Mar 15, 2018Building Bridges to GopherCon 2018It’s no secret that I love Go and every year the Go community comes together for an event known as GopherCon — Making it’s debut in 2014 it was an instant success! It drew a sellout crowd of 700 attendees and has more than doubled in size since then. Not…Golang6 min readGolang6 min read
Jan 17, 2018What is Developer Advocacy?Since joining Microsoft I’ve gotten a lot of questions about Developer Advocacy so I’d like to take a moment to explain what it is and why it’s important. Developer Advocacy in a nutshell Developer Advocacy has many names. You may have heard it referred to as Developer Relations or Evangelism, and while these roles vary…Developer Relations5 min readDeveloper Relations5 min read
Jul 7, 2017Depression is not a sign of weaknessLast year, I was grappled with one of my darkest periods of depression. I felt isolated until conversations with a few trusted friends revealed that I wasn’t alone — many were battling their own silent struggles. …Depression2 min readDepression2 min read
Published inHackerNoon.com·Jun 29, 2017Why I joined MicrosoftThe best career advice I’ve received so far is, “Never turn down an interview.” I generally follow this advice because you only have so much time in life to make an impact. …Open Source7 min readOpen Source7 min read
Apr 17, 2017My First Week at PivotalI have a confession — I feel way out of my league and before you diagnose me with imposter syndrome, hear me out. Just think: If you came into a job knowing how to do everything perfectly, you’d simply come in, do your job, and leave — every day. There’d…Pivotal5 min readPivotal5 min read
