This past year CodeMash held their annual Capture the Flag competition. With the event wrapping up, I thought it would be a great learning opportunity for everyone to describe each of the challenges and explain the steps I took in order to solve each one. There are fifteen in total…
What better way to start off the new year than with a conference? This was my first time attending CodeMash, and it was well worth the trip.CodeMash is an annual conference that is held at the Kalahari Resorts in Sandusky, Ohio. While the conference itself is only two days…
It's close to 32 degrees outside. Wind whipping at your coat. No you're not on a boat. But where are you? Admittedly that's a question with one too many answers, but I bet you wouldn't guess Las Vegas. DEVintersection 2018 was again, held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM…
Speaking at GOTO Chicago's Open Source panelWow, what a week! I'll spare you from any May the fourth be with you puns (unless that in itself counts) and dive right into the best of GOTO Chicago 2018.This past week I had the opportunity to attend my first GOTO conference,…
Kathleen Dollard in the house!Well, that's a wrap! DEVintersection is over after a long week of sessions, technical difficulties, and an intense all-day workshop. I'm back in my hotel room at the MGM Grand, but we need to talk about everything that happened this week before I inevitably forget.…