https://github.com/javaducky/javaducky

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/javaducky/javaducky
• Owner: javaducky
• Created: 2020-07-25T14:24:03.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-25T14:34:15.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-06T00:30:35.869Z (about 2 months ago)
• Size: 3.89 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
## Hi there!! 👋

**Paul here.**  I'm currently a CNCF Ambassador, a friend of GoBridge, software architect, and developer advocate. You may have seen me online or speaking as a _Software Architect_ at [NISC](https://nisc.coop/) or during my experience as a _Developer Advocate_ at [k6](https://k6.io/) and [Grafana Labs](https://grafana.com/). With any of these roles, I'm hoping to ease the pains of Developers, Site Reliability Engineers, and Testers all while creating some fun learning. 

I've been developing software professionally since around 1997 after a major career change from accountancy. Creating automated sales and profitability analyses using _VisualBasic for Applications_ within _Microsoft Excel_ piqued my interest, so I decided to take a class in _C++_ (you can overload operators?!)...I was hooked! Now I knew my true passion was for designing and implementing software solutions.

I started my professional software career writing in _Visual FoxPro_ and _VisualBasic_.  I then moved on to _Java_ shortly after Y2K, continuing with that for many, many years.  I've also done some _C#_, _Python_, and even a little _Perl_. The _Go_ programming language is now my favorite jam!

As a _CNCF Ambassador_, cloud native technologies are my bag these days; [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/), [Linkerd](https://linkerd.io/), [Helm](https://helm.sh/), [Kafka](https://kafka.apache.org/), etc.  My latest obsession is the [Go](https://golang.org/) programming language; mostly because it's different and fun for me.  With this, I help out the community as a _GoBridge Ambassador_ and I'm even the organizer for the [St. Louis Go Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/StL-Go/), [St. Louis chapter of Cloud Native Community Groups](https://community.cncf.io/saint-louis/), [Grafana & Friends - St. Louis](https://www.meetup.com/grafana-friends-st-louis-meetup-group/), and [MO Reliability](https://www.meetup.com/mo-reliability/) groups.

## Hit me up...

If you're in need of a contributor or have something interesting; **I just may say 'yes'!**

* Keep up with me on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pabalogh/) or [javaducky.com](https://javaducky.com/)

* Follow me on [Twitter(X)](https://twitter.com/javaducky)

* Watch me on the [StLGo Meetup Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@stlgomeetup) and [at work](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnriz8c41SmSmu__2YUb1qh7HlFRLpcvi).

If you'd like me to speak to your group or other details, check out my [speaker information](speaker/).

If you like the things I've been doing and want to help me keep going, please consider [buying me a coffee or beer](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cloudgnome)!

[![Buy Me A Coffee](assets/buy-me-a-coffee.png)](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cloudgnome)

Cheers!!!