Tech Stack Playbook

Brian H. Hough

Have you ever wanted to know about the secrets behind the technologies we use everyday and the ones that are being built for tomorrow? The Tech Stack Playbook pulls the curtain back of the greater technology ecosystem to empower you to learn, build, and scale right along with the rapidly transformative technology ecosystem. This podcast will bring you videos, interviews, career building insights, build-with-me projects, tutorials, and exclusive digital content designed to teach you (almost) everything in the vast world of technology. Connect with me on social ➡️ @BrianHHough

  1. 02/28/2024

    13 - From Self-Taught To Software Engineer: The Ultimate Guide To Landing Your Dream Job In Tech

    What does it look like going from a completely non-technical field to software engineering? In this video, I share my reflections, thoughts, and strategies on what I did and how you can too. In this comprehensive Tech Stack Playbook, I will walk you through some essential steps that I feel are paramount to landing a job in tech, especially that job that's on your vision board. From understanding the latest software and apps to mastering the art of tech interviews and building your brand, I've found it's all about increasing your odds for success and trying to build leverage on your side. But, there is a lot. Doing anything new for the first time can feel exhausting, frustrating, painful, and demoralizing. However, when you make it about the journey, the destination becomes inevitable (with a lot of hard work along the way). I've seen WAY too many of these "get a FAANG/MAANG job in 30 days with XYZ" or "break into big tech with no experience in 2 months." Not only does this type of content set unrealistic expectations to folks excited to enter a new field, but it also gatekeeps real, effective, and proven strategies that could help others. For me, it took 2 years, and over that time, I focused very intentionally on how skills connected to each other, where one piece supported or led to another, and so on. It was always about the journey for me. While it might seem long, and granted the LLMs we have today might cut this time down by a significant margin, I believe it's important to also be long-term focused and not get caught up in what we can do within very short amounts of time. Our long-term achievements are a culmination of our short-term habits, movements, and decisions. In this view, I wanted to lay out some actionable steps you can take to work towards landing that job you've always wanted to get. Instead of cold applying to thousands of companies a month, I share actions you can take every day/week to stack the odds in your favor. I hope you find this video helpful on your tech career journey! ✨ What's in this episode for you: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ 00:00 What You'll Learn 00:10 How to Stand Out in the Tech Job Market 01:20 My Journey from Self-Taught to Software Engineer 02:43 Certifications vs. Job-Ready Skills 04:40 The Modern Tech Stack Skillsets 06:35 Innovative Ways to Apply to a Company 14:00 How to Go About Skills Acquisition 16:00 The 80/20 Rule 18:14 My Build-and-Apply Method to Get Company DMs 19:30 Overcoming Limiting Beliefs & Elevating Your Career ✨ Resources for you: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ 📩 Join my newsletter: https://www.brianhhough.com/signup 👨‍💻 7 Days of Development Ebook: https://www.techstackplaybook.com/resources 🦙 Deploy LLAMA 2 on AWS: https://www.techstackplaybook.com/llama2-build-ai-products?dc=50TSPFan ⭐️ Social Media Toolkit: https://www.techstackplaybook.com/resources⁠ 🗓️ Book a Meeting: https://www.techstackplaybook.com/bookme ✨ Let's Connect: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ 📸 Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/brianhhough?sub_confirmation=1 📱 Let's stay in touch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/brianhhough 🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brianhhough 📫 For business inquiries: ⁠https://www.techstackplaybook.com/bookme

