I write about software development, tools, and people.
And how marketing makes it all better.
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The Sticker Talk (Write the Docs Portland, 2018)
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Disaster Resilience the Waffle House Way (DevOpsDays Portland 2018)
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Every Scar a Story (DevOpsDays Hartford 2018)
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Choose Your Own Deployment (DevOpsDays Toronto 2018)
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Stickers, A Love Story
When I was in elementary school, I won a science fair, and travelled to the far-off land of Moscow, Idaho for the state competition. While there, I spent some of my food money on the most magical sticker ever. It…
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Saying No, or If This Then Not That
I had to say no to a conference I would have loved to speak at today. I’ve had to say no to several conference speaking offers this year, because it turns out that time, space, and timezones can only be…
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Lady Conference Speaker: 14 Travel Tips
I was talking to a fellow ladyish conference speaker, and I reeled off a list of my travel tips as they pertain to people who are working for small/nimble enough companies that you don’t have to book through The Corporate…
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The Kids Are Going to Be 200 OK (DrupalCon 2018)
Infosec is like sex ed. If you wait until kids need it, you have waited too long. Schools don’t, peers can’t, we have to. As security professionals, we spend a lot of time educating adults on how to be safer,…
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My first year, a professional review
A bit over a year ago, I applied to a startup. I’d never been a developer advocate before, and I wasn’t sure what the job actually entailed, but the person who recommended me (thanks, Rach!) and the hiring manager said…