I always hear a lot about companies being developer focused. Maybe it’s a bit of cynicism but I never expect much from this goal. Few companies have been effectively developer focused, they just dream of it. I asked myself recently, and would love others’ feedback. What exactly does it even mean to be developer focused?... Continue reading →

It’s been over a decade that Twitter has been an active part of the developer community. It’s grown in popularity from day one, and now holds the uneasy crown as the place for hot takes, trash from politicians, and the general tire fire that is the news. In many ways, that’s what they’ve aimed for.... Continue reading →

I’m excited to announce several new speakers coming to Seattle. Meet Karthik Ramasamy, Joseph Jacks, and Luc Perkins. They’re going to cover a range of technologies, but to list just a few; Heron, messaging, queueing, streaming, Apache Cassandra, Apache Pulsar, Prometheus, Kubernetes, and others. Everybody meet Karthik Ramasamy! Karthik Ramasamy is the co-founder of Streamlio... Continue reading →

Recently a whole slew of people got hired at Microsoft. Many of us have taken notice. It’s left a lot of people with questions like… Continue reading →

Recently the question came up from a close friend of mine, “will my PhD help me attain a higher income in the north west?” I had to tell him, that it might get him a little more, but it won’t get him in the top income brackets for the occupation. Another time, a few days... Continue reading →