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Strange Loop Explores the Creative Side of Software Developers 

EQ
3 years 1 month ago

Developers aren’t just machines that write code.

Alex Miller is a St. Louisan who’s become an expert at creating community for talent to grow and succeed in.

By day, he is one of the top contributors to Clojure an open source programming language that fits between relational and graph-based databases (and driving digital banking systems for innovators like Nubank the largest fintech in Latin America).

In his spare time, Alex launched and runs Strange Loop one of the most successful independent conferences for developers, bringing software talent from around the world together in St. Louis.

In this conversation with Dan Reus, Alex shares about the care and feeding of software developers – and how meaningful problems, meeting people outside your domain, social issues, the City Museum, and helping talent find their voices all matter in inspiring and sustaining that talent.

Peter Markham

January 6 committee says Trump “might” have committed fraud and obstruction of justice

Kevin Drum 🕸
3 years 1 month ago
In a court filing seeking access to emails between President Trump and attorney John Eastman about the 2020 election, the January 6 Committee tipped its hand: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol said on Wednesday that there was enough evidence to conclude that former President Donald J. Trump and some ...continue reading "January 6 committee says Trump “might” have committed fraud and obstruction of justice"
Kevin Drum

Cities Are Turning To Automation To Enforce Vehicle Noise Ordinances

TechDirt 🕸
3 years 1 month ago
Automated enforcement may ease the burden on law enforcement agencies and direct more officers towards serious crime, but nearly every device given that job has tended to perform poorly. Red light and speed enforcement cameras often get things wrong while simultaneously depriving falsely accused drivers of the opportunity to confront their accusers. And, because cities […]
Tim Cushing

Community Survey Inspires Soulard Improvements

Soulard CID
3 years 1 month ago
The Soulard Community Improvement District (CID) was established in 2019 to further elevate Soulard as a thriving community for people to live, work, and play. It’s funded by a one percent retail sales tax of businesses within the district. The CID Board of Directors, appointed by the Mayor, is empowered to utilize those funds for […]
Soulard CID Communications