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Alex Kessinger (Stitch Fix) and David Noël-Romas (Stripe)

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Dec 28, 2021
In a closing conversation, two engineering leaders trade stories about their paths into programming and the changing role of code as they move into leadership. They explore mentorship, finding community, continuous delivery, setting priorities, handling disagreements, and the resources that shaped their work.
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Web Dev Beginnings

  • David Noël-Romas's programming journey started with web development.
  • He taught himself HTML, JavaScript, and Perl to create websites for others.
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Stripe Platform

  • David Noël-Romas improved internal tools at Stripe by creating a platform approach.
  • This improved ownership, analytics, security, and maintainability.
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Continuous Delivery

  • Alex Kessinger implemented continuous delivery for a legacy system.
  • This significantly improved the system's stability and the team's workflow.
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