Carter Rabasa
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Lead devrel @DataStax + @langflow_ai // ex- @microsoft @twilio // organizer of @CascadiaJS + @SeattleJS // long on the PacNW π²
Definitely going to be our biggest & best CascadiaJS yet π
Hop in! The Pacific NW is epic in September π²βοΈποΈ cascadiajs.com/2025
London is on π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯
It's a PAAAAACKED house for #HackingAgents London π Thanks to @turintechai @twilio @MistralAI and @elevenlabsio for helping to make this happen! And thanks to all the devs for showing out on a beautiful Friday night! π©π½βπ» > πΊ
Having been writing code for 30+ years, I've simple accepted that there is no universally loved programming language. The diversity of languages (and frameworks) simply reflects the diversity of people & use cases. And that's never going to change.
I write a lot of Swift and ship a decently complicated macOS application so I think I'm allowed to have an opinion on this. But, how can anyone like Swift? Seriously it's such a circle jerk of abstraction bullshit. It truly insists upon itself relentlessly. Just horrible.
π¨π¨ FLASH SALE for International Karaoke Day! π¨π¨ Grab your ticket for $200 off using the promo code KARAOKE. πΆ π€ π΅ This deal is valid only on July 19! Link π
For all my Windows homies π₯
π Langflow 1.5 is here β and it's packed with upgrades that make building AI workflows easier, faster, and smarter. From a cleaner core to support for Windows to smarter document processing, hereβs whatβs new π§΅
I'm going LIVE with Kaelyn Chresfield from @twilio at 9:30am PT to talk about the new Conversation Relay API and building agents β‘οΈ Join us as we live record this episode of #TheFlow datastax.com/events/the-floβ¦
When I was a software engineer in the early aughts, I played in an adult kickball league. Totally normal thing to do after work living in Washington, DC back then. It quickly became clear to me this entire league was built on top of free labor. The players squatted on field,β¦
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Another AI newsletter?! Yes! π @philnash and the @langflow_ai DevRel team are curating an AI newsletter focused on building. No fluff, no AGI, no balls bouncing in rotating hexagons. Just tips & tricks on how to build with AI, agents & MCP π©π½βπ» langflow.kit.com/posts/ai-emailβ¦
We've teamed up with @VanJS to host a local event in the heart of Vancouver! π¨π¦ Don't miss out on: β- 2 days of engaging talks on JavaScript + AI β- Delicious catered lunch, snacks, drinks and bottomless coffee β- Exclusive CascadiaJS swag from Canadian vendors! Tickets areβ¦
This is what it looks like to serve developers β€οΈ
today I went to attend #AgentConSF but didnβt make it in due to venue capacity :-( along with a lot of other folks who were also fully registered and got QR codes to enter the venue β¦.so we had our own mini βAgentConβ at a nearby cafe π₯Ή met some really cool people.β¦
Many thanks to @jacksbridger for being a judge at #HackingAgents London! Jack's an authentic voice in the dev tool space, it comes through in @ScalingDevTools & his feedback on the projects was spot on π€

Every time I visit London, I'm shocked by what a great city it is. It's not perfect (nothing is) but it's an exceptional blend of history, culture, entertainment & tech.