November meetup!

[Shawna Scott]

Hi all!

I'm excited to say that, in addition to the amazing Liz Abinante (speaking about The Social Responsibility of Coding), my VP of eng from Stitch Fix has agreed to come speak 11/7! His name is Randy Shoup, and he has been an architect for 25+ years. He has three different talks about architecture we can choose from, so I wanted to see what talk you all would be interested in hearing the most. Would you all be most interested in: 

(a) whether / when to migrate from monolith -> microservices;
(b) how to migrate;
(c) how to design / manage services and data in a microservices world

I've learned so much just listening to random stuff he says, so I know you'll want to check out this talk, whichever one ya'll choose! Let me know in the next couple days if you want to have a vote!

Best,

Shawna

[Brent Miller]

Hi Shawna!

Thanks a bunch for following through on this. :) My personal bias is towards talk (c) — just one vote though. Any other opinions out there?

Brent

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[Jesse Cooke]

I concur with Brent, C sounds very interesting.

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[Andrew Brookins]

I shall throw my hat into the ring for talk C as well. --Andrew

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[Shawna Scott]

I've gotten a few off list votes as well, all for C, so C you shall have! Thanks for voting, ya'll!

[Shawna Scott]

Just a remind that this even is TONIGHT, and it's going to be a night of really awesome presentations. See the venue deets with map on Calagator: http://calagator.org/events/1250472749

PRESENTATIONS 7pm-9pm

Pragmatic Microservices, by Randy Shoup, VPE @ Stitch Fix

If you are considering, or in the process of, moving to microservices, you probably want to come to this event. Randy Shoup, a 25-year tech veteran in Silicon Valley, will share his insights into whether and when an organization should consider migrating to microservices and how to do that successfully, referencing examples from Google, eBay, Stitch Fix, as well as many smaller organizations he has worked with.

The Talk

One of the most powerful trends in software today is building large systems out of composable microservices. Many large-scale web companies have migrated over time to this architecture – and for good reason. But, as with any powerful technique, microservices come with their own brand of tradeoffs, and it is important to be aware of them before deciding whether they are appropriate in any particular case. They are not for every scale of problem, for every stage of company, or for every team.

This session takes a pragmatic approach to microservices, and compares them to the alternatives at different stages of company evolution. Using examples from Google, eBay, and Stitch Fix, as well as from smaller organizations, it makes practical suggestions about whether, when, and how an organization should consider adopting a microservices architecture. Assuming microservices are the appropriate choice, it outlines an experience-based, incremental approach to making a successful re-architecture to microservices.

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Dana Scheider

Dana Scheider will speak about executive dysfunction, a set of cognitive/psychological conditions that affect the brain's planning and organization functions. These conditions affect a lot of neurodivergent folks and a lot of people who have them don't even know what they are. The talk discusses what executive dysfunction is and how to deal with these conditions as an affected individual or someone who has to work with one.

Hope to see you all there!

-Shawna