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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 23h

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 1d

We are all Dr. Brunkow 😴
“Dr. Brunkow said she did not expect to win a Nobel Prize. ‘My phone rang, and I saw a number from Sweden and thought, well that’s just spam of some sort, so I disabled the phone and went back to sleep,’“ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 5d

Advice from @hildjj.cto.af on the art of managing people/ team/ corporate culture w éclat at #monktoberfest

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Kai @kaiho.bsky.social · 5d

Analyst relations are a perfect example of the reality where you can't just dictate stuff to people. You need to have the relationship built, the interpersonal trust, to advocate for solutions/tech choices/whatever to people. And that's soft skills. #monktoberfest

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 5d

When you discover that “soft skills” have been re-branded “power skills” #monktoberfest

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 5d

Pulling back the veil of tech PR & AR w @gabyberk.bsky.social at #monktoberfest

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 5d

Roller Derby 101 from Amanda Casari at #monktoberfest 🛼

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 8d

“Good docs are still good docs” 🔥🔥🔥

I chatted with @taylorbar.net, Staff Product Manager at @netlify.com, & Lyle Schemmerling, Senior Software Engineer at @fusionauth.io, about LLMs and Developer Experience for this episode of @redmonk.com's MonkCast. redmonk.com/blog/2025/09...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 8d

Wednesday afternoon!! 🍻

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 12d

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 20d

I recorded a @redmonk.com quick take video chattin' about what's got me jazzed for #IBM #TechXchange 2025. Make sure to say 'Hi' to @sogrady.org and me if you'll be in Orlando!

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Hear @kateholterhoff.com discuss the sessions she is most excited about at #IBM #TechXchange 2025 in Orlando on topics including academic partnerships, quantum computing, public speaking, and IBM MQ redmonk.com/videos/rqt-i... youtu.be/-kaVEIDbYjo

IBM TechXchange 2025 session RedMonk Quick Take with Kate Holterhoff

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 20d

"Ryan discussed it with me last year on the MonkCast, and the petition is currently tied up in Oracle’s infamous legal juggernaut." 3/3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NIs...

Ryan Dahl on the Deno v Oracle Petition

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 20d

"Developer frustration with Oracle’s JavaScript trademark (which, like Java, Oracle acquired through the Sun acquisition) is a recent example of this. @tinyclouds.org, creator of @nodejs.org and Co-Founder and CEO of @deno.land, has filed a petition to cancel Oracle’s JavaScript trademark." 2/3

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 20d

You're saying it now, which is good, @marypcbuk.bsky.social! I spend some time on JS for this post:

"Historically, Oracle has not had a great track record around community stewardship and fostering practitioner goodwill." 1/3

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 20d

@tinyclouds.org & @deno.land have entered the chat ;)

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squillace @squillace.bsky.social · 23d

"I think we have entered the grumpy era of AI and codersystems." -- @monkchips.com with the @redmonk.com crew talking AI: redmonk.com/blog/2025/09...

MonkCast with the Monks: AI's Grumpy-Fun Era

In this MonkCast with the Monks episode, RedMonk analysts Kate Holterhoff, Rachel Stephens, and James Governor discuss the current ‘grumpy era’ of AI, where developers are questioning the ROI of AI to...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 20d

This week, Oracle released Java 25. Several developers have used this release as an opportunity to share their enthusiasm around the JVM and Oracle’s stewardship. This strikes me as noteworthy, and in this @redmonk.com post I discuss why
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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · 26d

We have entered AI's "grumpy-fun" era, so for this MonkCast with the Monks I caught up with my colleagues @rstephens.me & @monkchips.com to discuss the ROI of AI tools, AI code assistants, vibe coding, agentic IDEs, AI spec-driven development, and the AI Engineer. redmonk.com/blog/2025/09...

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Richard Arugula @monkchips.com · Sep 8

i realise we hate AI here, but this post about vibe coding by my colleague @kateholterhoff.com is an excellent read. redmonk.com/kholterhoff/...

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The Endless Hot Vibe Code Summer

Ah, the 2025 Hot Vibe Code Summer. Throw on your flip flops, open a beach chair, and drink your coffee out of a coconut with a little umbrella. Now, let’s vibe code some silly web apps and fun AI expe...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Sep 8

It’s September, so in this @redmonk.com post I check in on the 2025 Hot Vibe Code Summer 🩴 🏖️ 🍹. Is this an Endless Summer situation or is the AI winter upon us? Does vibe coding need the heat of novelty to persist, or does it have staying power on its own? Let's discuss! redmonk.com/kholterhoff/...

The Endless Hot Vibe Code Summer

Ah, the 2025 Hot Vibe Code Summer. Throw on your flip flops, open a beach chair, and drink your coffee out of a coconut with a little umbrella. Now, let’s vibe code some silly web apps and fun AI expe...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Sep 4

My pursuit of an AI app that will transform the @redmonk.com team into medieval monks continues. I had high hopes for Google Gemini Nano Banana 🍌 after reading the blog post, but it failed me. Who even are these dudes?!? bsky.app/profile/kate...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Sep 4

Invited 2 former colleagues, Emily Winck, Staff Engineer at CallRail, & Jessica Burns, Engineering Manager @1password.bsky.social, onto @redmonk.com's MonkCast to reflect on our early careers together at a digital marketing agency. redmonk.com/blog/2025/09...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Aug 28

Spec vs Vibe is the new Pancakes vs Waffles (they're both so good!!) 🥞🧇

Spoke with @clare.dev about @kiro.dev for this @redmonk.com New Builders Conversation!! Enjoyed getting the back-story on @awscloud.bsky.social's new agentic IDE. redmonk.com/videos/tnb-c...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Aug 25

“The Walmart case exemplifies a pattern that has emerged across the technology sector's staffing ecosystem since 2023. Layered vendor relationships […] have created opaque financial structures that obscure accountability while enabling systematic exploitation.” www.ctol.digital/news/walmart...

Walmart Fires VP for Taking Daily Kickbacks Starting from $30K

Walmart fired Global Tech VP for daily kickbacks up to $120K from contractors, terminating 1,200 workers overnight amid corruption crackdown.

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Aug 19

Chatted with @martinrojas.dev, UI Architect at PlayOn Sports & @reactatl.dev Organizer, about the tech meetup scene, leveraging AI to enhance sports broadcasting, AI Guilds (not Dungeons & Dragons!), Micro frontends, React, & more on @redmonk.com's MonkCast redmonk.com/blog/2025/08...

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