On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2015. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Ahmad ↗
In their words
All these things are theoretical. We don't necessarily want to just rewrite the book, but I do want to start a new conversation about a different way of thinking about getting software development done.
Dogfooding is the practice of using your own product, simply said. But the open source world is not necessarily just that — it's the practice of building the product that you need.
Generally speaking, the number one priority is communication. Technical skills and knowledge is actually the bottom of the list.
Quick answers
What is Ahmad Nassri known for?
Leading engineering at high-scale developer platforms. He was CTO of npm through its 2020 acquisition by GitHub, VP of Engineering at Kong, and is now CTO of software supply chain security company Socket.
What company did Ahmad Nassri speak about at TechTO?
Mashape, the API marketplace and tooling company where he led engineering in 2015. Mashape later rebranded and became Kong.
What did Ahmad Nassri's TechTO talk cover?
An 'Open Development Methodology' — applying open source practices like documentation, testing, asynchronous work and dogfooding to run a distributed engineering team.