Ricardo Rossi

I had a great mentoring session with a highly creative developer, Christopher Garcia. He's a driven web developer who started his journey in 2019. Christopher's passion for front-end development stems from his love of creativity, and he's been honing his skills through various projects and learning new frameworks since then. One of the main concerns he raised was his lack of a formal CS degree, which is often perceived as a barrier in the tech industry. I shared my perspective, emphasizing that while a CS degree might be a ticket to top-tier companies like Google or Meta, it's optional for a successful software development career (I don't have one, for that matter!). There are countless other opportunities in the industry, and many companies prioritize skills and experience over formal education. We discussed his next steps and how to aim for his next job. We also spoke about how interview skills develop over time with practice. Check out his site. It's cool! https://lnkd.in/dd_Ke_bH For anyone in a similar position, remember that the key is persistence and leveraging every opportunity to grow and improve. Whether it's applying to more roles or sharpening your interview skills, each step is progress. I look forward to continuing this conversation with Christopher over the following weeks as we explore more strategies to help him advance his career.

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Coda has transformed its development process by leveraging Aspect Workflows to optimize build and test times. After facing build delays of over 30 minutes and high cloud costs, Coda reduced no-op build times by 10x and cut compute costs by 67% using Aspect’s solution. Now Coda’s no-op builds take just 1 minute and typical build and test cycles are 2-3x faster. With these improvements, #Coda’s team is more productive than ever. Read the case study here: https://lnkd.in/gan5__wT #CICD #CIbuild

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How did Coda transform their CI pipeline? Coda faced long build and test times that were slowing down their development and driving up costs. By implementing Aspect Workflows, they reduced their no-op build time by 10x and cut compute costs by 67%. Discover how Aspect made this possible and what your team could achieve with similar optimizations. https://lnkd.in/eA_pwcDQ #CI #BuildOptimization #Bazel

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Event Store’s event-native approach underpins the innovator’s new data platform for solving today’s software architecture pain points: ☑️Immutably stores every business event to give downstream use cases – like analytics, telemetry and AI/ML – real-time insights and much richer context ☑️Increases scalability and flexibility ☑️Future proofs your architecture Learn more about adding event-native data storage and streaming into your existing data management tech stack or going all-in for new applications and use cases: https://lnkd.in/ds9PvQm4 #EventNativeDataPlatform #EventNative #EventDriven #Developers #Database #DataPlatform #AI #ML #GenAI #Analytics #DataAnalytics

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🤔 Why would developers adopt an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that promises faster deployments but disrupts existing workflows during migration? Move beyond the "silver bullet"mindset and discover developer concerns. Learn how to balance standardization with developer autonomy and get actionable strategies for a successful migration, backed by real-world stories in our latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/eJ3qCSmX #InternalDeveloperPlatform #IDP

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Our live demo with Nico at Default was an awesome preview of the future of lead routing and overall Go-to-Market automations. He gave a background of how Default started (how great is the default.com domain!?!?)—and a deep dive into one of the most simple and powerful tools we've seen this year. Take a look and let us know what you think 🙌 https://lnkd.in/gpRFgAgM

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Discover the 9 secrets boosting productive teams' software delivery and deployment confidence, from hermetic infrastructure to observability practices and feature flags. Watch a quick intro from Liz Fong-Jones.

Check out how Box, a leading cloud content management platform, leverages Temporal to streamline their workflow orchestration and enhance developer productivity in this case study. “Temporal gives you an illusion of single threaded execution without having to get into the details of trying to orchestrate multiple things. It’s pretty amazing.” Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gDkXaUiV

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Are you setting up your proof of concept tests for failure by not aligning with business expectations? Our VP of Engineering provides a checklist of questions GenAI PoCs need to answer if your plan is to move GenAI out of the lab and into the real world https://hubs.la/Q02t--Z_0

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OpenTelemetry offers unparalleled visibility, but converting traces to metrics can supercharge your performance monitoring. Our guide talks about the SpanMetrics Connector and shows how it can help you unlock deeper insights. Check out the link to learn more, and let us know what you think!

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Alert automation at scale: Why is it so hard? Most SOCs ignore 70% of alerts. The missing pieces: ▫ Robust workflow engines ▫ Efficient data normalization ▫ Reliable queueing systems ▫ Cloud-based autoscaling Swipe through to explore why few tools can automate triage at scale—and what it takes to get there.

