- RIP Sojourner
In memory of Sojourner Truth Armstrong Davis, a singular and solitary hamster.
- From Python Programmer to Distributed Systems Researcher in 10 Years Without a PhD
How I wound up on MongoDB's research team.
- Taming Google Scholar Alerts
Instead of a daily deluge, get a weekly summary.
- Gunks, June 2025
Climbing in the Gunks on June 21 and 22, 2025.
- Genuine Climbing retreat for women with cancer
June 2025, in the Gunks.
- Opus 40
A sculpture park in Saugerties, New York, hand-built by Harvey Fite over 37 years from local bluestone.
- Can We Rely On Timers For Distributed Algorithms?
I think the answer is yes, and I calculate the worst-case drift.
- Conformance Checking at MongoDB: Testing That Our Code Matches Our TLA+ Specs
Five years ago we tried to test conformance, and only half-succeeded. Here's what happened, and the view from 2025.
- MongoDB and CS Education for All, Part 2
After their first year teaching computer science to NYC public school students, how did two teachers fare?
- MongoDB and CS Education for All, Part 1
In 2016 and 2017, MongoDB invested in NYC public school computer science. I photographed and reported two articles about the teachers we mentored.