Stray Bits from my DevOpsDays Roma Talk

2012-10-08 09:15:01 by jdixon

A few stray bits of information following my presentation at DevOpsDays Roma.

The talk has received a ton of positive feedback from everyone. The slides in particular have been getting a ton of redistribution on Twitter. I'm not sure if this is a sign that my deck is that much better than the actual talk, but whatever. I'm glad that people are finding it useful and/or informative.

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Trip to Italy

2012-10-06 13:21:15 by jdixon

I've just concluded a week in Italy as part of my visit to speak at DevOpsDays Roma. Most people don't know this, but I was an Architecture student at Georgia Tech many years ago. As such, I was exposed to a lot of Greek and Roman history. This made a lasting impression on me; I've always dreamed of visiting Rome and it was a stroke of luck when I heard about the conference and was eventually accepted to speak.

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My Personal Roadmap

2012-08-26 18:21:47 by jdixon

I've been a little busy lately and haven't found the time to post any new articles, Graphite-related or otherwise. For those who missed the announcement, I started working at GitHub in July. Initially I continued my work on Descartes; more recently my time has been split up among a few different projects, both inside and outside of work. Although I generally detest announcing plans before shipping them, I thought others might like to read about what I'm working on these days.

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