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.
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
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
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/
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. :)
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!
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. ❤️
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. 😍😍😍
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. ❤️
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. ❤️
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.
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.
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!
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. ❤️
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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:
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
!
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! 😊
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! 💥
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
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.
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. :)
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. ❤️
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
!
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. 😊
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.
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
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.
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
@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. 😂
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. 😎
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
Discussions of software architecture have, in my experience, a depressingly low signal-to-noise ratio. Here
@martinfowler
gives us a whole bunch of signal:
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!
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!
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. 💥
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
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.
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.
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.
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. ❤️
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. 😊