Dave Rupert
Dave Rupert is a front-end engineer at Microsoft, web components specialist, and co-host of the ShopTalk Show podcast. He shares insights on modern HTML, CSS, and web development through talks, writing, and community events.
Dave Rupert is a front-end engineer at Microsoft, web components specialist, and co-host of the ShopTalk Show podcast. He shares insights on modern HTML, CSS, and web development through talks, writing, and community events.
Mark Tinderholt is a Principal Architect at Microsoft, specializing in Azure cloud architecture, DevOps, and infrastructure automation with Terraform. Through Azure Terraformer, he educates and connects the community around best practices in Azure automation and multi-cloud engineering.
Thomas Thornton is a cloud and DevOps specialist focused on Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, GitHub, and Terraform. Through practical tutorials and real-world troubleshooting, he helps developers and platform teams build, secure, and automate modern cloud solutions.
Niklas Heidloff is a developer advocate and software engineer focusing on AI-driven development, agentic systems, and enterprise platforms. He writes extensively about IBM watsonx, orchestration agents, open-source AI, and modern developer productivity.
Shane Lee is a DevSecOps and cloud engineering writer focused on shifting security left, dependency management, DevOps culture, and building secure, high-performing delivery pipelines using modern tools and best practices.
Aman Mittal is a documentation consultant at Expo and experienced technical writer, specializing in cross-platform mobile and web development, with over 150 programming articles published since 2017.
Sebastian Raschka, PhD, is an LLM Research Engineer and AI expert bridging academia and industry, specializing in large language models, high-performance AI systems, and practical, code-driven machine learning.
Brent Ozar is a SQL Server performance expert and consultant who helps teams fix critical database slowdowns, improve reliability, and master SQL Server through hands-on consulting and world-class training.
Remy Sharp, Brighton-based developer and founder of Left Logic, shares insights on web development, coding, business, and personal projects.
John D. Cook provides expert consulting in applied mathematics and data privacy, helping clients from tech, biotech, and legal industries—including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Amgen—solve complex problems efficiently.
Simon Willison — Independent developer and writer documenting practical experiments, tools, and deep analysis around large language models, generative AI, web development, security, and emerging programming workflows through detailed posts and daily TILs.
Alex Merced — Developer and technical writer sharing in-depth insights on data engineering, Apache Iceberg, data lakehouse architectures, Python tooling, and modern analytics platforms, with a strong focus on practical, hands-on learning.
Antoine van der Lee — iOS developer, tech lead, and creator of SwiftLee, helping developers grow their Swift skills, build successful side projects, and advance their careers through in-depth tutorials, podcasts, and mentorship.
Alvin Ashcraft — Creator of Morning Dew, a daily curated link roundup for Windows and .NET developers, and a Microsoft technical writer with 29+ years of experience sharing high-quality resources on .NET, Azure, web, and modern software development.
SebastianRaschka.com is the personal blog of Sebastian Raschka, PhD, an LLM research engineer whose work bridges academia and industry in AI and machine learning. On his blog and notes section he publishes deep, well-documented articles on topics such as LLMs (large language models), reasoning models, machine learning in Python, neural networks, data science workflows, and deep learning architecture. Recent posts explore advanced themes like “reasoning LLMs”, comparisons of modern open-weight transformer architectures, and guides for building, training, or analyzing neural networks and model internals.
DonnyWals.com is the technical blog of Donny Wals, an iOS engineer, author, and educator focused on Swift and iOS development. Donny writes detailed and practical tutorials on topics such as Swift concurrency, SwiftUI, Core Data, Combine, and building apps that make full use of Apple’s frameworks. His posts often explore new features in Swift, dig into how things work under the hood, and help developers build production-ready apps using modern patterns. With books, workshops, and a newsletter to accompany the blog, Donny’s writing is well suited for both intermediate and advanced iOS engineers looking for depth and clarity.
Blog.CodeWithDan.com is the personal blog of Dan Wahlin, Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft and a well known educator in the JavaScript and cloud ecosystem. Dan writes about JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, AI assisted development, and modern cloud architecture, always focusing on practical examples and real world scenarios. His articles explain how to build scalable applications, use Azure services effectively, and integrate AI, Realtime APIs, and tools like MCP or TypeChat into production projects. Much of the content comes from his work on courses, workshops, and developer training, which makes the writing clear, actionable, and grounded in real engineering experience.
Blog.mgechev.com is the personal blog of Minko Gechev, Lead for Web Frameworks at Google and a widely recognized engineer in the JavaScript and Angular ecosystem. Minko writes about Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, frontend architecture, web performance, and AI assisted development, mixing clear code examples with insights gained from building frameworks at scale. He is the creator of influential open source projects and has been awarded by Google and the President of Bulgaria for the impact of his contributions. His articles often explore advanced topics such as LLM powered development, predictive prefetching, reactive rendering, framework design, and large scale JavaScript tooling. Beyond engineering, he shares lessons from giving over a hundred conference talks and from leading major web initiatives at Google. Minko is also the co founder of Rhyme.com, an EdTech platform offering hands on technical training. He built the platform and engineering team starting in 2015. In 2018 Rhyme became Coursera’s first acquisition, marking a significant milestone in his career.
SimonWillison.net is the long-running blog of Simon Willison, a software engineer, open-source creator, and co-author of the original Django framework. He writes about Python, Django, Datasette, AI tooling, prompt engineering, search, databases, APIs, data journalism, and practical software architecture. The blog includes detailed notes from experiments, conference talks, and real projects. Readers will find clear explanations of topics such as LLM workflows, SQL patterns, data publishing, scraping, deployment, caching, and modern developer tooling. Simon also publishes frequent micro-posts and TIL entries that document small discoveries and tricks from day-to-day engineering work. The tone is practical and research oriented, making the site a valuable resource for anyone interested in serious engineering and open data.
Codeaholicguy is the personal blog of Hoang Nguyen, Director of Engineering at ShopBack, where he writes thoughtful, hands-on pieces about software engineering, leadership, and building with purpose. Posts range from practical team practices and architecture notes to deep dives on AI-assisted workflows with tools like CursorAI. The tone is pragmatic, product-minded, and aimed at engineers who want to ship faster without sacrificing code quality.