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Stevey's Google Platforms Rant

I was at Amazon for about six and a half years, and now I've been at Google for that long. One thing that struck me immediately about the two companies -- an impression that has been reinforced almost daily -- is that Amazon does everything wrong, and Google does everything right. Sure, it's a sweeping generalization, but a surprisingly accurate one. It's pretty crazy. There are probably a hundred or even two hundred different ways you can compare the two companies, and Google is superior in all but three of them, if I recall correctly. I actually did a spreadsheet at one point but Legal wouldn't let me show it to anyone, even though recruiting loved it.

I mean, just to give you a very brief taste: Amazon's recruiting process is fundamentally flawed by having teams hire for themselves, so their hiring bar is incredibly inconsistent across teams, despite various efforts they've made to level it out. And their operations are a mess; they don't real

Hi.

I'd like tell you about a matter that is quite personal but will result in some changes in the way I present myself and interact with the commnunity.

I am transgender.

I have known that my body did not match my internal gender since I was a very small child, but I kept those feelings hidden and did my best to make my life work with the body I was born into. The result was chronic stress, physical and psychological pain, and a severe depression that culminated in an acute crisis in October of 2012. At that time I entered psychotherapy to explore my options.

I was diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder, the treatment for which includes psychotherapy, hormonal treatments and potentially several surgeries. I have been working with my therapist and doctors, following the Standards of Care that set out treatment guidelines for my condition.

Story: Writing Scripts with Go

This is a story about how I tried to use Go for scripting. In this story, I’ll discuss the need for a Go script, how we would expect it to behave and the possible implementations; During the discussion I’ll deep dive to scripts, shells, and shebangs. Finally, we’ll discuss solutions that will make Go scripts work.

Why Go is good for scripting?

While python and bash are popular scripting languages, C, C++ and Java are not used for scripts at all, and some languages are somewhere in between.

A vision for data interchange in Elm

How do you send information between clients and servers? What format should that information be in? What happens when the server changes the format, but the client has not been updated yet? What happens when the server changes the format, but the database cannot be updated?

These are difficult questions. It is not just about picking a format, but rather picking a format that can evolve as your application evolves.

Literature Review

By now there are many approaches to communicating between client and server. These approaches tend to be known within specific companies and language communities, but the techniques do not cross borders. I will outline JSON, ProtoBuf, and GraphQL here so we can learn from them all.

Inclusion Rider

I'm lucky enough to get asked to speak at a number of conferences, and I want to make sure I use that privilege to help improve the state of the industry. As a result I've put together a list to make sure the conferences I speak at reflect my values:

For all events

Code of Conduct: There must be a code of conduct that is clearly visible on the front page of the website, and which covers all conference participants including sponsors. The code of conduct must include details on who to contact and guidelines on enforcement and reporting. A good sample code of conduct is available at http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy
Speaker diversity: At least 40% of speakers (including keynote speakers) must be women or nonbinary folks, and if the conference is held in North America, Europe, or Australia/NZ, at least 5% must be of non-European origin. If you would like me to speak on a panel, there must be at least two women on the panel.
Bathrooms: There m

	#include <stdio.h>
	#define CONFIG_FOO 1
	#define CONFIG_NOO 0

	#define is_set(macro) is_set_(macro)
	#define macrotest_1 ,
	#define is_set_(value) is_set__(macrotest_##value)
	#define is_set__(comma) is_set___(comma 1, 0)
	#define is_set___(_, v, ...) v

	package main

	import (
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"os/exec"
	"syscall"
	)

	func main() {

	aight so this is actually really fun but simple.

	so remember yr binary math (or skip this if yr confident w/ binary):

	1 2 4 8 16
	----------
	1 0 0 0 0 = 1 in decimal
	0 0 1 0 0 = 4 in decimal
	1 1 1 1 1 = 31 in decimal, etc

	#!/usr/bin/env bash
	set -o errexit

	: ${GIT:=git}

	__mainremote() {
	if [[ "${REMOTE}" ]] ; then
	echo "${REMOTE}"
	return
	fi

	package main

	// spurred from discussion around https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/54257#issuecomment-338274869

	import (
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"go/ast"
	"go/build"
	"go/parser"