This past week has been QCon. I departed last Sunday on the Coast Starlight. My preference is to take the train when it’s possible. Sometimes the schedule allows it, sometimes it doesn’t. This trip, the schedule was perfect for a little coding time on the train, reading, and introspection. Taking the train always gives me... Continue reading →

Trip Time. Today’s trip care of Alaska Airlines Flight 2 out of SEATAC Airport (Seattle & Tacoma’s airport) to National (Reagan) in Alexandria, Virginia. I’ll be staying there and commuting daily across the Potomoc River to Gaylord Resort and Convention Center (at National Harbor). I decided I’d write up something about this trip for a... Continue reading →

This past week the O’Reilly Velocity and Software Architecture Conferences took place. I’ve attended both before, the 2nd time for Velocity in San Jose and the 2nd time for Software Architecture, however this time in San Jose and the last I attended was in London. The locations for these conferences dictate much about what is... Continue reading →

A Few Trip Details Recently I spoke (video below, plus others) at DevOps Days YVR. YVR is the airport code for Vancouver BC, thus the use of YVR in the DevOps Day name and Twitter handle (@DevOpsDaysYvr). I always love to travel to Vancouver BC for a whole multitude of reasons. The city is beautiful,... Continue reading →