Evangelism is NOT Sales
I recently had a discussion with a CFO of a technology company. We were meeting because he is …
Hi 👋🏼, I'm Steve Francia
I build tools that make developers’ lives better.
I create open source projects including Hugo and Cobra that have earned over 185K+ GitHub stars.
I’ve shaped the modern developer stack: from architecting MongoDB’s user experience and scaling Go at Google, to pioneering container standards at Docker and driving AI at Two Sigma.
Here, I write about the human stack and the art of building products and teams that last.
Go for Object Oriented Programmers
If you’re a OO programmer, especially one with a background with dynamic languages and are curious about go then this talk is for you. We will cover everything you need to know to leverage your existing skills and quickly start coding in golang
Using MongoDB with Go and mgo
This presentation will give developers an introduction and practical experience of using MongoDB with the Go language. MongoDB Chief Developer Advocate & Gopher Steve Francia presents plainly what you need to know about using MongoDB with Go.
Getting Started with Go
This presentation will walk you through the steps needed to get started with Go.
Pointers vs References
Some languages including C, C++ support pointers. Other languages including C++, Java, Python, …
Is Go an Object Oriented language?
To truly understand what it means to be ‘object-oriented’ you need to look back at the …
Painless Datastorage With Mongodb and Go – Gophercon 2014
Find out why some people claim Go and MongoDB are a “pair made in heaven” and …
9 MongoDB 2.6 Drivers Released
I’m pleased to announce the coordinated release of drivers in 9 languages in preparation for …
Cross Compiling with Go
One of the great features of golang is that you can compile executables for many different …
Why I use spf13-vim
a completely cross platform distribution of vim plugins and resources for Vim, GVim and MacVim stays true to it's vim roots while adding modern features including a plugin management system, a curated plugin set with customized configuration, advanced autocomplete, tags, support for dozens of languages and much more.
A modern CLI Commander for go
Cobra is a commander providing a simple interface to create powerful modern CLI interfaces similar to git & go tools. In addition to providing an iterface, Cobra simultaneously provides a controller to organize your application code.
Refactoring with go fmt
using go fmt to quickly refactor your code
Build your first MongoDB App in Ruby @ StrangeLoop 2013
An updated tutorial given at strageloop 2013 introduces the features of MongoDB by building a simple location-based application using MongoDB.
Building Modern Web Applications
I gave this presentation to a packed house at DevCon5 in NYC July 24th. DevCon5 is a web …
MongoDB and PHP Webinar
Workshop on MongoDB and PHP
Hugo: A fast and flexible static site generator built in GoLang
Hugo Website Hugo is a static site generator written in Go. It is optimized for speed, easy …
Nitro : A quick and simple profiler for golang
Nitro is a quick and easy performance analyzer library for golang. It is useful for comparing …
Go Go Hugo blog
After after a few months of work I’m happy to display the newest incarnation of …