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Improve Your Programming Skills at Cisco Live
Improve Your Programming Skills at Cisco Live
Intro to Python... Intro to REST... Automating Workflows with Webex Adaptive Cards... Find sessions at Cisco Live that will help you take your programming skills to the next level.
June 3, 2022
Reflecting on Marc Andreessen’s ‘Software is Eating the World’
Reflecting on Marc Andreessen’s ‘Software is Eating the World’
10 years ago today, Marc Andreessen said, "Software is Eating the World." Here's what that meant to me, my career, and to the software developers I work with.
Aug. 20, 2021
How To Simplify Cisco ACI Management with Smartsheet
How To Simplify Cisco ACI Management with Smartsheet
How extensible and programmable is an ACI fabric? Learn how to create your own GUI for ACI, and simplify APIC GUI configuration steps using Smartsheets.
Aug. 12, 2021
Network Automation with Cisco DNA Center SDK – Part 3
Network Automation with Cisco DNA Center SDK – Part 3
Learn how to leverage the Cisco DNA Center Python SDK to automate site creation, automate device discovery, and assign newly discovered devices to the site.
April 28, 2021
Get Ready to Explore gRPC in the DevNet IOS XR Always-on Sandbox
Get Ready to Explore gRPC in the DevNet IOS XR Always-on Sandbox
Learn how to use gRPC to build a device management service to programmatically exchange configuration and operational data between a client and a server.
March 15, 2021
Native, IETF, OpenConfig… Why so many YANG models?
Native, IETF, OpenConfig… Why so many YANG models?
Which YANG model to use for your project? Ask Hank takes a look at your options, and how model driven programmability is a foundational technology for the automation engineer.
Jan. 11, 2021
Network Automation with Cisco DNA Center SDK – Part 2
Network Automation with Cisco DNA Center SDK – Part 2
See how to leverage Python to programmatically run IOS commands throughout your infrastructure with Cisco DNA Center command runner APIs.
Jan. 4, 2021
Dear Hank… Help Me with RESTCONF URL Creation
Dear Hank… Help Me with RESTCONF URL Creation
Got a network automation question? Ask Hank. Here, a network engineer wants to understand how the URLs for RESTCONF are constructed from the YANG models, and how to use the feature for updating IP addresses.
Dec. 17, 2020
Leverage the Power of the Python Community
Leverage the Power of the Python Community
See how built-in Python library functions can save you coding time, and give you the performance and output quality you want.
Nov. 30, 2020
Introduction to Programmability – Part 1
Introduction to Programmability – Part 1
Take your first step to a better understanding of network programmability and automation with author (and double CCIE) Khaled Abuelenain.
Sept. 16, 2020
Network Automation and Programmability with Cisco Open NX-OS – Part 4
Network Automation and Programmability with Cisco Open NX-OS – Part 4
See how to develop Your Own CLI Commands in NX-OS with the NX-SDK, a C++ abstraction and plugin-library layer that streamlines access to NX-OS backend infrastructure processes.
June 26, 2020
Learn about Cisco Cloud and Compute at DevNet Day
Learn about Cisco Cloud and Compute at DevNet Day
From "Start now" to "Deep Dive," our DevNet Day sessions will help you take your skills to the next level. Join John McDonough, Matt Johnson and friends for the Cloud and Compute track at the DevNet Day virtual event, June 18th.
June 8, 2020