PinnedMark HoltoninSalesforce EngineeringBuilding a Scalable Event Pipeline with Heroku and SalesforceHow to use Apache Kafka to reliably grow your event pipeline without sacrificing performance5 min read·Jan 31, 2019--1--1
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…6 min read·Nov 6, 2020--1--1
Mark HoltonVolunteer TeachingMost of the time during a workweek as a software engineer, I am “head-down” grinding on software (planning, collaborating, building…2 min read·Sep 28, 2019--1--1
Mark HoltoninSalesforce EngineeringBuilding a Fault-Tolerant Data Pipeline for ChatbotsFive architecture and development choices made in the creation of a fault-tolerant event pipeline7 min read·Aug 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…2 min read·May 16, 2017----
Mark HoltonPortland Marathon 2016Today I ran the Portland Marathon and finished the race in 3 hours 53 minutes and 09 seconds officially.4 min read·Oct 10, 2016--5--5
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…2 min read·Jan 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…1 min read·Jan 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…4 min read·Jun 22, 2015----