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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

After ~7 years, today was my last day at Twitter. Nothing but gratitude and admiration for my colleagues and friends, the culture and values, the company and its mission. I'll miss you all! Thank you for everything that you've taught me 🙏

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

9 years

I love watching @netflix , so it's really awesome to see how it all works

NewCircle

@TheNewCircle

9 years

See how @NetflixOSS moves enormous amounts of content w/ their own CDN developed in #Java in this video from @SFJUG

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

10 years

Conquered. Helping with the study of 2013 wildfire recovery on Mount Diablo http://t.co/OrfbKrJcLK #morganfire03 http://t.co/kSPZxRArMq

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

London, Barcelona, Stockholm and not a single drinking water fountain at the airports. Why do Europeans waste money on bottled water?

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8 years

"Our knowledge graph has over 70 billion facts" - @sundarpichai

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

Happy to announce that today I joined @markog (again!) and the team at @PlusPlusHQ to help drive the product direction. Super excited about what's coming next!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

I am excited to announce that @PieterHumphrey will be taking over @SFJUG . After 10 years, 100+ events, and 5000+ members, Pieter's passion, energy, and commitment is exactly what the group needs to thrive!

The San Francisco Java User Group | Meetup

* At the San Francisco JUG you get to meet other local Java professionals and talk about code, architecture, innovation, opportunities, and share ideas about real-world problems. Want to submit a...

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

The perks of being in between jobs...

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

Very exited about @Google releasing their technical documentation guidelines publicly!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

@indygreg @crazybob What do you think of pre-interview coding challenges you could do on your own time/environment? That's what we do at Twitter. During the actual interview we explore your solution and ask what-if questions.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Proud to hear @Ity talk about Scaling Scala Teams at #scalae panel at @twitter

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

5 years

That one time when you are happy that your phone has a 3x zoom lens.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Now that I have an excuse that this is all for my kids 😉, I wonder what should I get next? #lego #technic

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Our CSL team answering engaging questions from the OSS community about #Finagle and #Finatra at #scalae .

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

I always thought of friendship as a two-way street. Apparently this is not the case in San Francisco. 🤔

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

I was really impressed by @lessachu 's talk from last evening on how to manage at scale. Even now I'm still thinking about all of the insights I learned. Thank you!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

Getting dirty is part of the experience at @SpartanRace

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Last @improv class of the year, with an awesome group of people. Looking forward to more improv in 2017! Thank you.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

10 years

Learning about Accessibility in #Android from @Sommer at @twoffice #a11y #sfaug #womeng http://t.co/ks3G7x0w5p

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

I'm really proud of the 170+ people across @TwitterEng who have taught their fellow colleagues in 2018 through @University - and the team behind the scenes that made that happen. #oneteam

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

We hike/bike these trails every other day but I still can't resist to stop and snap "just one more" photo.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Great @sfjug talk by @simonbrown on Modular Monoliths at @pivotal . Thanks!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

Like a pro. @Remy_D shows us how it's done.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

"You shouldn't even think about micro-services until you have a people problem" - @marius at #scaleSF

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

My 8yo daughter is preparing a presentation at school on Ada Lovelace. I hope this gets her excited about programming. 😜

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

5 years

Cabin fever no more!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

Ready or not...

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

11 years

I'm thrilled to announce that @Twitter has acquired @Marakana ! Our team is off to build @TwU ! #cantwait

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

"Mobile-first to AI-first." - @sundarpichai

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

Toss a coin to @minagargenta for baking so plenty, for baking so plenty 🎶

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

11 years

Great to see @bidyut , @marcrichards , @lientm , @moh , and @pavanpiratla at @andevcon . These guys are on fire! http://t.co/dbyQFW1FBt

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

We finally got him. The hunt for @markog is over. Everybody can now relax.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

Kids had a bit too much fun today...

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

11 years

#AndroidDesign experts dig into UI and UX of apps from the audience at #BAAF run by #IntelAndroid . http://t.co/DWTIZQTJGc

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

Our little monster

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

Overtaken by a guy on a unicycle while biking up Mt Diablo. I clearly need to get back in shape.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

Current status...

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

Great talk by @ajeet on "Scaling to Billions of Real-time Recommendations Daily" at @ScaleByTheBay #scaleSF

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Awesome to hear @NegatedVoid talk about Scala at @Twitter #scalae

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Who wants to #celebrate ? 🎆

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Proud to be a part of such an amazing team! Thank you @eyeseewaters and @dagskeenan for your leadership. Thanks @whitloves for organizing!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

9 years

The hike to the top paid off #oneteam

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

When people ask me why we moved to California, I think of moments like these. Sea Ranch.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

Finally! 18 EoY management reviews done, with just over an hour to spare until the deadline. Good thing I don't procrastinate!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

10 years

Check out "Android Development at Scale", one of my favorite events of the year @TheNewCircle http://t.co/goHP42u3Ws

Insights on Scaling Android Development from Cyanogen, Amazon,...

Index of topics below - A panel of industry experts discusses large scale Android projects, in this in-depth 90 minute conversation, organized by NewCircle, ...

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

Thanks @ChiefScientist for assembling such an awesome panel at @ScaleByTheBay

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

This is what Tahoe looks like after a snow storm.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Great #scalae talk by @xeno_by on Scala Meta. We are super excited that he is joining us!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

Awesome talk by @posco on "How to Elm-ify Your ML" at @ScaleByTheBay #scaleSF

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

9 years

Person 1: "The goal was to eliminate the single point of failure. Did we get it done?" Person 2: "Yes. He left."

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

Woohoo. @kathleencodes is our Tea Time host!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

#picnic time, perfect for #caturday

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Excited to be here! #scalae at @TwitterSF

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

Current status

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

9 years

Mind blown! @romainguy talks about Physics Based Rendering and Anti-aliasing at @sfaug .

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

Super excited to learn from our peers at @TechKnowCon ! Thanks @PlusPlusHQ for organizing.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

If this continues, the makers of sepia filters are going out of business. Mark my words!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

Our 2017 Spartan Season is officially over. This was fun.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

10 years

Learning about Twitter-scale computing with #OpenJDK from @dagskeenan at @twoffice #sfjug http://t.co/cPmBAD0ivV http://t.co/fOOcZ9lt47

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

My Diablo. The views are worth the 3500ft climb.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Ruby people used to laugh at Java, and now I find ↑# of engineers boasting on their resumes about rewriting *legacy* Rails apps in Java ↻

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Super proud to see @MaddieMcCarCar talk about her internship at @Twitter . We were really lucky to have her join us!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

5 years

Mammoth maybe far, but it's totally worth it.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

5 years

Just having our 1:1...

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

At the entrance to #Exit 😎

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

10 years

I'm both honored and sad to attend the last Flight School class by @mattknox . It's been a privilege. http://t.co/jNxCIulUc2

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Burning Man or #io16 ? 🤔

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

When the utility companies plant flowers in your front yard.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

🐍 galore

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

9 years

#celebrate 😎💑👯

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

Immutable APIs and mutable internals with @posco at #scalesf . Sacrilege?!? Nah. Just a pragmatic way to hide mutable monstrosity behind functional purity for nice performance gains.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

5 years

Weirdest experience. Woke up at 3am thinking that it was time to head out to #oneteam , went through my morning routine, and dressed up. I only realized upon leaving the room that I'd be a few hours too early so I went back to bed. It's been exciting.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

10 years

Check out @dhruv__kumar 's talk on #Hadoop and #Cascading at #sfjug @Twitter http://t.co/zz1xGanFoZ

Cascading: A Java Developer's Companion to the Hadoop World

Join Dhruv Kumar as he introduces Cascading, an open source application development framework that allows Java developers to build applications on top of Had...

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

A good way to end the summer solstice - with a fiery sky

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

5 years

A little stacker in our backyard. This guy was preying on the our little guinea pigs, who were completely oblivious to the mortal dangers from above. 🦉😋🔪🐁☠️

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

I donated to @feedingamerica through #TwitterForGood . Thank you @Twitter for matching - and making it easy to donate!

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

Wow. @jefforlowski 's @ChasingCoral is a powerful film that everyone should see! Thanks @jtrobec and @jeffseibert for brining it to @Twitter !

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

Correctness == Performance. Google handles 45k code changes per day with Bazel, a "functional build system". 2B lines of code. 🤯 @sfscala

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

12 years

Check out Mark Murphy (a.k.a @commonsguy ) share his thoughts on Android, a 10-minute video at http://t.co/fkrKf38O

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

Happy #InternationalWomensDay

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Practicing my serve. I guess I'm supposed to put them *over* the net 🤔

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

5 years

Free perk of attending #oneteam : 22.5k steps and 11.5 miles in one day.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

8 years

Looking for tech writers to join our @TechDocs team at Twitter. DM me if interested.

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

11 years

I can't wait to go back to the @Exploratorium . Thanks @DennisExplo for giving @markog and me the tour. http://t.co/JgIcfJoWVd

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

Dinner is almost ready 😋

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

7 years

@posco @krishnansriram @THISWILLWORK @mansur_ashraf @ScaleByTheBay @defpan I'll work with @Remy_D to look into this

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

4 years

After years of chugging along my 2011 MacBook Pro finally died. Thinking about replacing it with a 2020 Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition. Any advice from macOS=>Linux (on a desktop) converts out there? What about Apple=>Dell? 😲

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Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta

@sasa

6 years

Not bad for the first time riding up Mt Diablo. Gotta do this more often!