Memphis tech is 🔥 this week: DelTech, AI deepdives, 3D printer clinics, radio storytelling & more. Show up, connect, build what’s next. Read here: memphistechscene.beehiiv.com/p/weekly-tech-… More Memphis events 🗓️ Full calendar → memphistechscene.com 📬 Newsletter → memphistechscene.beehiiv.com

In Memphis, hackathons are about building together. Students, civic hackers, first-timers — everyone has something to contribute. Hack Memphis is back Nov 7–9 at University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology Let’s solve real problems & build real relationships. hackmemphis.com

Hack Memphis returns Nov 7–9. This hackathon provides a space to build with purpose, grow together, and create tools that serve our city. Civic impact. Real collaboration. Every voice welcome. 🔗 hackmemphis.com

Hackathons offer a crash course in self-discovery by learning your limits under pressure. When strangers unite around purpose, MVPs become real tools, sometimes startups, sometimes civic wins. 🛠️ Hack Memphis is back Nov 7–9. 🔗 Sign up: hackmemphis.com

Just dropped a recap of the BDPA Tech Jam 🎉 If you’ve been curious about Memphis tech events, this peek into the vibes, talent & community might be the nudge you need to join us next time! 📖 memphistechscene.beehiiv.com/p/memphis-tale… BDPA Memphis BDPA Memphis Technology #Memphis

From hackathon sparks to Memphis startups: 🚐 Routes & Jobs – rideshare for shift workers ✈️ Tandem Trips – travel made easy for remote teams 🐾 Speci-nate – fund the zoo animals you love, directly 💡 Build your own: hackmemphis.com #HackMemphis #MemphisTech Memphis Technology

Professionally, few context switches are as jarring as going from full on Super DevRel Conference mode to sitting at your desk back home writing the Confluence page about it 😭

Great questions Vonn ! I'll cover "would do differently" 1. The resistance and imagined doom from asking for help is a harmful illusion. Ask often and early 2. Everything can't be picked up intuitively however in the presence of a system, intuition can illiminate

Tons of free AI education from Microsoft aiskillsnavigator.microsoft.com/?UTM_Source=X&…

If you're the type to make goals, plans, targets and such for the new year, congrats! Please retro 2025 first. It's popular to opine about the type of people we're leaving behind. Equally useful is an honest assessment of you: 1. what did i do for too long 2. what did i not

There's just no valid reason to not be an AI-native developer at this point. More roles are asking for it, the resources are free and plentiful and the price point is "CURRENTLY" low enough to tool around and see what fits. That combination of factors is not going to last

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Projects don't have to be perfect to be useful. They just have to exist." Code Connector's February session put that principle to work. Recap → memphistechscene.beehiiv.com/p/experimentat… #memtech #Memphis #DigitalDelta

Most people think zoos lose donors because “fundraising is hard.” A Memphis founder saw the real issue: impact no one can see. So he built SpeciNate — a platform that makes conservation work visible in real time. And the tech goes way beyond zoos. 🔗 memphistechscene.beehiiv.com/p/when-zoos-an…

“Transparency isn’t trust. Clarity is.” Coriano Harris learned this building SpeciNate. Why simplicity beats dashboards → Part 2 of our Q&A digs into the mistake most founders make. memphistechscene.beehiiv.com/p/specinate-pa… #Memphis #memTech #StartupLife

Periodic reminder to not be gaslit regarding the value of computer science education. It is only increasing, you just have to be strategic.

So, pricing AI architecture by the token is a trap. Who knew? This Sitepoint article gives a much accurate means of comparison - honestly surprised me in a few areas. Link below 👇🏾👇🏾

15 blogs that will help you become a better engineer: 1. Uber Engineering: uber.com/blog/engineeri… 2. Airbnb Tech Blog: airbnb.tech/blog 3. OpenAI Engineering: openai.com/news/engineeri… 4. AWS Architecture: aws.amazon.com/blogs/architec… 5. Netflix TechBlog:

After watching an amazing resume review sesh by my man @Dthompsondev, I had some thoughts around personal branding. We keep throwing that phrase around and in many cases I think it’s not working for people because they're putting the cart before the horse. This won’t be a long

chatbots are fine but if you want to grasp tech careers: r/cscareerquestions + levelsfyi + teamblind is still undefeated