    24 min

  2. 01/22/2023

    12 - Why you should be learning cloud in 2023 | AWS Community Builders Program

    Why should you learn cloud in 2023? 👨‍💻💭   In this episode of the Tech Stack Playbook, I'm diving into how I built my career in tech and explain how the AWS Community Builders program allowed me to really dive deep into the tech ecosystem. Today's episode focuses on AWS, the community, the core benefits of the program, and how it has helped me level up as a software engineer and developer a few years ago. For anyone who is looking to get a job, searching for a new role, looking to upskill and level up, switching careers, or pivoting career directions, this episode will be a deep dive into what I did to get into tech and how the steps I took might be able to help you on your journey as well.   📝 Applications for the AWS Community Builders Program close on Jan 23, 2023, so please reach out if you have any questions about the program and be sure to apply by the deadline here: https://amazonmr.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJwBQXrT2LhBawS  Time stamps:  00:00:00 Why should you learn cloud in 2023?  00:01:09 3 Ways to increase your chances of getting hired  00:03:19 How social media led me to the AWS Community Builders Program  00:05:23 Why learning cloud will future-proof your skills/career  00:09:53 The 3 core benefits of the AWS Community Builders Program  00:19:07 How you can future-proof yourself and your skills  00:21:50 What to learn in 2023   Are you thinking of applying? 💭   Let me know in the comments below! ⬇️    🌟🌟🌟   POPULAR EPISODES  🌟🌟🌟 👉 My AWS re:Invent 2022 Talk: How to Become a Full-Stack Developer: https://youtu.be/hkd4g9oYybM  👉  Learn Solidity, Web3, and Blockchain Development || 3-HOUR INTRO COURSE https://youtu.be/il9s98lPGqY  👉  Meet C.L.Ai.R.A - the world's 1st Autonomous AI Woman of Color (Powered by GPT-3 and Create Labs) https://youtu.be/rj7dGjHvrAI  👉  Pitching my Startup to a Billionaire: Lessons Learned from Tim Draper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEMUNhUDAA&t=1139s  👉  How Does Authentication Work in a React App with AWS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoPB-3gnI6I&t=89s  👉  The 9 AWS Serverless Databases ALL App Developers & Software Engineers Should Know About 👨‍💻💭 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bukN5cVv14&t=38s  👉  String Theory, Consciousness, and the Gate of Choice with Pejman (PJ) Ghadimi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQObCgyJ4rk&t=2716s 🌟🌟🌟   DEALS & DISCOUNTS  🌟🌟🌟   ☕️ If you'd be so kind as to buy me a coffee, that would make my day!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brianhhough  💰 Get $10 OF FREE BITCOIN on Coinbase with my referral link: https://coinbase.com/join/hough_7?src=ios-link  💰 Get a FREE STOCK (UP TO $500) when you join Robinhood with my referral link: https://join.robinhood.com/brianh4666  🌴 Get a FREE WEEK or MONTH of coding courses on TeamTreehouse with my referral link: http://referrals.trhou.se/brianhough2  💻 Get a FREE Month of Codecademy Pro with my referral link: http://ssqt.co/mQgVi7z  🔗 Get your own BLOCKCHAIN domain with my referral link: https://unstoppabledomains.com/?ref=5ef8   🌟🌟🌟   Let's connect on social media 🌟🌟🌟  📨 Sign up for my mailing list: https://brianhhough.mykajabi.com/forms/2147594047  📲 Instagram: https://instagram.com/brianhhough 📲 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brianhhough 📲 Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianhhough Let’s digitize the world 👨‍💻🚀

    28 min
  3. 11 - AWS Just Announced...the Future is Serverless and In the Cloud — re:Invent Day 3

    12/01/2021

    11 - AWS Just Announced...the Future is Serverless and In the Cloud — re:Invent Day 3

    In this episode of the Tech Stack Playbook, I'll be sharing more about AWS re:Invent - the year's largest global tech conference that brings together leaders, builders, innovators, and creators from cloud, DevOps, serverless, app development, and software engineering from all around the world. It's Day 3 of AWS re:Invent and there are a ton of announcements! AWS CEO Adam Selipsky delivered the opening keynote and announced a number of exciting updates and announcements, including Amazon Private 5G (imagine building your own 5G network - how cool is that?!)...Amazon SageMaker Canvas for low-code machine learning in the cloud...and a great analysis of what a modern data strategy looks like. Additionally, I had the opportunity to attend Amazon Leader David Yanacek's workshop on how he builds operational excellence for his teams in an agile way for developers and DevOps engineers at Amazon. The insights he shared were so insightful and really helped to frame up for me how teams can better work together, build together, and collaborate together.   Finally, I go through a theme park app I built at one of the workshops 😊 In this blog post and the blog posts to come this week, my hope is to vlog through the entire week and share all that I'm learning and building with you all so whether you are attending virtually or in person, this AWS re:Invent series on the Tech Stack Playbook will help you gain skills, level up in tech, and boost your software engineering abilities from the sessions I'm attending throughout the conference. Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn in this episode:  👉 What AWS re:Invent is all about  👉 Key announcements from re:Invent  👉 What I'll be learning about and building this week It's going to be a major week for cloud and tech in general, so I am so excited to bring you along for the ride. What do you want to know about AWS, serverless, and DevOps? 💭 Let me know in the comments below! ⬇️ 🌟🌟🌟   POPULAR EPISODES  🌟🌟🌟 👉  Pitching my Startup to a Billionaire: Lessons Learned from Tim Draper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEMUNhUDAA&t=1139s 👉  How Does Authentication Work in a React App with AWS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoPB-3gnI6I&t=89s 👉  The 9 AWS Serverless Databases ALL App Developers & Software Engineers Should Know About 👨‍💻💭 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bukN5cVv14&t=38s 👉  String Theory, Consciousness, and the Gate of Choice with Pejman (PJ) Ghadimi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQObCgyJ4rk&t=2716s 🌟🌟🌟   DEALS & DISCOUNTS  🌟🌟🌟 🌴 Get a FREE WEEK or MONTH of code training on TeamTreehouse with my referral code: http://referrals.trhou.se/brianhough2 💻 Get a FREE Month of Codecademy Pro with my referral code: http://ssqt.co/mQgVi7z 🔗 Get your own BLOCKCHAIN domain with my referral link:  https://unstoppabledomains.com/?ref=5ef8 ☕️ If you'd be so kind as to buy me a coffee, that would make my day!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brianhhough 🌟🌟🌟   Let's connect on social media!  🌟🌟🌟 - Instagram: https://instagram.com/brianhhough - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brianhhough - Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianhhough Let’s digitize the world 👨‍💻🚀 #coding #softwareengineering #cloud E9PIUDOYTFSEDFX9

