Tim Berglund @tlberglund Twitter profile

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

7 years

Emacs...is there anything it *can't* do?

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7 years

If you were writing code in your 20s, and you're 40+, what are you doing now? Still coding? Managing engineers? Product? Sales? Executive management? Not in tech? Imagine a short documentary that told some of these stories. DM me if you want to tell yours.

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Tim Berglund

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8 years

Any sufficiently advanced collection of enterprise software print ads is indistinguishable from an airport.

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Tim Berglund

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1 year

Lots going on in life recently, but the sweetest thing is that @swimflythrive said yes. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

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3 years

The past 4.5 years at @confluentinc have been truly life-changing for me. That's vacuously true of any span of time, but it's profoundly true of this one. It's been a rare opportunity for which I will be forever thankful. But...I am going to be moving on. 1/12

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Tim Berglund

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4 years

I spoke very briefly to a friend last Sunday who turned out two days later to be COVID positive. My own symptoms started on Wednesday evening. I got tested yesterday. I see the lab result as a formality, though: my symptoms and the timing of things all align perfectly. 1/10

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Tim Berglund

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4 years

I just listened to the account of the battle of Guadalcanal in the most recent @HardcoreHistory episode. That was the first combat experience of Lt. John W. Berglund, my grandfather. He commanded an artillery unit for the United States Marine Corps. 1/

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Tim Berglund

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3 years

Now then. I have joined @startreedata as VP of Developer Relations. More to say on this later, but here's a press release if you're into it: I really love this team and am more than a little hyped about the technology. This is happy Tim talking here. :)

StarTree Appoints Tim Berglund as Head of Developer Relations

Technology leader to work closely with Apache Pinot developer community to empower more users with fresh analytics at scale...

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

When scheduling a 1:1 with a new team member, be sure to include the team member's email in the calendar invite, so she knows about the meeting. Follow me for more management hacks!

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Tim Berglund

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4 years

Feeling a lot better today. I'll be back at work tomorrow, probably still not intellectually at 100%, but still able to get after it well enough.

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Tim Berglund

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2 years

Meet Silas Namaan Crutchfield, my grandson. He was born this morning at about 4:30am after an impressively short labor. Silas, @hmcrutchfield , and husband are all doing great. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

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4 years

Merry Christmas! Also I’m going to be a grandpa. Meet Alexander Flynn Muenstermann, who will be joining us on or about June 14. Going. To. Be. A. Grandpa. 😍😍😍

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Tim Berglund

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3 years

You know, there are good reasons to run Kafka on-prem. And so many bad ones. Don't be like this guy.

The Architect: Bare Metalsson Rejects the Cloud

Don’t be like Bare Metalsson: https://cnfl.io/dont-be-like-bare-metalsson | The Architect: Bare Metalsson Rejects the Cloud. Nearly every business we grew up...

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Tim Berglund

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4 years

Was just discussing date ideas with Mrs. Berglund. I said my idea of a perfect date was ISO-8601. I may have enjoyed this joke more than she did.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Being vaccinated does not mean you should default to operating Kafka clusters on your own.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Look at that lil’ guy. It’s good to be a grandpa.

Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

After an emergency C-section, Alex Muenstermann was born just a little bit ago. Mom is recovering from anesthesia and saying funny things (as per usual for her). Stats and a picture to follow tomorrow, most likely. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

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5 years

My daughter, @hmberglund , graduated from @DiscoverCIU today. It was May 4, so naturally we brought light sabres.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Grandchild #2 is happening! @hmcrutchfield is due in March. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

After an emergency C-section, Alex Muenstermann was born just a little bit ago. Mom is recovering from anesthesia and saying funny things (as per usual for her). Stats and a picture to follow tomorrow, most likely. ❤️

Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

My daughter just went into labor and I’m doing fine, thanks 😊

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Tim Berglund

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4 years

COVID UPDATE: this Old Fashioned tastes great. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

9 months

HOT TAKE: DevRel is a discipline, not a job title. You don't hire a Marketing or an Engineering. You hire Developer Advocates, Community Managers, Tech Writers, etc. They do DevRel. They are not DevRels.

