Rachel Stephens
@rstephens.me
sunshine and rainbows and f-bombs 🌈
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@redmonk
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This #kubecon keynote from @puerco.mx and @staceypotter.bsky.social is an absolute delight. more luchadore-themed talks please!
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This #kubecon keynote from @puerco.mx and @staceypotter.bsky.social is an absolute delight. more luchadore-themed talks please!
fwiw United it making everything refundable; my guess is Delta does too? www.united.com/en/us/newsro...
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
fwiw United it making everything refundable; my guess is Delta does too? www.united.com/en/us/newsro...
LMAO. @kateholterhoff.com accidentally turned on Zoom's AI Companion at the start of a call and then immediately turned it off. It still sent us a recap.
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
LMAO. @kateholterhoff.com accidentally turned on Zoom's AI Companion at the start of a call and then immediately turned it off. It still sent us a recap.
What do you get when you mix Akamai's edge network with @fermyon.com's WebAssembly platform? A fun conversation about what’s next for serverless edge computing!
Join Allen Duet (Akamai) and Matt Butcher (Fermyon) as we talk about distributed serverless compute.
redmonk.com/videos/akama...
Join Allen Duet (Akamai) and Matt Butcher (Fermyon) as we talk about distributed serverless compute.
redmonk.com/videos/akama...
October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What do you get when you mix Akamai's edge network with @fermyon.com's WebAssembly platform? A fun conversation about what’s next for serverless edge computing!
Join Allen Duet (Akamai) and Matt Butcher (Fermyon) as we talk about distributed serverless compute.
redmonk.com/videos/akama...
Join Allen Duet (Akamai) and Matt Butcher (Fermyon) as we talk about distributed serverless compute.
redmonk.com/videos/akama...
Normally I try to call them retros but I think post-mortem is correct in this instance.
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Normally I try to call them retros but I think post-mortem is correct in this instance.
next day’s function high-class luncheon
#dreamforce
#dreamforce
October 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
next day’s function high-class luncheon
#dreamforce
#dreamforce
I am a sucker for branded latte art
October 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I am a sucker for branded latte art
The CRA is rewriting the rules of selling software.
After 2027, anything sold in Europe must meet strict security standards. This will reshape how we build, patch, and monetize software, and how we work with open source.
I spoke with Mike Milinkovich of the Eclipse Foundation to learn more.
After 2027, anything sold in Europe must meet strict security standards. This will reshape how we build, patch, and monetize software, and how we work with open source.
I spoke with Mike Milinkovich of the Eclipse Foundation to learn more.
October 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The CRA is rewriting the rules of selling software.
After 2027, anything sold in Europe must meet strict security standards. This will reshape how we build, patch, and monetize software, and how we work with open source.
I spoke with Mike Milinkovich of the Eclipse Foundation to learn more.
After 2027, anything sold in Europe must meet strict security standards. This will reshape how we build, patch, and monetize software, and how we work with open source.
I spoke with Mike Milinkovich of the Eclipse Foundation to learn more.
Thank you @dynatrace.com team for enabling an amazing #monktoberfest cruise!!!
October 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Thank you @dynatrace.com team for enabling an amazing #monktoberfest cruise!!!
a text from @quinnypig.com describing his layover at the Denver International Airport:
September 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
a text from @quinnypig.com describing his layover at the Denver International Airport:
I wish I could convey the absolute power the axolotl has over the K-5 demographic in our neighborhood.
Axolotl shirts. Stickers. Toys. Stuffies.
Axolotl drawings gifted to friends.
I truly couldn’t count how many axolotl coloring pages my kids have done.
All hail the all-powerful axolotl.
Axolotl shirts. Stickers. Toys. Stuffies.
Axolotl drawings gifted to friends.
I truly couldn’t count how many axolotl coloring pages my kids have done.
All hail the all-powerful axolotl.
September 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I wish I could convey the absolute power the axolotl has over the K-5 demographic in our neighborhood.
Axolotl shirts. Stickers. Toys. Stuffies.
Axolotl drawings gifted to friends.
I truly couldn’t count how many axolotl coloring pages my kids have done.
All hail the all-powerful axolotl.
Axolotl shirts. Stickers. Toys. Stuffies.
Axolotl drawings gifted to friends.
I truly couldn’t count how many axolotl coloring pages my kids have done.
All hail the all-powerful axolotl.
does anyone else sing "Remember Me" from Coco every time they click that box during a log in flow?
August 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
does anyone else sing "Remember Me" from Coco every time they click that box during a log in flow?
I was instructed to find a ~1 minute long promotional soundbite of my conversation with @kat.lol, but I feel pretty confident I can sell you with just 5 seconds.
Come hear the whole thing, it's a delight: redmonk.com/videos/kat-c...
Come hear the whole thing, it's a delight: redmonk.com/videos/kat-c...
July 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I was instructed to find a ~1 minute long promotional soundbite of my conversation with @kat.lol, but I feel pretty confident I can sell you with just 5 seconds.
Come hear the whole thing, it's a delight: redmonk.com/videos/kat-c...
Come hear the whole thing, it's a delight: redmonk.com/videos/kat-c...
Our problem is that the veracity of Stack Overflow as source data is increasingly questionable.
Tags for the top 20 programming languages in the last period were roughly 10% of the volume of questions at Stack Overflow's peak.
