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Back from Product Management to Software Engineering

tl;dr; You don’t forget how to code, but going back is hard in an obvious way that no one talks about. Also, engineering teams got much…

Jun 30, 2019

Back from Product Management to Software Engineering

Jun 30, 2019

The Phoenix Project — Now with More Kafka.

I’ve finally read the seminal DevOps book The Phoenix Project, after numerous people recommended it. It is a quick and fun read, and if…

May 20, 2019

The Phoenix Project — Now with More Kafka.

May 20, 2019

The Case for Database-First Pipelines

Quite a few data architectures involve both a database and Apache Kafka — usually Kafka is used for event-driven apps, streams processing…

Mar 19, 2019

The Case for Database-First Pipelines

Mar 19, 2019

Software Engineer, Once Again

It is Dec 31, 11pm in Tel Aviv. Where I’m seating in what is possibly the world’s worst airport lounge, about to board the 15 hour flight…

Dec 31, 2018

Software Engineer, Once Again

Dec 31, 2018

Tips for Live Demos

I’ve been giving technical presentations to various audiences for about 10 years now. I probably gave over 100 presentations on many…

Jun 10, 2018

Tips for Live Demos

Jun 10, 2018

Building a Career: Exploring vs Exploiting

In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, cycling and eating out. I do all those activities with friends, and over time I noticed that while I…

Apr 15, 2018

Building a Career: Exploring vs Exploiting

Apr 15, 2018

Where to Find Me in Spring 2018

I have quite a few upcoming talks in the next few month. I’ll try to summarize everything here. If I’m in your city and you want to chat…

Mar 19, 2018

Where to Find Me in Spring 2018

Mar 19, 2018

Learning Machine Learning

Machine learning, deep learning, AI — whatever you choose to call that field, it is the clearest trend in our industry right now. Attending…

Mar 12, 2018

Learning Machine Learning

Mar 12, 2018

Cool Stuff I’ve Read This Week

It is Friday. I’ve been cleaning Chrome tabs (as one does) and noticed that some of the stuff I have in my tabs may be interesting for…

Feb 23, 2018

Cool Stuff I’ve Read This Week

Feb 23, 2018

Software Engineer to Product Manager

I got an email this morning:

Jan 22, 2018

Software Engineer to Product Manager

Jan 22, 2018

Gwen Shapira

Gwen Shapira

Knows a thing or two about Kafka, Databases and Apache. Opinions are my own, and often not even that.

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