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 day-to-day stack lives in three places, but I'm a purveyor of all languages and reach for whatever fits the job:
- TypeScript & Node.js - I started on Node back in 2015 and have been shipping APIs, services, and developer tools on it ever since. TypeScript came along and never left.
- Rust - my current obsession. Anywhere I need real performance, predictable memory, or rock-solid CLIs — Rust is where I've been spending a lot of time lately.
- React + DevOps along the way - I had the pleasure of using
createReactClassback in the day, and being the engineering lead in startups meant DevOps usually fell to me too. Both have stuck around as second-nature tools.
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. 😅