Here’s a screenshot of my half of a Zoom meeting that I was on earlier this morning. I assure you that I had a valid, strategic reason for wearing an old-school Starfleet command/engineering uniform.
I’ll post more details later as events warrant.
After seeing my previous post about laptop stickers, a couple of people noted that they thought I was a Windows guy. I’m more of an “anything programmable” guy, and I do have a Windows machine that I use regularly (in fact, there’s an interesting story behind how I bought it).
Pictured above are the stickers on my Windows laptop.
I’m helping out at a Tampa Bay Python workshop for people who are new to Python programming as I write this. It often helps to bring a spare laptop to events like this, so I brought my 2014 MacBook Pro.
Even after all this time, it’s still useful as a spare computer for workshops. It’s also a handy computer for travel; if it gets stolen or damaged, it’s no great loss.
Between a recent vacation, a quick burst of client work, some new gear, and life in general, the home office has been getting a little more cluttered and disorganized than I like, so I dedicated a chunk of this morning to cleaning it up. Here’s a photo from midway through the process.
I’m going to be at VueConf US on Tuesday and Wednesday, which very conveniently takes place here in Tampa!
Between my recent trip to Greece, being handed the leadership of Tampa Bay Python, prepping and giving a talk at BSides Tampa, and working with clients, and given that I’ve been working primarily with mobile app and Python development, Vue.js — and by extension, VueConf — has been off my radar.
However, I’m overdue to get up to speed on Vue, and I’ve been invited to attend VueConf. (Thanks to Tampa Java User Group’s Ammar Yusuf for connecting me and Vincent Mayers for the invitation!)
VueConf will take place at USF’s CAMLS center, where CAMLS is short for Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation. CAMLS isn’t located on USF’s main campus, but in downtown Tampa. It’s a pretty new building, and I’ve never set foot in it; I have heard that it has a very nice lecture hall:
While Vue doesn’t have React’s userbase, it’s got a nicer learning curve, doesn’t require you to import everything including the kitchen sink, better DOM manipulation performance, and two-way data binding. It also doesn’t drive me anywhere near as crazy as React does.
It also did well in Theo’s JavaScript framework tier list — I’ve posted the final results above, and the video below:
Anyhow, I’ll write about my experiences at this conference, with the occasional update on my LinkedIn. Watch this space!
Anitra and I will be at BSides Tampa tomorrow, and we’ll be giving our presentation, Surviving Your Layoff, at 1 p.m. in the Career track (room 3711)!
If you’ve been laid off, or just want to be prepared, you’ll want to catch our presentation at BSides Tampa, taking place tomorrow at USF!
poweredUP, Tampa Bay’s annual tech festival organized by Tampa Bay Tech, takes place next Wednesday, May 14 at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Pete. It always features presentations and talks on top-of-mind topics for Tampa Bay’s tech leaders.
It’s a full day of dynamic discussions, panel sessions, and insights from industry visionaries, with these featured track topics:
It’s a great event for Tampa Bay-based tech people (and aspiring ones) to attend, and to make it even easier to go, there are TWO ways to attend it even more cheaply than the low $79 admission fee:
Here’s the conference agenda:
| Time | Topic | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | Opening Remarks | Tampa Bay Tech: Meghan O’Keefe City of St. Petersburg: Mayor Ken Welch |
| 12:15 PM | Keynote | Arnie Bellini, Former ConnectWise Founder & CEO |
| 12:57 PM | The Future of Work: Robotics & Intelligent Process Automation | Panel: Jay Rogers (Haddy), Christa Kerlin (Jabil) Moderator: Beth Galic (BAMA) |
| 1:29 PM | Digital Governance: Managing IT, Data & Compliance | Panel: Petar Besalev (A-LIGN), Cathy Ryan Reneer (JPMorganChase), Chris Black (DGR Systems) Moderator: Mike Gabriel (Guidepoint Security) |
| 2:00 PM | Intermission | |
| 2:20 PM | Healthcare Transformation: How Emerging Tech is Reshaping Care Delivery | Featuring: Doug Fee (Moffitt Cancer Center) & Tarun Sondhi (Accenture) |
| 2:52 PM | From Concept to Coaster: The Tech Behind Universal’s Iconic Experiences | Featuring: Teddy Benson (Universal Destinations & Experiences) |
| 3:19 PM | Leading Locally: Spotlight on Tampa Bay’s Tech Trailblazers | Panel: Kim Anstett (Trellix), Vladimir Voyuts (Dynasty Financial Partners), John Armenia (Accusoft) Moderator: Meghan O’Keefe (Tampa Bay Tech) |
| 3:51 PM | Smarter Solutions: Rapid-Fire Use Cases from Companies Solving Big Problems with Tech | Featuring: Trellix, BlackStraw, CDW, Nix United |
| 4:30 PM | Closing Remarks | Tampa Bay Tech: Meghan O’Keefe |
| 4:35 PM | Happy Hour & Networking |
Join me at poweredUP! I’ll be there, and if you want to talk Python, AI, software development, or music (or if you have topic suggestions or requests for upcoming meetups), I’ll be more than happy to.
Once again, here are the money-saving ways to attend the conference: