PinnedJust hired to Build or Head a Developer Relations Team? Here’s what you should do in your first 90 days!Introduction Developer advocate friends often reach out and say, “Hey, I just got a job leading a DevRel team, and I need to build a strategy. Do you have any good resources, or can we jump on a call?” …Devrel6 min readDevrel6 min read
Dec 23, 2019Using the Developer Community to Help the HomelessThank you everyone for your contributions! You can still get involved =) Recently Over the past few weeks, I’ve been posting on Twitter about my Amazon Wish List of blankets to donate to the homeless people in the Seattle area. …Homeless5 min readHomeless5 min read
Oct 29, 2019Traveling Transformations — CloudyCAM goes to a Hackathon #JAMstack #CloudyCAMTraveling Transformations — CloudyCAM goes to a Hackathon #JAMstack #CloudyCAM During October 26th-28th, we (Cloudinary) sponsored and attended the Dare Mighty Things Hackathon and Conference. CloudyCAM is our new and improved demo that we created (well, specifically Ahmad Awais who worked magic on this). What is CloudyCAM? The process: We have a professional…Hackathons4 min readHackathons4 min read
Jun 10, 2019Connecting at the Refactr.Tech eventsLast week, I had the opportunity to go to one of the most inclusive and diverse tech events ever — Refactr.Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, which took place on June 5th-June 7th, 2019. It is an event about growing and showcasing powerful voices of marginalized people and allies in tech that…Diversity4 min readDiversity4 min read
May 16, 2019The Build Up to #MicrosoftBuildSeveral of the largest tech companies have their own large conference, some conferences having over 30,000 attendees. These are a HUGE deal and a very beneficial way get the most learning and resources in a very short period of time. Microsoft Build is, of course, is Microsoft’s annual conference, with…Serverless5 min readServerless5 min read
Apr 4, 2019Does Performance Matter? A #PerfMatters RecapIntroduction Web application performance is such a brand new topic for me, let alone a very important topic for all companies who run an application. Not only does improving performance increase page speed, it can potentially increase revenue tenfold, as well as user retention. I wanted to share knowledge that I’ve…Web Development6 min readWeb Development6 min read
Apr 2, 2019Vue.js + KBBQ + Karaoke — My first Vue Conf!VueConf! Last week I had the privilege to go to my first Vue conference in Tampa, Florida called VueConf on March 25–27, 2019, a full 3 day event, where day 1 is Workshop day. There’s nothing more exciting than to go to a new developer community and meeting new people. …JavaScript6 min readJavaScript6 min read
Mar 26, 2019Dryaging Steaks — Picking up a new hobby — How to get started!Have you ever went to one of those fancy steak houses and ordered a Rib Eye wondering why it’s extra expensive with the words “45 day Dryaged”? What the heck is a dryaged steak? Why pay extra at a restaurant when you can make your own dryaged steak ? …Food7 min readFood7 min read
Feb 3, 2019Setup SSL on Namecheap Domain in 3 Simple Clicks!Setting up SSL gives me a headache. After wasting countless hours, especially tonight where I kept messing up and regenerating the CSR code, canceling out my SSL cert, and kept getting an error that my private key doesn’t match the SSL. This caused some of my hair to go gray…Ssl3 min readSsl3 min read
Feb 1, 2019Why flying with your Status is cheaper than a “cheaper flight”Introduction From 2011 to 2016 I was traveling as an advocate/representative/speaker to conferences without having status on flight or hotel. I always selected whatever the cheapest flight was available as I assumed that was the best for the organization when it comes to budget. I was having a coffee meeting with…Travel Tips9 min readTravel Tips9 min read
