PinnedMark HoltoninSalesforce EngineeringBuilding a Scalable Event Pipeline with Heroku and SalesforceHow to use Apache Kafka to reliably grow your event pipeline without sacrificing performanceJan 31, 20191Jan 31, 20191
Mark HoltonSecuring Personal Accounts with MFA/2FA and Strong PasswordsThe more time we spend online with various accounts to view and manage our finances, e-commerce, hobbies, and social media, the more we…Nov 6, 20201Nov 6, 20201
Mark HoltonVolunteer TeachingMost of the time during a workweek as a software engineer, I am “head-down” grinding on software (planning, collaborating, building…Sep 28, 20191Sep 28, 20191
Mark HoltoninSalesforce EngineeringBuilding a Fault-Tolerant Data Pipeline for ChatbotsFive architecture and development choices made in the creation of a fault-tolerant event pipelineAug 20, 2019Aug 20, 2019
Mark HoltonLeadership and TrustReally like this excerpt from the book I am reading, The Speed of Trust. This resonates with me, especially this simple definition of…May 16, 2017May 16, 2017
Mark HoltonPortland Marathon 2016Today I ran the Portland Marathon and finished the race in 3 hours 53 minutes and 09 seconds officially.Oct 10, 20165Oct 10, 20165
Mark HoltonGolang’s Upcoming 1.6 ReleaseThe Go 1.6 beta is expected in February 2016. Proactively, the Go team releases the draft of the release notes — worth a look if you’re…Jan 5, 2016Jan 5, 2016
Mark Holton“I fell in love with the work”I enjoy Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy, and love coffee. Seinfeld’s internet version of ‘A Show About Nothing’ is usually a nice double-shot of…Jan 5, 2016Jan 5, 2016
Mark Holton2015 US Open at Chambers BayMy friend Derek found us some tickets for the US Open on Friday. It was great to get a day away from responsibilities and get out to the US…Jun 22, 2015Jun 22, 2015