The Sweet Spot
On software development, engineering leadership, machine learning and all things shiny.

software

2015
September
Strange Loop 2015: Notes & Reflections

Going to Strange Loop was a huge check off my conference bucket list (lanyard?). I’d always heard about this slightly-weird, highly academic collision between academia and industry, skewing toward programming languages you haven’t heard of (or, at the very least, you’ve never used in production). I anticipated sitting at the feet of gray-haired wizards and bright-eyed hipsters with Ph.Ds.

2014
November
My own robot training buddy.

As an ultra runner, I am really into the mountains. As a software engineer, I’m really into data. So naturally, I’m interested in the intersection of both.

Recap: QCon SF 2014

Blurb sent me off to QCon SF 2014 for three days.