tag: speaking

20 May 2010
Around "Hello World" in 30 Days
Last weekend, I flew out to Chicago to coordinate DevNation Chicago and present my findings from my month of new technology. In hindsight, I probably bit off more than I could chew trying to do both; …
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11 Apr 2010
My Month of New Technology
Last week, I was talking with a friend, a fellow programmer, about what it takes to stay on top in the technology industry. We’re both Ruby guys, working with reasonably cutting-edge technology …
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18 Nov 2009
Email Interfaces Talk
Just realized I never posted anything about my last talk, “Email Interfaces for your Ruby Applications,” delivered at Developer Day Boulder in mid-October. I consider the talk a success …
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01 Jun 2009
RubyNation PresenTation
I’m taking my Optimizing Perceived Performance show on the road for the RubyNation conference, June 12-13 in Reston, VA, alongside three of my fellow Vigeteers. I’ve been busy revising the …
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14 Mar 2009
Durham Developer Day
One week from today, I’ll be speaking at Durham Developer Day, a small web tech conference being put on by Relevance and Viget Labs. My talk, “Optimizing Perceived Performance,” is about …
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21 Feb 2009
Speaking at Refresh this Thursday
Fellow Vigeteer Mindy and I will be presenting a talk called “Ten Things Designers Do That Piss Developers Off (and Vice Versa)” at this month’s Refresh the Triangle this coming Thursday …

About Me

I’m the Development Director at Viget in Durham, North Carolina. I’m also an avid reader, traveler, cyclist, musician, coffee fiend, and friend of birds.