    16 min
  4. 10 - I built an AI-Powered Image Processor at AWS re:Invent 😱 - Day 2

    12/01/2021

    10 - I built an AI-Powered Image Processor at AWS re:Invent 😱 - Day 2

    Just wrapped up Day 2 of Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent and from the Midnight Madness concert, to building an AI-Powered Image Processor during Talia Nassi's workshop, to catching up with the amazing Adrienne Tacke from MongoDB....there is a TON going on Vegas! In this episode of the Tech Stack Playbook, I'll be sharing more about AWS re:Invent - the year's largest global tech conference that brings together leaders, builders, innovators, and creators from cloud, DevOps, serverless, app development, and software engineering from all around the world. Also, I built an AI-Powered image processing application that can take images and analyze certain features about the uploaded images…so that was pretty cool 😱 In this blog post and the blog posts to come this week, my hope is to vlog through the entire week and share all that I'm learning and building with you all so whether you are attending virtually or in person, this AWS re:Invent series on the Tech Stack Playbook will help you gain skills, level up in tech, and boost your software engineering abilities from the sessions I'm attending throughout the conference. Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn in this episode: 👉 What AWS re:Invent is all about 👉 Traveling to Las Vegas for the year's largest tech conference 👉 What I'll be learning about and building this week It's going to be a major week for cloud and tech in general, so I am so excited to bring you along for the ride. What do you want to know about AWS, serverless, and DevOps? 💭 Let me know in the comments below! ⬇️ 🌟🌟🌟   POPULAR EPISODES  🌟🌟🌟 👉  Pitching my Startup to a Billionaire: Lessons Learned from Tim Draper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEMUNhUDAA&t=1139s 👉  How Does Authentication Work in a React App with AWS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoPB-3gnI6I&t=89s 👉  The 9 AWS Serverless Databases ALL App Developers & Software Engineers Should Know About 👨‍💻💭 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bukN5cVv14&t=38s 👉  String Theory, Consciousness, and the Gate of Choice with Pejman (PJ) Ghadimi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQObCgyJ4rk&t=2716s 🌟🌟🌟   DEALS & DISCOUNTS  🌟🌟🌟 🌴 Get a FREE WEEK or MONTH of code training on TeamTreehouse with my referral code: http://referrals.trhou.se/brianhough2 💻 Get a FREE Month of Codecademy Pro with my referral code: http://ssqt.co/mQgVi7z 🔗 Get your own BLOCKCHAIN domain with my referral link:  https://unstoppabledomains.com/?ref=5ef8 ☕️ If you'd be so kind as to buy me a coffee, that would make my day!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brianhhough 🌟🌟🌟   Let's connect on social media!  🌟🌟🌟 - Instagram: https://instagram.com/brianhhough - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brianhhough - Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianhhough Let’s digitize the world 👨‍💻🚀 #coding #softwareengineering #cloud E9PIUDOYTFSEDFX9

    13 min
  5. 9 - Join me at AWS re:Invent - Level Up as Developer and Software Engineer with me - DAY 1

    11/29/2021

    9 - Join me at AWS re:Invent - Level Up as Developer and Software Engineer with me - DAY 1

