On-Call Doesn't Have to Suck - Unleashing Curiosity and Developing Technical Judgment

Discover how being on call can be transformed from a burden into an opportunity for growth and skill development in this insightful 30-minute conference talk from LeadDev Berlin 2022. Explore Charity Majors' perspective on unleashing curiosity, acquiring new skills, and refining technical judgment during on-call shifts. Delve into topics such as toxic experiences, ownership, operations, coding practices, technical management, out-of-hours alerts, observability, automatic deployments, technical debt, team performance metrics, and fair compensation for on-call duties. Gain valuable insights on how to reshape the on-call experience and leverage it for personal and professional advancement in the tech industry.

Intro
What was the conference like
Who is Charity
Toxic Experiences
Badge of Honor
Ownership
Operations
Writing Code
Technical Managers
Out of Hours Alerts
Embrace Real Observability
Automatic Deployments
Technical Debt
How well does your team perform
Metrics
On Call
Pay People