architect and he’s​ also a maintainer of KEDA and Arcus as well as a GitHub Star and a CNCF Ambassador.

On top of this, he’s also a member of the AZUG crew and he has been a Microsoft Azure MVP & Azure Advisor since 2014.

He’s very passionate about Open Source Projects and Tech in general and he’s very committed to constantly improving them going forward.

You can find Tom on GitHub where he’s very active and you can read the articles that he posts on his blog on blog.tomkerkhove.b​e where he shares his expertise with the community.​

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“Let’s not worry about the next big thing, but let’s make sure we use the current technology at its best .”​ Tom Kerkhove​

Timestamps:

• (0:00) Episode Summary
• (1:42) Tom Introduces himself
• (3:07) Tom's Role and his clients
• (5:05)What is Keda?
• (9:46) How is to work on Open-Source projects
• (12:55) How to contribute to Open-Source projects
• (17:49) Learning about CNCF Sandbox projects
• (20:24) How Tom manages his time
• (25:07) The engagement with users explained
• (28:30) Github improvements for support
• (32:10) Tom talks about the changes in Tech
• (38:08) Tom’s favorite Sci-Fi Tech
• (39:58) Talk about diversity and inclusion
• (41:32) Advice to empower others
• (43:20) Community shout out
• (44:58) Episode wrap up and goodbyes

Connect with Tom on:

• https://twitter.com/TomKerkhove
• https://blog.tomkerkhove.be/
• https://github.com/tomkerkhove
• https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5000479

Promitor and KEDA projects in Github:

• https://github.com/tomkerkhove/promitor
• https://github.com/kedacore/keda

Links mentioned in the Episode:

• https://github.com/domaindrivendev/Swashbuckle.WebApi/network/dependents?package_id=UGFja 2FnZS0xNTY2NDc2NDg%3D
• https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-a ccount/maintaining-ownership-continuity-of-your-user-accounts-repositories
• https://github.com/zroubalik
• https://github.com/sponsors/community

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• https://twitter.com/karlgots
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlots​/

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