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Stephen Cavender

// CAVENDER.FOO

Steve Cavender is a developer who builds mobile and web apps. He specializes in React Native and full-stack development. Currently, he is a Senior Software Engineer at Otto, building applications for veterinary staff. Outside of work, Steve enjoys spending time with his family, lifting weights, and playing guitar. He values faith, family, and freedom.

United States
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Alex Meub

// ALEXMEUB.COM

Alex Meub is a product builder and tinkerer. He enjoys turning ideas into real things, whether software, 3D-printed projects, or inventions. He has spent his career in tech working in both product and engineering leadership roles.

Software DevelopmentTinkering
United States
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Dodie Jacobi

// DODIODO.COM

Dodie Jacobi is the CEO and Executive Producer of Dodiodo, leading IP, relationship, and deal development. She has 40 years of experience in content, product, market, and venture development across various media formats. Her collaborations include work with Jim Henson’s Muppets, Harrison/Erickson, Children’s Television Workshop, PBS’s History Detectives, Hallmark, Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Sprint (now T-Mobile), Universal Press Syndicate, and The Kansas City Star. Dodie founded 10 ventures and launched Dodiodo in 2016 to develop intellectual properties for brands, media, and entertainment. She lives in Kansas City.

IP DevelopmentBranded Entertainment
United States
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Jérémie Canavesio

// HUMANIZE.ME

Jérémie is the creator of humanize.me, a platform dedicated to opening and liberating knowledge. The site covers a variety of topics including cooking, digital culture, a "nerd's corner" featuring a computer lab, board games, and the outdoors. Some articles are written in English. He welcomes messages, remarks, and suggestions.

Personal WebsiteBoard Games
France
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Kaleb Haugen

// HAUGENH.US
Personal
United States
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Kjell Vandevyvere

// KJELLV.COM
Personal
Belgium
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Nikki Coll

// NIKKICOLL.CARE

Nikki Coll lives in Issaquah, WA with her husband and golden retriever, Ume. She has spent the last decade in tech, teaching, supporting, and problem-solving. Currently, she is interested in living well, loving deeply, and building a life that works for her neurodivergent brain. She enjoys writing blog posts, reading about mental health, cooking, and staying active.

Mental Health
United States
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Pham Hung

// HUNG.BEARBLOG.DEV

Hung is a tech worker based in Singapore who writes about both technical and personal topics. He is a member of the Simple Chats community within the Grizzly Gazette. His blog includes a variety of posts, ranging from software development and open source LLMs to personal reflections and reviews of media like the Chainsaw Man manga.

Software DevelopmentTech Industry
Singapore
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Vishnu Padmanabhan

// VISHNUPADMANABHAN.COM

Vishnu is a curious individual passionate about understanding how things work, encompassing technology, creativity, and life. He enjoys exploring ideas, solving problems, and building meaningful things. He is often immersed in music, fascinated by audio equipment, and pursuing new interests. Vishnu uses his website to share his unfiltered perspective on the world through his blog, documenting his thoughts and current projects.

Blogger
India
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Belén Albeza

// LADYBENKO.NET

Lady Benko is a writer and software developer. She creates small games and uploads them to itch.io. Her fiction writing is in Spanish. She maintains a tech blog on software development and can be found on Bluesky, GitHub, and Mastodon. Her website is a digital garden where she shares her thoughts and projects, including a canon of work and a 'Now' page to keep up with her current activities. She believes Science-Fiction is an excuse to talk about today's problems.

Game DevelopmentSoftware Development
Spain
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Stefano Andreucci

// BOOKCONFIDENTIAL.BLOG

Stefano is the author behind Book Confidential, a blog dedicated to books, stories, and masters. He shares his reading experiences, highlighting key lessons and insights from various genres, including biographies, management and leadership, technology, and marketing. Stefano provides summaries and reflections on books he has read, such as "The Hard Thing About Hard Things" by Ben Horowitz, sharing personal anecdotes and takeaways. He also shares his favorite books of the year and summer reading lists.