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Tim Berglund

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3 years

My daughter just went into labor and I’m doing fine, thanks 😊

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

Here’s Silas! Still a little jaundiced, but home and eating and sleeping and [currently] hicupping. 😍

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

Today is my first formal day as VP DevRel at @startreedata . I'm excited to work with @KishoreBytes , @karinwolok , and the rest of the team to make @ApachePinot famous—so developers can make real-time, user-facing analytics a normal part life.

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Tim Berglund

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3 years

Everybody, the completely rebooted Confluent Developer is live! has 9 courses, 55 design patterns, 60 executable tutorials, and quick starts in 10 languages. Interested in Apache Kafka®? You need this site. Spread the word!

Welcome to Confluent Developer – A Complete Tour

https://cnfl.io/confluent-developer-welcome-tour-video | Get a full walkthrough of Confluent Developer – a complete hub with online courses, tutorials, and h...

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

1 year

I am marrying @swimflythrive in one day. It's all down-to-the-wire wedding prep, all day, then getting together with the boys tonight. Here's that super cute picture from last week, just for good measure. This, by God's grace, is my life. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Facebook reminded this morning me of this picture of Mrs. Berglund and me (before she was called that) captured 32 years ago. "How it's going" picture included since you see plenty of my face, but not hers. Also, 1989 Tim could have used a beard.

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Tim Berglund

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1 year

Just got a marriage license with @swimflythrive in Santa Clara County this morning. We will execute on that in 38 days. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Pura Vida! from Costa Rica. :)

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

COVID update: still feeling fatigued and weak, but not in any pain anymore. Still can't really smell or taste anything. Except salt. Everything tastes like salt.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

As for me, I am taking a short sabbatical. I need some time to rest, and I am for the first time in my life gifted by God with the ability to take that time. I'll be back at the wheel some time in 2022, which I hope is a better year for me, my family, and for the world. 11/12

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Tim Berglund

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1 year

UPDATE: one month from today, @swimflythrive and I are getting married. To observe the day, here is a cute picture of us from last December.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Final installment in the grandpa-visits-Alex series. Don't worry, folks! He's coming to Denver in a few short weeks.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

Just saw the term "data lakehouse." Further suggestions: * Data Pier * Data Jetty * Data Atoll * Data Shoals * Data Boat Ramp * Data Delta * Data Lee * Data Archipelago * Data Meander * Data Amphibious Landing * Data Bassmaster Pro 250 XS Four Stroke

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

5 years

For every video I shoot solo, the beginning goes kind of like this.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Alex is visiting! He and I went for a little walk. We talked about Jurassic Park, trees, birds (especially ducks), water, streams, and ponds. It was a lot! Gotta take a nap after that.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

7 years

Starting today, I’ll be leading the Developer Experience team at Confluent. Herewith some personal thoughts:

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Since I’m visiting Alex this week, I think my feed will need more Alex-and-grandpa content.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

New to working from home? So are a lot of people in the past week. I've heard some questions that remind me of the questions our kids used to get when we homeschooled them. Thus this FAQ:

Working From Home: Frequently Asked Questions

When people used to working in an office suddenly start working from home, certain questions come up—questions that are identical to the ones homeschooled ki...

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

@pmarca Wait, when do you meditate and practice gratitude? I’m confused.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

Flying today for the first time in five months. The captain liked my mask so much she invited me into the cockpit. Awesome hospitality on my million-mile trip! Thanks, @united !

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

5 years

I am very excited to share this: . You want to learn how to Kafka? How to Kafka Streams? How to KSQL? And by “learn,” I mean actually write tested code? Then go to and get smarter. Say Hello World to event streaming! 😊

Announcing Apache Kafka Tutorials | Confluent

We’re excited to announce Kafka Tutorials! Learn about Apache Kafka, real-time data stream processing, KSQL, and more with complete code examples and guides.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

Who cares about another OLAP database? Well, you should, if it's @ApachePinot . We made a lightboard video to explain what it is and why it's becoming critical next-gen infrastructure. Your thoughts in the replies, please! 💥

What is Apache Pinot? (and User-Facing Analytics) | A StarTree...

