14 posts tagged with "Reflections"

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I picked up Ruby because of how expressive it was. Writing it just felt nice, in a way that other languages did not. Later I found out that was deliberate: Matz designed Ruby so that programmers would enjoy using it. I then spent the better part of a decade writing Ruby and enjoying it.

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Last week I realized I had put myself in front of people 30 times since I started promoting Kairos 3 years ago. That's roughly 10 times per year, which I think is a fantastic number for me.

2025 felt like a continuation of the momentum I built last year with Kairos: more code, more people, and more proof that collaboration beats any solo sprint. I spent the year balancing hands-on engineering with developer relations, and I kept learning that the best outcomes happen when we build with others, not just for them.