PerfBytes @PerfBytes
Helping IT professionals to improve performance practices. Find us all over the web: https://t.co/HY6YFJJc1m perfbytes.com Philadelphia, PA Joined September 2012-
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En 1981, #OrsonWelles grabó una discusión con los estudiantes de la Universidad del Sur de California. Cuando le preguntaron si pensaba rodar una nueva película para "contrarrestar" los numerosos estrenos de cine puramente comercial, esto contestó el maestro...
We have a special guest joining in the 9:00hour, Spartansfirst Board Chairman, Computer Technology Pioneer, & Co-Inventor of the consumer modem - Dennis Hayes. Please tune in.
Don't forget to tune in here at 7am eastern time on Black Friday for the annual News of the Damned Black Friday podcast. Pop your popcorn, Pour your caffeinated beverage and celebrate why software performance engineering is a valuable profession.
📣 A new @PerfBytes episode is out! @Hrexed and @SrPerf are Talking about @kubernetesio and discussing its history, details and why it is so important to modern performance engineers. Check it out! youtu.be/v5vGh1gWhRs
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Hey! The amigos @AbstractaUS are bringing the #AmplifyConf24 to Tulsa,OK August 19 -21. There will be awesome presenters like @jennydoesthings @TheyWrestleTest @AutomationPanda @ChrisHarbert @syke & many more! Early bird discount: ti.to/abstracta/ampl…
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🎙 New episode is out! In this episode we have @SrPerf talking to our ami Matthieu Leroux-Huet who joins us to talk about developers and interactions with performance testing, as well adventures working as an entrepreneur in the performance world. youtube.com/watch?v=kaAkh_…
📣 New Podcast! "Performers and Developers - with Matthieu Leroux-Huet" on @spreaker spreaker.com/episode/perfor…
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🎙 A new PerfBytes episode is out! We Have @Hrexed and @SrPerf talking about their perspectives on the modern performance testing tools a performance engineer should master. Check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=RrCsh_…
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