Ravi Ram: TechBash & Community Conferences - Episode 327

Azure & DevOps Podcast

Ravi Ram is a software engineer specializing in .NET, Azure, and intensive, high-stakes software. He started developing in 1998 with basic websites. Moved from Classic ASP with Cart.ASP. After learning about SQL injections after a client hack, he was hired by the California Department of Justice to do that work. Ravi is completely self-taught and has contributed to countless software projects over 30 years.

Topics of Discussion:

[3:24] Ravi shares his career journey, starting with web design for a neighbor, moving to classic ASP, and eventually to .NET.

[5:12] TechBash is a .NET conference in Pennsylvania, emphasizing its family-friendly atmosphere and the high attendance of families.

[8:00] A few of Ravi’s favorite moments and sessions from TechBash.

[12:57] Going through code in real-time with one of the TechBash speakers.

[16:51] How approachable, diverse, and friendly TechBash is.

[17:11] Ravi talks about a session on scope logging with OpenTelemetry, which impressed him with its configuration capabilities.

[27:49] Why the duo loves the word “seam”!

[28:07] Encouragement for first-time speakers who may be interested in TechBash.

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Ravi Ram on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhali/ Sandi Metz' Rules For Developers https://thoughtbot.com/blog/sandi-metz-rules-for-developers Llewellyn Falco refactoring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWiwDdx_rdoSandi Metz' Rules For Developers https://thoughtbot.com/blog/sandi-metz-rules-for-developers Llewellyn Falco refactoring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWiwDdx_rdo

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