One of the California conferences I always enjoy attending and presenting at is the Silicon Valley Code Camp (Web | Twitter). Peter Kellner (Twitter) and his team always do a bang up job with the event. It is a great location and there is a great variety of talks to attend and learn from. It… Continue reading Silicon Valley Code Camp – 2019
Author: Andrew Karcher
Andrew’s Mailbag– 2019.07.06
This past week I read some really great articles that I thought that I would share.The Netflix Media Database (Part 1) (Part 2) - I really enjoyed that they drilled into some of the details and design decisions that they made in this solution. This is a good example of building a polyglot system and… Continue reading Andrew’s Mailbag– 2019.07.06
Adding Connection Points in Visio
In my current role, I am spending more time, by necessity, in Visio to help define and visualize system architectures and system integrations. There was one thing that always bugged me about Visio that I never really figured out. The issue I was having was when you had multiple connections coming into the same object… Continue reading Adding Connection Points in Visio
My Podcast List – December 2017
[List Updated - 12/27/2017] So I have a little bit of a commute and I love to listen to podcasts in the car when I am driving. I also have a tendency to listen to podcasts when I am doing stuff around the house like cleaning or cooking. My listening falls into a few categories: Technology,… Continue reading My Podcast List – December 2017
Things I am consuming this week – Ending 12/22/2017
Here are some things that I am consuming this week. It could be talks I am watching, podcast episodes, articles, or book reviews. These are a few of the things that I found interesting this week.Real Life is Messy. We Should Design For It - Marco Altini (Medium)Do Organizations need Data Governance as a Service… Continue reading Things I am consuming this week – Ending 12/22/2017
Remote Working Thoughts
At my current company, I work in a remote office and typically only work in the office three days a week. The rest of the week, I work from home. I also will occasionally work from home on other days as well if there is something that is keeping near home such as an appointment.… Continue reading Remote Working Thoughts
Learning List – 8/6/2017
This is my weekly learning list. Life is a never ending journey of educating yourself and learning something new each day. Trying to share some of the articles, podcasts, books, videos, or training that I am finding interestingWeekly LearningSaaS Metrics 2.0 – A Guide to Measuring and Improving what Matters - If you have ever… Continue reading Learning List – 8/6/2017
Learning List – Week Ending – 5/21/2017
This is my weekly learning list. Life is a never ending journey of educating yourself and learning something new each day. Trying to share some of the articles, podcasts, books, videos, or training that I am doing each week.Democratizing Data at AirBnB - Thought this was an interesting article about the internal data portal tool… Continue reading Learning List – Week Ending – 5/21/2017
What am I listening to?
So I have a little bit of a commute and I love to listen to podcasts in the car when I am driving. I also have a tendency to listen to podcasts when I am doing stuff around the house like cleaning or cooking. My listening falls into a few categories: Technology, Political and Blues… Continue reading What am I listening to?