Thank You

He reshaped my career through EventModeling.org. His guidance turned abstract ideas into concrete models, and his steady support carried me through difficult domain boundaries. He reviewed my event flows, challenged my assumptions, and taught me to anchor designs in observable facts. The trajectory of my work since then traces back to his example and mentorship.

We shared a deep appreciation for the phrase Context is King 👑 and he played a major role in giving me the confidence I once lacked in my career. His videos became an invaluable source of education for my team and helped me immensely. I am grateful that he took the time to give us the opportunity to learn. His teachings on cohesion and coupling continue to guide me, helping me decide the kind of software I strive to create. Always aiming for the highest cohesion with the right level of coupling.

I deeply appreciate his patience with me. He always takes the time to explain complex ideas and guide me through the challenges of software engineering. His critical thinking and depth of understanding have been a constant source of inspiration. I still return to his videos, striving to reach the same level of clarity and mastery he demonstrates. I am grateful for his guidance and the impact he has had on my professional journey.

He sharpened my judgment. Through talks and conversations, his Righting Software book club was particularly impactful, providing a structured way to explore deep software engineering principles with a community of thoughtful practitioners.

I hope to bring the same joy to others that he brought to me. His videos, his interactions, and his deep technical knowledge revealed a genuine eagerness to solve meaningful problems and create lasting value. His joy in discovery, his clarity of understanding, and his transformative impact on the industry through Erlang continue to fuel my own hunger to learn and contribute. I wish I had met him in person, and it will forever remain a wish of mine.

He was my first team lead, and to this day, the best I've ever had. Much of how I work now still traces back to the lessons he gave me. He opened the door for me to program professionally in the USA when I needed it most, and his patience in guiding me shaped my discipline and thoughtfulness as a programmer. I carry that influence with me every day.

He inspired me in an unexpected way, through linguistics. His talks made me reflect on the power of words and taught me to treat language with respect. I'll never forget his Singleton joke. His lessons on simplicity and expressiveness still resonate with me, shaping how I think about code and how I strive to tame complexity.

He has always been there for me, especially when I was wrestling with event sourcing. I constantly bounced ideas with him, and his thoughtful feedback shaped my thinking more than he knows. His deep technical write-ups and patient guidance helped me cut through noise, find clearer boundaries, and gain the confidence to publish my own work. That steady presence has been one of the biggest influences on how I practice software today.

He has been a constant source of inspiration in my pursuit of deep technical understanding. His video“Simple Made Easy“ continues to shape my perspective, and his philosophy of simplicity has profoundly influenced the way I approach software design. His definition of “Simple“ drives every decision I make and has become foundational to the future I aspire to create.

I watched his videos on topics such as Rails as the top-level architecture, building entire systems without databases, and Professionalism Lost“ repeatedly for many years. He inspired me to become the most professional person I could be, taking my career with deep respect and a strong understanding of its responsibilities. I worked tirelessly to fundamentally understand his teachings, even when I struggled, and pushed myself every day to get one step closer. One day, I hope to leave behind the same kind of impact he had on me.