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Today I received a call from a technology market research company, asking about the main challenges and benefits of diverse and remote work (in the US and abroad). These are the main points I shared: As companies continue to request engineering teams to come back to the office in the post-COVID era, the time seems right to remind us of the benefits and complexities of managing teams spread across multiple locations. While this can present unique challenges, I've witnessed the substantial benefits that come with fostering a global engineering organization. A primary challenge lies in effective communication. When teams are not co-located, establishing proper channels for team communication, problem-solving, cross-pollination, and decision-making, is crucial. Video conferencing, messaging platforms, project management tools can help bridge the geographic divide, but to be truly effective they require deliberate and intentional implementation and adoption by the team. Sometimes, when engineers are physically separated, it can take a bit longer to cultivate a shared sense of purpose and foster the necessary camaraderie to maintain synergies. Regular team-building exercises, virtual social events, and well-articulated team values and goals can help mitigate this challenge. Perhaps the most complex aspect is navigating the nuances of diverse local contexts and cultures. Differences in time-zones, and cultural norms can introduce complexities that require careful management. But, empowering local leaders, promoting cross-cultural understanding and flexibility, and identifying common elements to serve as cornerstone for team relationships can help bridge the gaps. At the same time, the benefits of a geographically distributed engineering team can be substantial. By tapping into diverse talent pools, organizations can access a wider range of skills, experiences, and perspectives. This leads to more diverse and innovative solutions, and a better reflection of the overall organization's customer base. A distributed model can offer increased operational flexibility and business continuity. When one location faces disruptions, the other can often step in to maintain service levels. In some areas "following the Sun" is needed to offer extended engineering and support hours that would be difficult otherwise. This diversification can be a strategic advantage in an increasingly volatile and unpredictable business environment. The key is to approach the management of a global engineering organization with intentionality, adaptability, and a focus on fostering a cohesive, well-balanced and high-performing team. By effectively navigating these complexities and unlocking the potential of geographic distribution, companies can drive sustainable growth and innovation for their organizations. Do you agree?

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🚀 Gain deep visibility into your entire stack to optimize application health at scale Trace and map dependencies across code, infrastructure, and architecture 🔍  to surface technical debt, streamline refactoring, and track improvements with precision. First look 👇🏼 appfactor.io

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What’s slowing your engineering team down? The Developer Experience Index (DXI) helps you uncover inefficiencies and bottlenecks, from slow build times and lengthy PR reviews to resource-heavy processes in your dev environments. Here’s a quick video on how it works. Take it away Debosmit Ray (debo):

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Discovering evidence of Shadow SaaS is just the tip of the iceberg. The new Certero for SaaS Discovery solution gives you clarity by automatically identifying and categorizing over 30,000+ SaaS apps with meaningful, industry-standard definitions, so you can identify risks faster and prioritize supporting your organization’s biggest demands much easier. See Shadow SaaS Discovery done right – book your demo now: https://lnkd.in/eD8pKxPA #ShadowITDiscovery #SaaSManagement #CerteroForSaaS

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Get the Most Out of Your API Strategy with Mulesoft’s Blueprint In today’s digital world, many organizations are held back by old infrastructure and legacy systems and can’t keep up with customer expectations. To bridge the agility gap and innovate, you must build a modern digital ecosystem that uses APIs. Mulesoft’s API strategy blueprint is designed to help you innovate, scale securely and integrate. Here’s a 4 step checklist from Mulesoft to help you build a winning API strategy for your digital transformation and future proofing: Establish a Digital Strategy Have a clear digital strategy that aligns with your organization's goals and objectives. Make sure your API initiatives are designed to support broader business outcomes and fit into your existing processes. Align the Organization and Culture Develop a digital transformation culture and encourage collaboration across departments. Make sure all teams are aligned with the strategic vision of your API initiatives so they can be implemented and adopted effectively. Evaluate and Build Supporting Technology Review your current technology stack and identify the gaps. Invest in the tools and infrastructure to support your API strategy, focusing on scalability, security and meeting your organization's changing needs. Engage Your Ecosystem Build and nurture relationships with external stakeholders and partners. Use your API strategy to integrate within your enterprise and beyond, to create a cohesive digital ecosystem that drives growth and innovation. Don’t get held back. Get the most out of your API strategy with MuleSoft. https://lnkd.in/gc-Uvr7A #Mulesoft #Salesforce #API Yajaira Sanchez Bayona James Texeira Omar Warraky Philipp Schöne Sivadas K Ramdas Kseniia Tarantsova 🇺🇦 George Jeffcock Filipe Garbim Mehtab Ahluwalia Andres Cespedes Morales 👨‍💻

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Ready to unlock the power of DORA Metrics for your software delivery? This infographic breaks down the key metrics you need to track and how they can unlock: 1️⃣ Faster time-to-market ⏱️ 2️⃣ Improved software quality & reliability 3️⃣ Reduced costs Download our free DORA Metrics Guide and learn how to optimize your DevOps pipeline for success! #DevOps #DORAMetrics #SoftwareDelivery #Brigita

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