LeadershipReading
Italy
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Josh Wood

// JOSHUAWOOD.NET

Joshua Wood is a software developer and marketer who cofounded Honeybadger.io. He works on design and marketing in addition to writing software and wearing many hats. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two kids. He enjoys photography, especially documentary and reportage, and writing. He also co-hosts the FounderQuest podcast with Ben Curtis. He has created projects such as federated.press, Heya, and Exceptional Creatures.

MarketingSoftware Development
United States
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Chien Cong Nguyen

// CONG.LOL

Nguyen Chien Cong is the author of "Wisdom of a grain of sand," a philosophical inquiry into the nature of the self. The book explores existential questions related to thought, consciousness, life, and goodness. Cong offers the book for free download in English, French, and Vietnamese, aiming to make it accessible to anyone interested in re-questioning preconceived ideas about life's fundamental aspects. Cong also creates paintings as illustrations for the chapters in the printed version of the book.

AuthorPhilosophical Inquiry
Vietnam
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Shreyas Prakash

// SHREYASPRAKASH.COM

Shreyas Prakash is a Product Manager working at Springer Nature in London. He enjoys understanding the world, building things that improve it, and sharing his thoughts online. He is passionate about creating impactful and positive-sum contributions through writing essays, building websites and software, and developing products. Shreyas writes about his building process, learnings, and the ideas he explores.

WritingProductivity
United Kingdom
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Cate Sandstrom

// CATESANDSTROM.COM

Cate Sandstrom is a Traditional Irish Fiddler based in New York. She plays with the McLean Avenue Band and teaches private lessons and group workshops. Cate has taught at internationally recognized camps and for Tune Supply. She has appeared on screen in "Life & Beth" and "Malevolence 3," has appeared on Brian Conway's latest album Wallace Avenue, and has performed in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Cate studied classical and Irish music throughout college and fell in love with traditional music in Canada. She spent seven weeks in Ireland in 2012 where she began playing Irish music.

Traditional Irish FiddlerIrish Music Teacher
United States
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Charles Rismyhr, MD

// IMONLYEATING.COM

Charles Rismyhr MD is a physician who recently opened his own clinic, AlereMD. He has a particular interest in food and eating, and believes that elevating people's consciousness about food can improve health. He enjoys cooking, long distance running, and exploring new places. Charles is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Mandarin. He has lived in Singapore, China, England, St. Maarten, and the USA. His father is from Norway, and his mother is from Panama.

PhysicianInternational Travel
United States
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David Bauer

// DAVEBAUER.ART

Dave Bauer is a maker and artist whose practice is rooted in curiosity and a love of learning. He approaches both creative pastimes and web-based application design and development through problem-solving. Comfortable with a wide range of tools, from power tools to carving tools, and materials including woven threads, natural fibers, leather, and pixels, Dave confidently learns what he needs to figure things out.

ArtistMaker
United States
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Douglas S. G. Nix

// DOUGNIX.NET

Doug Nix is a machinery safety specialist and standards developer who lives in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He is married, a dog dad, and enjoys writing. He volunteers on CSA, IEC, IEEE, and ISO technical committees. His hobbies include riding a motorcycle, bicycle, canoeing, hiking, and yoga. He shares his ideas on his website, Mastodon, Friendica, and his technical blog. He is passionate about coffee, drinking 2-3 double espressos or espresso-based drinks daily.

Machinery SafetyStandards Development
Canada
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Hiatt Zhao

// HIATTZHAO.COM

Hiatt Zhao is a blogger who documents backpacking and bicycling adventures. Hiatt started a nonprofit organization called TuxTechRepair.org to repair used computers/electronics and donate them to people in need. Hiatt also created Home Inventory Manager - a free desktop application for Linux and Windows to organize material life.

BackpackingBicycle Touring
United States
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Nic Lake

// NICLAKE.ME

Nic Lake is a lead software engineer who primarily works with Ruby/Rails and React. He has over a dozen years of experience writing code for a variety of industries. Nic graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a degree in Management Information Systems. Outside of work, Nic enjoys video games, reading, mechanical keyboards, woodworking, watching the Celtics and Red Sox, cooking, and making spreadsheets. He also enjoys hacking at various small projects. Nic resides in eastern Iowa with his partner, daughter, and two cats.

Software EngineerReact
United States