# Hedge 314: Questions from a New Engineer

DevFeed: [Hedge 314: Questions from a New Engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/hedge-314-questions-from-a-new-engineer-10881.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://rule11.tech/hedge-314/>)

Author: Russ

Published: 2026-08-01T12:09:13Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [rule 11 reader](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/rule-11-reader.md>)

Topics: [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

Tags: [audio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audio.md>), [hedge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hedge.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>)

## AI overview

A discussion featuring new network engineer Michael McCollum, who asks Tom and Russ questions about life as a network engineer and the experience of following those who came before.

## Source excerpt

Sometimes we can be so focused on the problems in front of us that we forget the people who are following in our footsteps. Michael McCollum, a new network engineer, joins Tom and Russ to ask questions about life as a network engineer.