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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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    Netflix has decided to shut down public API support for third-party developers. An interesting decision, and in my opinion a bad one. Launched six
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    In a connected world, the atmosphere is made of smart dust

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    Code is Data, Data is Code

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    The Hunt For The Perfect API

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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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