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Kenneth Reitz
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Joining Heroku!
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:date: 2011-12-01 20:20
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:category: python
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:featured: True
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I am extremely happy to announce that I am joining the `Heroku <http://heroku.com>`_ team!
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If you aren't familiar, Heroku is a Polyglot Platform as a Service for hosting
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web applications. The product is executed so well that they are responsible for
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an entire micro-industry of PaaS platforms for different languages
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(Python included). Company after company strives to
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become the "Heroku for *x*".
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Until recently, there were only a few `good options <http://ep.io>`_ for modern
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Python deployment. However, a few months ago, Heroku added
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`official Python support <http://blog.heroku.com/archives/2011/9/28/python_and_django/>`_
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to the Cedar stack — it is *beautiful*.
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The Role
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I will be responsible for the technical design of Heroku's Python offering, as well as Heroku’s voice in the Python community.
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Other responsibilities will include:
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- Contributing to open source projects.
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- Driving best practices adoption.
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- Be passionate about the general success of Python.
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Best. Job. Ever.
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Arc90 + Readability?
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Arc90 + Readability and myself have parted ways on excellent terms.
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Leaving the team was a very difficult decision to make. Readability is a
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hard-working team of incredible individuals, working passionately on one
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of my favorite online tools.
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Readability is very much in a "move as fast as possible" stage of growth.
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Unfortunately, my passions for workflow automation, best-practices,
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and autonomy proved to mix harshly with the style of Readability's operation.
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We're very proud of what we `built over the past six months <http://blog.readability.com/2011/11/reading-needs-a-platform-introducing-the-new-readability/>`_, and I look forward to seeing the platform grow.
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Heroku's Values
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I've always found myself attracted to beautiful and elegant architectures and APIs.
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Heroku is a natural perfect fit. They're inspiring as both a Product, a Platform, and a Company. Here are a few selections of team marketing:
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On craft:
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"Heroku is a do-ocracy. Makers of every stripe are welcomed here. Amazing ideas and execution are rewarded with independence and trust."
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On productivity:
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"From customer facing roles to our developers, we believe in building, not meeting."
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Lastly, my personal favorite:
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"We spend as long as it takes to make things right."
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Needless to say, I'm tremendously excited about becoming an official Herokai™. |