Robin Moffatt is a Principal DevEx Engineer and seasoned conference speaker with 15+ years of experience presenting at top events like QCon, Devoxx, Kafka Summit, and Strata. He shares insights on developer experience, distributed systems, and cloud technologies through his blog, YouTube, and public talks.
491 articles from this blog
A monthly roundup of tech links focusing on data engineering, Kafka, AI, and software development, including personal articles and industry news.
A developer reflects on the dual nature of LLMs in 2026, highlighting their transformative potential and the societal risks they create.
A developer uses Claude Code AI to migrate a static talks website from a paid platform to a self-built Hugo site, exploring AI-assisted web development.
Explores how companies can effectively market to developers on Reddit, discussing pitfalls, advertising strategies, and platform culture.
A monthly tech newsletter featuring curated links on data engineering, AI, Kafka, and industry trends for 2025/2026.
Explores free, open-source alternatives to MinIO for local S3 emulation in demos and dev pipelines, focusing on Docker, simplicity, and S3 compatibility.
A developer's enthusiastic review of Raycast, a macOS productivity tool that replaces Spotlight, highlighting its UX, extensions, and key features like clipboard management.
A monthly tech link roundup focusing on Kafka, event streaming, and data engineering, including personal news about company acquisitions.
Using Neo4j graph analysis to detect astroturfing (coordinated inauthentic behavior) on Reddit by examining user and subreddit relationships.
A monthly tech link roundup covering AI agents, Kafka, Flink, LLMs, conference tips, and commentary on tech publishing trends.
A developer critiques common patterns and 'smells' in AI-generated and low-quality blog posts found on platforms like Medium, offering tips for better writing.
A developer's journey to understanding AI agents and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), moving beyond traditional data pipeline thinking.
A technical walkthrough of building a real-time conference demo using Kafka, Flink, and LLMs to summarize live audience observations.
Thoughtworks TechRadar highlights key data tools and trends for adoption, trial, assessment, or holding, including ClickHouse and Databricks Assistant.
A monthly roundup of interesting links and resources for developers, focusing on Apache Kafka, event streaming, and tech talks.
Explores the concept of AI Agents, defining them and examining their role in the AI ecosystem, with references to LangChain and Anthropic.
A monthly roundup of 78 curated links on data engineering, architecture, AI, and tech trends, with top picks highlighted.
A blog post exploring the differences between AI and ML, clarifying terminology and common misconceptions in the field.
Explains Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), a pattern for improving LLM accuracy by augmenting prompts with retrieved context.
Explores the role of Large Language Models (LLMs) in AI, covering major model families, providers, and concepts like hallucinations.
