Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 10/09/2026The announcement that interested me most at VMware Explore was TrueSource, a collection of products designed to help devs and agents use open source packages more safely. In the vid I talk about the announcement and broader industry trends around it. youtu.be/OpsuNzxKxaYyoutu.beRedMonk Quick Take: VMware Explore 2026YouTube video by RedMonk 010
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 07/09/2026If I were writing an essay about Animal Farm it would be about Boxer, and the difference between possessing strength vs. possessing power. And I would tie Boxer/Napoleon to today’s toxic beta/alpha male discourse. And how being indispensable doesn’t protect you from power-hungry assholes. 120
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 28/08/2026How does a database best known for running on developer laptops help a cloud win workloads? My take on @amazonwebservices.bsky.social's acquisition of @ducklabs.com: redmonk.com/rstephens/20...redmonk.comThe Mighty DuckDuckLabs, the company behind the beloved developer database DuckDB, is being acquired by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The August 26, 2026 announcement stated DuckLabs will join AWS as a subsidiary in Se... 130
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 13/08/2026See the full video and transcript here: redmonk.com/videos/vcf9d...redmonk.comFrom Dashboards to APIs: Day Two Operations in VCF 9.1 with Sehjung HahIn this MonkCast, Rachel Stephens talks with Sehjung Hah, a product marketing engineer at Broadcom, about how VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 is shifting private cloud operations from click-driven dashboa... 000
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 13/08/2026New MonkCast! I talked with Sehjung Hah from @broadcom.bsky.social about the work they've done to shift the VCF platform from dashboard-centric operations to API-first, programmable workflows. 111
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 04/08/2026It’ll get even better! Just wait until you experience the maze of slot machines between you and your hotel elevator + unyielding artificial light and music at all times + smoking indoors! 110
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 04/08/2026If you’re an AI skeptic, may I please suggest “convert this shitty pdf of my child’s school calendar into an .ics file” as a use case? 2112
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 03/08/2026jfc for a long time I thought Brave New World was a scarier and more insidious dystopia than 1984, but now that we're living in a world with a Ministry of Truth I am not so sure 140
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 29/07/2026I haven't had a chance to read my copy yet, but you're totally invited on the podcast when I do! 130
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 27/07/2026I think about your daughter's "a long time ago, just yesterday" truly every month 121
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 24/07/2026oh my lord, no one who has ever tasted a fresh homegrown tomato would ever dreeeeeeam of making this ludicrous comparison 010
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 23/07/2026this article haunts me, I legit think about it all the time 000
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 23/07/2026I've been waiting for your review! I'm going to go for it! 120
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 22/07/2026Out of curiosity are you also distrustful of any other veggies? please help me see around the next corner of food safety failure 110
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 20/07/2026Hey San Francisco! @redmonk.com beers tomorrow (Tue Jul 21). We're meeting up at Orbit Room on Market, 7:00 to whenever we're done. :) 2105
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 19/07/2026That was brutal to read but so very important. My heart breaks for her family, and for all the kids out there struggling. We are putting them through such an unnecessary hell. 010
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 17/07/2026fuss fuss fuss fuss fuss fuss fuss! happy birthday!!!!! 010
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 17/07/2026I'm in San Francisco for AMD and will be hosting RedMonk beers! Tue Jul 21 - more details to come If you want to get notified when we're throwing down in your city, be sure to sign up at monksignal.commonksignal.comMonkSignal — RedMonk City Alerts 161
Reposted by Rachel StephensDennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Canadian graffiti 214842
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 15/07/2026When you cash in your kids’ BookIt coupons and realize that you also deserve a little something for your exemplary summer reading (with a cross-realization that you have grownup money and can order what you want) 160
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 14/07/2026Hey! We also spent several years asking "what sound does a <xyz animal> make?" when my kids were toddlers! 010
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 02/07/2026one of my specialties is sneezing after applying liquid eyeliner and ending up looking like I lost a fight with a sharpie 040
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 02/07/2026static.klipy.comTed Lasso: Jason Sudeikis - 'I Would Not Bet On That'ALT: Ted Lasso: Jason Sudeikis - 'I Would Not Bet On That' 010
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 30/06/2026Gender policing hurts everyone, and there is no gender equality that excludes our trans friends. 060
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 30/06/2026Just FYI that some of the iPad apps use math questions as a parental control barrier to prevent kids from getting to the advanced settings, and you should be wary of your five-year old suddenly asking you "mama, what's six times eight?" 160
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 29/06/2026dammit, I am at 10273 Spotted Owl Ave looking for 2+ window replacements this week if only I had the correct hair color for this deal! 260
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 26/06/2026That's ridiculous. Maybe this can help with your appeal? projects.propublica.org/claimfile/fo...projects.propublica.orgFind Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your ClaimYou likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f... 000
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 12/06/2026Trying to reconcile the advice for developers to decouple their identity from their dev tools with a Flutter community happy hour redmonk.com/rstephens/20...redmonk.comMore Than Syntax“I’m a Java dev.” “I’m a Python dev.” “I’m a React dev.” Our tool choices used to be a shorthand definition for our professional identities. Communities formed around the tools. But these old certaint... 101
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me · 03/06/2026Full episode available at redmonk.com/videos/juan-...redmonk.comJuan Cruz Viotti on JSON Schema, the Invisible Infrastructure Powering APIs and LLMsJSON Schema might be the most important technology you’ve never thought about. In this MonkCast, Rachel Stephens sits down with Juan Cruz Viotti, founder of SourceMeta and member of the JSON Schema Te... 000
