Shared today on Twitter

New initiatives from @NAB launching today – Cloud Guild and tech career pathways to train their people with skills to succeed in this environment. πŸ‘ (And they’re a @yow_conf sponsor too!) #AWSsummit https://t.co/JUh7HBYk8K


There is a woman rocket scientist on stage, and I am HERE FOR IT! πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈπŸš€ #AWSSummit https://t.co/xBJotT6JoP


Wait, IoT and Cloud help make better wine? I’m sold. 😁🍷 @fleetspace #AWSsummit https://t.co/5jrTOUDy9y


@developerjack @flavia_space I love that we were both like OH HELL YES. πŸ˜‚


@Mandy_Kerr @snookca It’s my #1 most frequently used, by far.


Swings and roundabouts. πŸ˜‰


RT @Palle_Hoffstein: Somebody is having a birthday! πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸ˜˜ https://t.co/CtqXF019Ks


RT @yow_conf: To our very lovely @apaipi who treks to our side of the world bearing Danish chocolates (and liquorice) to the team every yea…


RT @mamund: Looking forward to my YOW! Night Perth talk “APIs : From Good to Great” on april 18th starting at 5:30PM (AWST). Join me as we…


RT @cmclymer: This is such a godawful take. Please stop this shit. He’s 33 goddamn years old and married with a kid. Stop framing adult whi…


Just received my first edition of @HecateApp newsletter from @johnbarton. Can confirm it really does include nautical facts along with tech and business. ⛡️


@HecateApp @johnbarton And now, of course, I’m wondering if there’s a market for a tech business + fibercrafts newsletter. πŸ˜‚


@freshtonic @HecateApp @johnbarton I already know someone who would 100% subscribe to that.


@stevelikesyou @delitescere @SlackHQ @rands @zbendr @daveoflynn I have some too. Was planning to turn them into a Slack Sock Monkey. πŸ™ˆπŸ™‰πŸ™Š


Straight from the #AWSSummit to @WAWSydney. Time for a beer. 🍺 #devrelyfe https://t.co/LttZitAg7H


Yayyyy finally get to see the @yow_conf logo up there amongst the @WAWSydney sponsors! πŸ‘ #wawsydney https://t.co/qApw1HAse2


Interesting talk from Ilias at @Atlassian about using usability metrics to improve JIRA. You want to make things simple without making users feel less powerful. @WAWSydney #wawsydney https://t.co/89Phc1v0r5


@itgrrl It was @flavia_space!


Always interesting hearing how other teams do things. Johanna from @theiconicau talking about the challenges of working in a cross-functional teams… #wawsydney @WAWSydney https://t.co/JUn4V84yAa


The two Sydney @yow_conf Nights I mentioned tonight at @WAWSydney: tomorrow’s with AWS (https://t.co/g3IHdcGitQ) and next week with @lindamciver talking citizen data science! https://t.co/q4TIMqJJCe #wawsydney


@johnbarton @HecateApp Wait, so have you not read the Moomins? They’re AMAZING! Finland’s finest export. I’m a huge fan.


@mrdanielgraham @WAWSydney Should’ve shared a cab!


@kirstylmiller @DevOpsGirls @matthewfellows @paulangov @kaylajheffernan @FrancaLovesCake I think it’s masculine-coded to some degree, but you could make it more inclusive through how you brand it. I’ve seen some tech entrepreneur events aimed at “WARRIORS” where the aggressive branding made it look like a weight-lifting supplement.


@matthewfellows @kirstylmiller @DevOpsGirls @paulangov @kaylajheffernan @FrancaLovesCake Actually I was speaking to one of the AWS managers who works on that program yesterday at the Summit! I’ll admit when he said the name I cringed a little. In the absence of any other context, it reads as a Dude Club (or at least an aspirational one).



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