Glen Knight

NYC Based IT Professional

Breaking Down Silos: Applying Open Source Practices in the Workplace

DevOps plays a prominent role in mainstream technology and companies’ ability to deliver results. While the definition of DevOps encompasses the complete range of characteristics it covers, in practice, current tech culture tends to focus solely on the tooling aspect, neglecting the equally essential focus on the people and process critical in delivering value to […]

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Open Source Communities Need More Than Funding From Big Tech

In recent years, major players like Microsoft, Amazon and Google have increased their involvement in open source projects, providing both financial and technical support. More consistent contributions from big tech—whether in the form of people or resources—is exactly what the open source community needs. However, underdeveloped collaboration guidelines can lead to friction between large corporations […]

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Week in Review – AWS Verified Access, Java 17, Amplify Flutter, Conferences, and More – May 1, 2023

Conference season has started and I was happy to meet and talk with iOS and Swift developers at the New York Swifty conference last week. I will travel again to Turino (Italy), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Frankfurt (Germany), and London (UK) in the coming weeks. Feel free to stop by and say hi if you are around. […]

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How Good Developers Become Good Engineering Managers

Being a good engineering manager means that, to some degree, you have a natural affinity for the work involved. And if you’re a good developer, you likely already have some of those innate skills and attributes. But simply having the skills doesn’t mean you’ll enjoy being an engineering manager. For example, the nature of the […]

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Modes of Procrastination

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