Join: https://stree.ai/slack | Sub: https://stree.ai/sub | Tim Berglund (Developer Relations, StarTree) explains Apache Pinot™ and User-Facing Analytics. Apa...

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Maiden voyage of the Serenity today. Just a quick trip to Grand Lake, CO to learn how to used all the shoreline interfaces. Mrs. Berglund drove, and I actually took my Sunday nap in the back. #winning

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

This account of LinkedIn's migration from OpenJDK 8 to OpenJDK 11 is about more than @ApachePinot , but the Pinot story alone is remarkable. There's a nearly 3x increase in throughput, but it's the tail latencies where the 🤯 really happens.

Java at Microsoft

@JavaAtMicrosoft

2 years

#LinkedIn 's journey to #Java 11 and the performance gains that blew everyone's minds. #ApachePinot

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

5 years

Say thank you to an open-source maintainer today. Surely they are getting something out of their work, even if it’s unpaid, but just about everybody still likes to hear those words. :)

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Tim Berglund

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3 years

I met Alex tonight. ❤️😭

Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Still not tired of this.

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Tim Berglund

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1 year

Birthday breakfast with @swimflythrive . I get to marry her in nine days. It's a happy birthday. 🥰

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

Confirmed: this is me at age 13 writing code on my dad's Victor 9000, a non-PC-compatible DOS machine. This project was in GW Basic. Also learned 8086 assembly language on that beast. ❤️

Marc ⛅️

@MarcSelwan

4 years

@tlberglund closing #kafkasummit with the most powerful tool of them all: nostalgia

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Tim Berglund

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7 years

@garybernhardt @bodil Software either dies a hero, or it lives long enough to see itself become the villain.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

7 years

If you get great things done, it’s because you’re surrounded by great people. Absent them, no amount of personal awesome can save you.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Just got a very nice (and nicely inscribed) copy of @kafka_book by my friend Mitch Seymour. A great way to get started with Kafka Streams and @ksqlDB !

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Hang time with Alex. Starting with some reading.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

The folks at @startreedata got me this cake that looks exactly like me for my birthday! 📷: @nehapawar18

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

I am hiring a developer advocate! And ya know, I wouldn't hate having a more diverse team, so if you are of an underrepresented background, or can tell a friend who is, that would be, as we used to say, rad. Also pls RT if it isn't too much trouble. 😊

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Hey, meet Silas Naaman Crutchfield, courtesy of @hmcrutchfield . I'll be holding that little guy late next March.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

How it started vs. how it's going.

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Tim Berglund

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7 years

And Ted won’t be writing code:

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Tim Berglund

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2 years

Breakfast with @hmcrutchfield this morning. She is due Tuesday. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

Apache Kafka 2.7 is coming soon, which means...

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Tim Berglund

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8 years

Well, you asked.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Likely you already know this, but @shanselman really is a great guy.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

@korinreid @Delta Who would treat a pregnant woman this way? I’m so sorry. 😕

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

Some time with Silas, who is much chubbier than three weeks ago.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

A perfectly ordinary Colorado spring afternoon. Drove around a bit with Mrs. Berglund in search of photo opportunities and adventure. It was a good day.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

5 years

Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not asking for a developer advocate to help, are they? Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now Dad: Go and see if live coding helps

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

5 years

That’s @ZachBerglund on the left, folks. He’s married to @dorothyymariee . We are currently planning weddings for the other two in 2020. They say it goes by fast, but honestly there has been a whole season of life between now and when this very happy picture was taken.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

The core of the advice I give to new speakers is this: first, decide you belong on the "stage" (or, these days, the Zoom call). You should be there. You are assuming a position of authority. Don't deny that or be embarrassed by it. 1/6

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Do not attend a party with tech civilians wearing the shirt @prpatel sent you. You will get… questions.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Figured you might need this today. :)

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

1 year

@javavvitch I worked there for a year and a half—teaching people how to use Git and GitHub—and I still have to fumble around every time. And I don’t think this is a deficiency in the product. 😂

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Hey, my LinkedIn post announcing that I've joined @startreedata is getting some traffic! Know how I know that? Because @ApachePinot is aggregating feed activity and reporting that count back to me, a user, in real time. 😎

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

5 years

My middle daughter, @hmberglund , is engaged! SO HAPPY

Things Berglunds Say

@berglundsays

5 years

“Yes.”

