One question I often get asked is, “Why do you do what you do?” and I suspect that many of you have been asked some form of this question as well. Though I have answered this with many different reasons, the most succinct response I’ve come up with is that I am always looking for […]
Why I Love My Local Community
In case you haven’t heard, Forcelandia is almost here! What is Forcelandia? For those who don’t know yet, Forcelandia is a one-of-a-kind conference put on by the Portland Developer User Group and the Portland Salesforce Women in Tech group. The first Forcelandia was just last summer, was held at a small local brewery, and […]
Join Me to Experience the Portland Salesforce Community
Are you considering heading to the Silicon Forest to check out Forcelandia? I’ve been to Portland before, but I’ve never been to Forcelandia. Here’s why I have decided to go. Portland is the kind of city that can easily capture part of your heart. I’ve been there a few times before and look forward to […]
Coding is Sharing
I attended my first Dreamforce two years ago and I was kind of surprised at how open everyone was. Product managers stood around taking questions about which features made the cut and which were deferred, they passed out their cards to people who wanted to follow up, and it seemed like every presentation included some […]
Crossing the Pond for Developer Conferences – Big and Small
This year, I have the privilege of going to the two largest Salesforce Developer events in the calendar. Last week I was at TrailheaDX, the Salesforce run developer conference in San Francisco, and I will soon be at Forcelandia in Portland, the community-driven event for Salesforce developers. They sound so similar, so you may ask, […]