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    VP of Engineering at MuleSoft. I've been working in technology and software engineering for over 15 years, leading development teams and building large-scale enterprise systems and cloud platforms. Prior to MuleSoft, I was VP Engineering and CTO at Sociable Labs, a social commerce and social engagement platform. Before that I was VP Engineering at Lithium Technologies at where I lead the engineering team responsible for creating a SaaS-based social community platform, analytics platforms and social media monitoring products used by some of the worlds biggest brands. I've also worked in a number of startups throughout the years. Before all this fun stuff I helped architect and build large scale international banking and financial trading systems in the US, Europe and Asia. Find me on Google+ and Twitter @jdonelan
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    Why You Should Care Netflix is Shuttering Its Public API

      Netflix has decided to shut down public API support for third-party developers. An interesting decision, and in my opinion a bad one. Launched
    james.donelan
    5 mins read | June 18, 2014
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    In a connected world, the atmosphere is made of smart dust

    I came across this article recently that highlights where connectivity could go, even beyond the 50 billion connected things expected to be on the
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    3 mins read | April 9, 2014
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    Top Holiday Gifts For Software Developers

    Skip the hampers and gift cards and give the developers on your team something useful this holiday season to transform their hard-earned skills into
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    9 mins read | December 23, 2013
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    Code is Data, Data is Code

    I was at the StrangeLoop conference last week and was surprised by the level of interest in dynamic and functional languages, in particular Clojure.
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    8 mins read | September 26, 2013
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    The Hunt For The Perfect API

    Your API can be a key to your company’s success as it has been for companies like Twitter, Twilio and Box. Get it wrong
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    14 mins read | September 17, 2013
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    Lean Startup…meet Enterprise

    There is a lot of talk about the lean startup and whether it works or not. Some proclaim it is critical to the success
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    MuleSoft has been named one of the “Best Places to Work” by the SF Business Times. The Times’ rankings are based on anonymous, voluntary
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