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Will it be a better year for @apachekafka and @confluentinc ? Well, 2021 has been so great, it's hard to imagine better! But you know what? I bet it will be. 💥 12/12

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

5 years

Discussions of software architecture have, in my experience, a depressingly low signal-to-noise ratio. Here @martinfowler gives us a whole bunch of signal:

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Been a while since an Alex photo. #babiesarelife

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

Had a visit from Silas and @hmcrutchfield yesterday. Silas fell asleep on me. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

Sales Kickoff 2022 with @startreedata . The journey (at least my part of it) begins…

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

#streamingselfie with the great @gunnarmorling at #current22 . We only had a few minutes to capture changes from each other.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

Reading #computerengineeringforbabies to Silas. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

10 years

When I first started at @datastax , I never dreamed we'd get here. But we did! All online training is now free: http://t.co/6ZdBCuY7Ji

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Tim Berglund

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4 years

COVID update: gonna take a chance with a glass of 🍷 tonight. First time in two weeks! Here goes...

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

Hey, if you want to learn the basics of @apachekafka , spend 63 minutes with me in these videos, in which I give you what I think you need to know to get started. There's also a written version, should you object to my face. Check 'em out!

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

It's been a little bit since I've tweeted an Alex picture, which means you should get a bonus appearance from Annabeth too. He'll be four months this weekend!

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Time for another @apachekafka video

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Prepping for the live keynotes at #kafkasummit on Tuesday! #streamingselfie Still plenty of time to register for free:

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

2 years

I am most pleased to announce that @startreedata has closed $47M in Series B funding. Check out this video for more details. I don't think it's gonna be too easy to stop us, folks. I'm pumped. 💥

StarTree

@startreedata

2 years

We’re thrilled to share that StarTree has received $47M in a Series B funding round led by @GGVCapital , with participation from @SapphireVC , @BainCapVC , and @CRV ! Hear from @KishoreBytes on what this investment means now, and for the future

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3 years

You guys have been DMing me* reminding me that I haven't tweeted an Alex picture in like a week, but it's okay because he smiled for the first time today. * Zero people have actually done this.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

My daughter, @hmberglund , is getting married in like ten minutes. Live-streamed here if you're into it:

Berglund/Crutchfield Wedding #crutchedit

The wedding of Hannah Michelle Berglund and Andrew Jonathan Crutchfield

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

@editingemily Plus (cue the off-point mansplaining) if I’m not mistaken, that’s an Amiga 500. Dude is my age. He wishes he were a millennial. 😂

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

It's been a while since we've had an Alex picture, hasn't it? Three months just recently:

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

I’d you had watched this woman grow up, you would not be in the least bit surprised to see her execute on meticulously planned, elaborate costumes. Which are Harry Potter themed. Also my grandson is cute.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Just said goodbye to these wonderful people. The grandpa photo dump is done. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

You know, maybe the true IPOs are the friends we make along the way.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

Does anybody else really love the "today is my first day as a software engineer" tweets? They are typically people from non-traditional, second-career, code-camp, or moms-returning-to-workforce backgrounds. Honestly, they are like joy as a service.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

For those of you concerned that I haven't tweeted a baby picture in a few days, here is Alex getting baptized just a few minutes ago. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

4 years

You know what I really want? For conferences to be a safe part of life again so I can get back to living with my terrible memory for both names and faces. ❤️

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Yes, he is my brother.

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Mrs. Berglund and I are visiting the pregnant lady and her husband this weekend. Third trimester is a go!

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Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

He's heading home today! Recall that I did warn you that this would be an Alexander Flynn stan account for a little bit. Don't worry, more tech and general zaniness next week. 😊

Tim Berglund

@tlberglund

3 years

Look at that lil’ guy. It’s good to be a grandpa.

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