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
Tags for the top 20 programming languages in the last period were roughly 10% of the volume of questions at Stack Overflow's peak.
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
June 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Our problem is that the veracity of Stack Overflow as source data is increasingly questionable.
Tags for the top 20 programming languages in the last period were roughly 10% of the volume of questions at Stack Overflow's peak.
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
Tags for the top 20 programming languages in the last period were roughly 10% of the volume of questions at Stack Overflow's peak.
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
Our analysis dates back to 2012. We correlate cumulative language usage as seen through non-forked PRs on public GitHub repos against questions asked on Stack Overflow.
It's an incomplete story, but gives us a pulse on language traction using publicly available data.
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
It's an incomplete story, but gives us a pulse on language traction using publicly available data.
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
June 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Our analysis dates back to 2012. We correlate cumulative language usage as seen through non-forked PRs on public GitHub repos against questions asked on Stack Overflow.
It's an incomplete story, but gives us a pulse on language traction using publicly available data.
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
It's an incomplete story, but gives us a pulse on language traction using publicly available data.
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
Behold: @redmonk.com's Top 20 Languages Over Time, the decline of the Stack Overflow tags that feed the analysis
June 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Behold: @redmonk.com's Top 20 Languages Over Time, the decline of the Stack Overflow tags that feed the analysis
It's my first #GoogleIO and I'm kind of hyped for the keynote. It's a beautiful day at Shoreline, and I'm digging the chillwave music from Toro y Moi. It's so much better than a loud house band, and fits with the vibe code theme they're laying out thus far.
May 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It's my first #GoogleIO and I'm kind of hyped for the keynote. It's a beautiful day at Shoreline, and I'm digging the chillwave music from Toro y Moi. It's so much better than a loud house band, and fits with the vibe code theme they're laying out thus far.
Heroku's PaaSt and Present: an exploration of Heroku's recent platform rewrite
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
May 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Heroku's PaaSt and Present: an exploration of Heroku's recent platform rewrite
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
you know a booth is good when people message you pictures of it!
LOOK at the Kiteworks RSA booth - it is the conference booth of my dreams! 🐐🐐🐐
the only way it would be better would be if they were baby goats wearing sweaters. maybe next year... now I have to go to RSA to see.
cc @circlejtp.me
LOOK at the Kiteworks RSA booth - it is the conference booth of my dreams! 🐐🐐🐐
the only way it would be better would be if they were baby goats wearing sweaters. maybe next year... now I have to go to RSA to see.
cc @circlejtp.me
April 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
you know a booth is good when people message you pictures of it!
LOOK at the Kiteworks RSA booth - it is the conference booth of my dreams! 🐐🐐🐐
the only way it would be better would be if they were baby goats wearing sweaters. maybe next year... now I have to go to RSA to see.
cc @circlejtp.me
LOOK at the Kiteworks RSA booth - it is the conference booth of my dreams! 🐐🐐🐐
the only way it would be better would be if they were baby goats wearing sweaters. maybe next year... now I have to go to RSA to see.
cc @circlejtp.me
excuse me, what? my linkedin account is old enough to vote?
April 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
excuse me, what? my linkedin account is old enough to vote?
Hey @kateholterhoff.bsky.social guess what came in the mail?!
April 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Hey @kateholterhoff.bsky.social guess what came in the mail?!
I had #monkigras FOMO yesterday, but Day 2 at home really turned things around for me.
The ice chips in the ER made it *almost* as good as being there in person to hear world-class tech talks, see friends, and indulge in ridiculously decadent catering. Almost. Really close second.
The ice chips in the ER made it *almost* as good as being there in person to hear world-class tech talks, see friends, and indulge in ridiculously decadent catering. Almost. Really close second.
March 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I had #monkigras FOMO yesterday, but Day 2 at home really turned things around for me.
The ice chips in the ER made it *almost* as good as being there in person to hear world-class tech talks, see friends, and indulge in ridiculously decadent catering. Almost. Really close second.
The ice chips in the ER made it *almost* as good as being there in person to hear world-class tech talks, see friends, and indulge in ridiculously decadent catering. Almost. Really close second.
Some thoughts from the @redmonk.com team on the recent IBM M&A news. Come read our deal analysis on the @hashicorp.com merger and the @datastax.com acquisition announcement.
cc/ @sogrady.org @monkchips.com @kellyann.bsky.social
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
cc/ @sogrady.org @monkchips.com @kellyann.bsky.social
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
March 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Some thoughts from the @redmonk.com team on the recent IBM M&A news. Come read our deal analysis on the @hashicorp.com merger and the @datastax.com acquisition announcement.
cc/ @sogrady.org @monkchips.com @kellyann.bsky.social
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
cc/ @sogrady.org @monkchips.com @kellyann.bsky.social
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
I had such a wonderful time chatting with @itsthatladydev.bsky.social and ag11.dev from @github.com DevRel. We talked about making technology and open source more accessible to everyone, no matter your educational background or your geography. Check it out!
redmonk.com/blog/2025/02...
redmonk.com/blog/2025/02...
February 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I had such a wonderful time chatting with @itsthatladydev.bsky.social and ag11.dev from @github.com DevRel. We talked about making technology and open source more accessible to everyone, no matter your educational background or your geography. Check it out!
redmonk.com/blog/2025/02...
redmonk.com/blog/2025/02...