I am excited to say that I have joined Rancher Labs as a Software Engineer!

Today, I am leaving NetApp, a company that I have had such an excellent time working for.

With RustConf 2020 coming tomorrow, I want to tell folks about how I have been “re-reading” The Rust Programming Language. Affectionately known as “The Book”, this resource is the ultimate guide on how to get started with the Rust programming language. You can buy it at almost any storefront, or view it online for free.

This month was a lot busier than expected, including things that were much more important than software.

I primarily talk about software, hobbies, and my general interests on this site. However, we all need to help keep the conversation moving. Specifically, people who look like me need to help keep the conversation moving.

In the past month, I joined the Tech ONTAP Podcast for Episode 245: Containers, Kubernetes and Automation in Dev and QA at NetApp.

Cue the dramatic music and dim lights: it’s October 2018.

This blog has a new look! The default minima Jekyll theme had served me well, but it was time for a new one.

July 2020 Update: Apple’s WWDC this year was incredible. The pivot to ARM-based Apple Silicon and macOS 11 was very reassuring, as a Mac fan. Moreover, the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 13-inch have been refreshed since this article was posted, and have addressed most of the 2016-2019 lineup’s issues.

I realize that I haven’t blogged in months. It’s kind of strange; especially since blogging is very therapeutic for me.

Developers writing software for developers: a (kind of) meta concept. Well, maybe it’s not meta, but it’s interesting, to say the least.

I’ve spoken to several undergraduate students about having a Linux VM as their development environment. However… I have not ever detailed what that would look like on either macOS, or Windows.

I’m in the middle of playing Gears 5, on PC, via Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $2 USD. This has to be the pinnacle of gaming value, right?

It’s fall 2017. Conducting research in application security and beginning side projects in Python sparked my pursuit to learn beyond the classroom. Sure, YouTube, Reddit, Medium and Stack Overflow are excellent resources for guides and instructional materials. However, I wanted to read about the stories, references and reasoning behind numerous topics in my field of interests.

In the coming weeks, WakeHacks 2019 will be fully unveiled and its marketing campaign will be begin. Passing the baton can be a difficult and emotional task, but seeing the plans for our second-ever hackathon, WakeHacks 2019 has made me extremely excited for what is to come. Thus, I wanted to detail the story of how we got here and where the WakeHacks executive committee is going.

Your junior year in a Bachelor’s program can be daunting. Partaking in four year degree-programs after completing high school can give an uneasy, yet hungry, desire to just… get out and work.