“Write a Book About Puppet 8,” They Said. “It’ll Be Fun,” They Said.

The opportunity to write a Puppet 8 book landed in David Sandilands’s lap when he had just started at Puppet and with a child on the way. About a year and a half later in mid-2023, “Puppet 8 for DevOps Engineers” launched via Packt. This is the story of everything that happened in the middle.Speakers:Ben Ford, Community Lead at Puppet by PerforceDavid Sandilands, Senior Solutions Architect at Puppet by Perforce Learn More About Puppet + DevOps[10+ YEARS OF DEVOPS REPORTS] Highlights:What other Puppet books didn’t haveThe joy of creating a book that doesn’t have to cater to one audience or anotherWhat it's like to work with a publisherLearning to lean on your community for supportHard-learned tips for writing your own bookLinks:Check out David's book, “Puppet 8 for DevOps Engineers,” via Packt“Puppet Best Practices” by Chris Barbour and Jo RhettBen Ford on TwitterDavid Sandilands on Twitter