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I’m Maho, a software engineer with 20+ years of experience, a love for open source, and a…
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FOSDEM 2026: The Kid Who Dreamed of Hackers Found Them in Brussels
FOSDEM 2026: The Kid Who Dreamed of Hackers Found Them in Brussels
“We reject: kings, presidents and voting. We believe in: rough consensus and running code.
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F*ck Yeah, There's Still a Human in the Loop
F*ck Yeah, There's Still a Human in the Loop
“The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog.
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MCP: 13 Common Questions from Microsoft Build 2025
MCP: 13 Common Questions from Microsoft Build 2025
I was a designated expert for a few shifts on the MCP Expert Zone booth at Microsoft Build 2025. Some people call it…
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When AI Spits Your Own Shitty Code Back at You
When AI Spits Your Own Shitty Code Back at You
A rollercoaster of pride, panic, and AI gasliting I code to relax. Some people do yoga, some meditate—I open VS Code at…
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Why Agile Beats Processes and why the Agile Manifesto is the GOAT document of Software Development
Why Agile Beats Processes and why the Agile Manifesto is the GOAT document of Software Development
A friend just landed a job after a long hiatus. The very next day, I asked him if he'd been fired yet.
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The Power of Representation
The Power of Representation
When I was a kid, I always knew I wanted to make something different for myself. Different from what? That was the…
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Do not prioritize efficiency over nuance
Do not prioritize efficiency over nuance
I used to write a lot when I was younger, even as a kid. There was no Gen-AI, no Grammarly, no advanced tools to assist…
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How Machines Took Over the Internet, and Why We Need to Take It Back!
How Machines Took Over the Internet, and Why We Need to Take It Back!
While AI may be the buzz today, I believe there is other technology gaining traction with a significant impact…
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The hidden cost of trust in software engineering
The hidden cost of trust in software engineering
Trust could be costing you more than you think, and it's not just about money. As I find myself packing to go back from…
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We don't need Heroes
We don't need Heroes
Not in software development, not everywhere. My early years at the startup Innox were the ones with the most learnings,…
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Since LinkedIn is definitely a social media platform I'm going to post a selfie of me smiling. Remember that AI doesn't smile without a prompt. All…
Since LinkedIn is definitely a social media platform I'm going to post a selfie of me smiling. Remember that AI doesn't smile without a prompt. All…
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Happy International Women in Engineering Day! 💻💜
Happy International Women in Engineering Day! 💻💜
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Seeing a lot of non-technical people falling in love with open source right now and it's great. It's good that people realize there is a world of…
Seeing a lot of non-technical people falling in love with open source right now and it's great. It's good that people realize there is a world of…
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Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic
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Activities and Societies: Newspaper editor, Folk Guitar Player (Rondalla)
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Titanium Certified App Developer
Appcelerator
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NCSA Javascript Certified
National Computer Science Academy
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Volunteer Experience
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Volunteer
Escuela en Comunidad
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Children
The program consists on teach to children about engineering with kid science and experiments in schools on poor areas in Mexico.
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Chief Technology Officer
SOMOS.tech 👩🏽💻 (We are tech)
- Present 2 years 9 months
Economic Empowerment
Honors & Awards
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Hackathon 2023 Honorable Mention
The Garage
OpenAI + Semantic Kernel + Azure DevOps Hackathon 2023 project recognized as an Honorable Mention by an Executive Challenge judge panel to have great potential and impact.
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Winner of Hack for LATAM Executive Challenge 2022
Microsoft - The Garage
Hackathon Project, Winner of Hack for LATAM Executive Challenge 1st place.
Avocado ML Grading and Sorter with Raspberry Pi and Tensor-flow -
Client Value - Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
IBM
Cloud & Finantial Analytics Production-grade environment for commercial customer
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English
Full professional proficiency
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Spanish
Native or bilingual proficiency
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I’m looking for a very specific guest for the Say Hola Wealth® Podcast… I’m producing a special series featuring women angel investors, and I’m…
I’m looking for a very specific guest for the Say Hola Wealth® Podcast… I’m producing a special series featuring women angel investors, and I’m…
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The closing post in The Fediverse Beyond Mastodon maps the formats that don't fit the microblog, and how each one arrived at federation. Between…
The closing post in The Fediverse Beyond Mastodon maps the formats that don't fit the microblog, and how each one arrived at federation. Between…
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Hi peepz. Zeit für paar Fedi News: Falls ihr's verpasst haben solltet: Die Kolleg*innen des funk-Netzwerks (funk – von ARD und ZDF) sind seit Juni…
Hi peepz. Zeit für paar Fedi News: Falls ihr's verpasst haben solltet: Die Kolleg*innen des funk-Netzwerks (funk – von ARD und ZDF) sind seit Juni…
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noticed a woman staring at me. and my first thought was "does she recognize me from linkedin?" chat am i cooked?
noticed a woman staring at me. and my first thought was "does she recognize me from linkedin?" chat am i cooked?
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Beyond excited to finally bring this to the web client and by far the most requested feature. There are so many hidden gem improvements that makes…
Beyond excited to finally bring this to the web client and by far the most requested feature. There are so many hidden gem improvements that makes…
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Want to use Anthropic's Claude models with Microsoft.Extensions.AI? Here's how to bridge the gap until official SDK support arrives. ✨ What you'll learn: • Transform OpenAI format to Claude's Anthropic API • Handle authentication differences (x-api-key vs Bearer tokens) • Implement real-time streaming with Server-Sent Events • Work with DelegatingHandler for protocol bridging This hands-on guide includes complete code examples and a working sample you can run today. Perfect for .NET developers exploring AI integrations! 🧑💻 #DotNet #AzureAI #ClaudeAI #AI
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