    I have an exciting announcement friends!! I just touched down in Las Vegas for day 1 of AWS' re:Invent 2021 conference 🌄 and I cannot wait to share this week's exciting updates, announcements, learnings, and opportunities to level up in cloud computing, serverless, and DevOps with you all.    AWS re:Invent is the year's largest global tech conference and brings together leaders, builders, innovators, and creators from cloud, DevOps, serverless, app development, and software engineering. I was so fortunate to win an All Builders Grant to attend this year's event, so thank you SO much AWS for this incredible opportunity.   My hope is to vlog through the entire week and share all that I'm learning and building with you all so whether you are attending virtually or in person, this AWS re:Invent series on the Tech Stack Playbook will help you gain skills, level up in tech, and boost your software engineering abilities from the sessions I'm attending throughout the conference.  It's going to be a major week for cloud and tech in general, so I am so excited to bring you along for the ride.   What do you want to know about AWS, serverless, and DevOps? 💭   Let me know in the comments below! ⬇️   🌟🌟🌟   POPULAR EPISODES  🌟🌟🌟   👉  Pitching my Startup to a Billionaire: Lessons Learned from Tim Draper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEMUNhUDAA&t=1139s  👉  How Does Authentication Work in a React App with AWS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoPB-3gnI6I&t=89s  👉  The 9 AWS Serverless Databases ALL App Developers & Software Engineers Should Know About 👨‍💻💭 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bukN5cVv14&t=38s  👉  String Theory, Consciousness, and the Gate of Choice with Pejman (PJ) Ghadimi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQObCgyJ4rk&t=2716s   🌟🌟🌟   DEALS & DISCOUNTS  🌟🌟🌟   🌴 Get a FREE WEEK or MONTH of code training on TeamTreehouse with my referral code: http://referrals.trhou.se/brianhough2  💻 Get a FREE Month of Codecademy Pro with my referral code: http://ssqt.co/mQgVi7z  🔗 Get your own BLOCKCHAIN domain with my referral link:  https://unstoppabledomains.com/?ref=5ef8  ☕️ If you'd be so kind as to buy me a coffee, that would make my day!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brianhhough   🌟🌟🌟   Let's connect on social media!  🌟🌟🌟   - Instagram: https://instagram.com/brianhhough - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brianhhough - Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianhhough  Let’s digitize the world 👨‍💻🚀  #coding #softwareengineering #cloud NKPAAMX2CXPBCD3G

    6 min

  6. 08/30/2021

    8 - How to Level Up as a Software Engineer | AWS Community Builders Program

    Wondering what you can do to level up as a software engineer, developer or programmer this year? 👨‍💻💭   In this episode of the Tech Stack Playbook, I'm diving into the program that has single-handedly helped me the most in my tech career thus far: the AWS Community Builders Program. Today's episode focuses on AWS, the community, the core benefits of the program, and how it has helped me level up as a software engineer and developer this year.   📝 Read more in my blog post here: https://dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-level-up-as-a-software-engineer-aws-community-builders-program-2c6o Time stamps:  00:00 How the AWS Community Builders Program has helped me level up  00:43 Benefit #1: Being a Part of a Vibrant Community  03:35 Benefit #2: Being Surrounded by Constant Education and Learning  05:06 Benefit #3: An Immense Amount of Resources and Tools  06:23 Benefit #4: Get Connected to Conferences, Events, and Workshops  07:00 Why constant learning is key & how community/mentors can help  09:35 Reflecting on the past year of growth and development in software engineering   Are you thinking of applying this year? 💭  Let me know on social media or in the comments! ⬇️ 🌟🌟🌟   POPULAR TECH STACK PLAYBOOK EPISODES  🌟🌟🌟   👉  Pitching my Startup to a Billionaire: Lessons Learned from Tim Draper  https://anchor.fm/techstackplaybook/episodes/2---Pitching-my-Startup-to-a-Billionaire-Lessons-Learned-from-Tim-Draper-et1hp1/a-a4lp6td 👉  The Value of Community & the AWS Community Builders Program with Linda Vivah  https://anchor.fm/techstackplaybook/episodes/3---The-Value-of-Community--the-AWS-Community-Builders-Program-with-Linda-Vivah-etprja/a-a4lp6td 👉  The 9 AWS Serverless Databases ALL App Developers & Software Engineers Should Know About https://anchor.fm/techstackplaybook/episodes/6---The-9-AWS-Serverless-Databases-ALL-App-Developers--Software-Engineers-Should-Know-About-e131bd8/a-a4lp6td 👉  String Theory, Consciousness, and the Gate of Choice with Pejman (PJ) Ghadimi  https://anchor.fm/techstackplaybook/episodes/5---String-Theory--Consciousness--and-the-Gate-of-Choice-for-Innovators-with-Pejman-PJ-Ghadimi--Tech-Stack-Playbook-evtjs3/a-a4lp6td 🌟🌟🌟   Let's connect on social media!  🌟🌟🌟   - Instagram: https://instagram.com/brianhhough - Instagram: https://instagram.com/brianhhough Let's digitize the world 👨‍💻🚀

