Code as Instructional Technology
I’ve had the chance to share my database expertise in a variety of venues: speaking at meetups and conferences, leading hands-on workshops, mentoring new technologists, and of course writing.
I had been brewing a new idea for sharing content when a great opportunity landed in my lap.
The idea was: share what I know about managing a specific database product in code. Instead of creating a runbook for how to set up replication, I would write code that sets up replication. The key part is that it would have to be well-organized, commented, and documented to be useful to learners. Making it interactive would help users understand the options and parameters as they chose the commands and added flags. Even the error statements would give them insight into how it all works.