A software engineer in search of new techniques to control complexity.

Joined April 2009
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“Leadership is all about balance. You have to be able to take the high road and understand different view points to solve the world’s toughest challenges.” -keynote from Aicha Evans, CEO of Zoox #GHC19
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“It’s ok to feel small. Sometimes I still do. But together we can build something bigger than all of us.” -keynote from Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Co-Director of Stanford’s Human Centered AI Institute #GHC19
Long badge line full of women engineers here at #GHC19. It’s emotional to see the culture of software evolving, but also to think about what it has historically looked like. I love all you ladies and I’m so glad we are all here working it and supporting each other. Keep it up!
...i have to resort to twitter to communicate with others.... #lifeWithoutSlack
We are looking into connectivity issues at this time. We'll keep you posted as soon as we have news on this. status.slack.com/2018-08/8bb…
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Ready Player One trailer dropped!! youtu.be/LiK2fhOY0nE
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#WonderWoman banner on #springboot application startup. Totally worth the flight to #UberConf17. Thanks @habuma for the pro-tip!
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"Good code is short, simple, and symmetrical – the challenge is figuring out how to get there." - Sean Parent
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“At the very least, I want to look at trees a million more times. Is that too much to ask?” -- RIP Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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Way to go Blackbaud Women in Engineering! x.com/OakSpringsElem/status/…

Thank you Camp @blackbaud for hosting us! Really diggin' the strong female presence in #STEM! 🙌🏽#AISDproud
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REST overview in class stresses statelessness. Student: ”But then lots of ppl are doing it wrong.” Teacher: “And this surprises you?"
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Pokemon GO will have more daily active users than Twitter by Tuesday
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If you don’t have time to put away toys on stairs, eventually you can’t help but fall. #technicalDebt #CrushedByBizPressure #NFJS @janellekz
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"You don't have to predict the future if you are able to adapt easily." - keynote at @nofluff by @neal4d
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"Patterns are what you use when you run out of language." - From JS Patterns talk at @nofluff by @looselytyped
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Read our new guide to key @apachekafka performance metrics. Many thanks to @gwenshap dtdg.co/1VxAnoP
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Improvement with small hops, not giant leaps. For progress, we need feedback and the chance to make iterative correction. #truth @KentBeck
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Does our brain perform an interactive rebase on our memories every night when we sleep? robots.thoughtbot.com/git-in…

Imagery for facing ball of mud from microservices preso from colleague Ryan McKay goo.gl/p7Jj5l @samnewman
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