Stack Stories

In the fourth episode of Stack Stories, we sat down with Nick Rockwell, CTO of The New York Times, to discuss how technology has evolved at NYT. In the few years he’s been there, Nick has brought the paper from managing their own data centers and using a LAMP stack, to the “modern age” - using React and GraphQL and migrating to Google Cloud. Full transcript available on StackShare: https://stackshare.io/posts/evolution-of-new-york-times-tech-stack.

In the third Episode of Stack Stories, we sat down with Pete Hunt, one of the original creators of React, formerly of Facebook/Instagram, now CEO of Smyte. Hard to believe that one of the most popular JavaScript UI libraries on Earth got to be so popular all because Instagram needed a web presence to get SEO juice. Sound a bit far-fetched? Listen to the full story and get the details on why React was created at Facebook, how Facebook lost the mobile battle but won the war, and how React gained adoption within Facebook and eventually across the world. Transcript available on StackShare: stackshare.io/posts/the-react-story. Oh, and btw, we're hiring React Engineers ;) https://angel.co/stackshare/jobs

For the second Episode of Stack Stories, we sat down with Amos Elliston (CTO), Evie Gillie (Engineering Manager) and Desmond Brand (Engineering Manager). Having just closed a $65M funding round, Flexport has brought some of Silicon Valley’s best engineers to disrupt international freight, and are well on their way to dominating the trillion dollar market. Listen close to hear how they built one of the world's largest freight forwarding and customs brokerage. Transcript available on StackShare: https://goo.gl/8jPWlC. Checkout out Flexport's tech stack & open jobs: https://goo.gl/YUhRJu.

For the first Episode of Stack Stories, we sat down with Jatinder Singh, Director of Engineering - Platform, at HotelTonight. With their 2017 planned IPO quickly approaching, we dive into the tech stack that got them there. From a small hybrid mobile app, to 15+ million downloads. Listen close to hear how they built one of the world's largest hotel booking apps. Transcript available on StackShare: https://goo.gl/ugATMf. Check out HotelTonight's tech stack & open jobs: https://goo.gl/nyJIKS.