The proverbial first program that every programmer writes.
console.log('Hello World');Well I probably used VBScript or something like that, but you get the idea.
🤨 Who am I?
My name is Zac, and I've spent over a decade working in startups as a software engineer, manager, and executive.
My primary focus has been in three areas:
- Node.js - I started using Node.js back in 2015 and have been using it ever since. I've built a lot of APIs and services with Node.js & :heart: it.
- React - I had the pleasure of using
createReactClassback in the day. So I've seen quite a bit of React. - DevOps - being in startups meant that if we needed DevOps... it sort of just fell to me as the Head of Engineering so I learned a lot on the job. I also love building tools for developers, so DevOps was & has been a natural fit.
I've also had the opporunity to do some neat things such as:
- Went through Techstars in NYC, where I was able to learn from the best, such as David Cohen, a Co-founder at Digital Ocean and a Co-founder at GitHub.
- Built a fraud detection system at Precognitive.io that was used by Banks and E-Commerce companies.
- Built & passed multiple SOC 2 & PCI certifications at Precognitive.io, ShopRunner, and FedEx Dataworks.
- Ran a large organization at FedEx Dataworks, where I ran an organization of 100+ engineers, with 8 managers.
🤷 Who cares?
Why am I telling you all this... because over the years I've been fortunate to work with some amazing people and build some great products.
I've also made a lot of mistakes along the way. My hope is that through my blog I can share some of the things I've learned and help others avoid some of the mistakes I've made, or at least make new ones. 😅
Fun