    13 min

  7. 06/26/2021

    7 - How to Get Started with Low-Code / No-Code with Wilián Iralzabal (Zabal Media)

    Wondering what Low-Code / No-Code is and want to learn more? 👨‍💻💭   In this episode of the Tech Stack Playbook, I sit down with Wilián Iralzabal (https://instagram.com/wilian_iralzabal), founder of Zabal Media, the creator of One Minute Designer, and a former Product Designer at Google.We had an awesome conversation this afternoon about all things entrepreneurship, design, tech trends, and low-code / no-code.   Here's what we cover:   1.) Going One Minute Designer to Zabal Media, and what fueled Wilian’s passion for building.  2.) As one of the first no-code, strategy, design, and development agencies, what types of work does a designer lead?  3.) Why the low-code market is so hot right now and what is driving it.  4.) Will low-code/no-code eventually replace coders/developers, or is there a space for both?  5.) What made you go all-in on this area of technology?  6.) What a day in the life looks like for a low-code / no-code designer.  7.) With the right mindset, you can ‘art detect’ and then ‘architect’ your life.  8.) We all know about the importance of having a personal brand, so how building a personal brand can be important and helpful over the years.   Have you heard of low-code / no-code? Or are you thinking of building with it one day? 💭   Let me know in the comments below! ⬇️ 👇👇👇   🌴 Get a FREE WEEK or MONTH of code training on TeamTreehouse with my referral code: http://referrals.trhou.se/brianhough2  🔗 Get your own BLOCKCHAIN domain with my referral link:  https://unstoppabledomains.com/r/5ef8...  ☕️ If you'd be so kind as to buy me a coffee, that would make my day!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brianhhough 💻 Join my FREE Tech/Coding Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/techstackplaybook

    59 min

  8. 06/18/2021

    6 - The 9 AWS Serverless Databases ALL App Developers & Software Engineers Should Know About

    Here's all you need to know about the 9 different AWS Databases and their use cases that EVERY app developer and software engineer should know about 👨‍💻💭 Last week on Friday, I was invited by WhizLabs to give a webinar on "AWS Databases Demystified With Their Use Cases" in the launch of their #100DaysOfCloud. In episode 6 of the Tech Stack Playbook podcast, I'm covering an in-depth overview of the 9 AWS serverless databases developers and software engineers should know about, architecture diagrams of how they work, how they can be used in production, and 2 live demos of DynamoDB and RDS. Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn in this episode: [00:00] Webinar Primer [06:18] Overview of a Database [07:37] Brief history of serverless Databases [09:36] Walkthrough of 9 AWS Databases and their use cases + how to get started with your own apps [30:48] How to set up a DynamoDB table and query your data [36:02] How to spin up an RDS instance in a VPC and manage/update this database with MySQL Workbench [1:03:12] Q&A + Quiz Time! [1:18:19] Conclusion GAIN ACCESS to the full show notes for this episode and access to more biz tech, branding, full stack development, and digital transformation insights from here: https://brianhhough.com/techstackplaybook 👇👇👇 LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: 📲 Let's connect on the 'Gram: https://instagram.com/brianhhough ​​​ 🤝 Let's connect on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brianhhough 💻 Join my FREE Tech/Coding Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/techstackplaybook 🌟 Check out my other episodes: https://www.brianhhough.com/techstackplaybook 👇👇👇 MY AFFILIATE DISCOUNT CODES TO LEARN HOW TO CODE: 🌴 Team Treehouse — get a FREE WEEK or MONTH for the platform that's taught 260k+ people how to code and design: http://referrals.trhou.se/brianhough2 👨‍💻 Codecademy — get a FREE MONTH of Pro and join a community of 1M+ users: http://ssqt.co/mQgVi7z Let’s digitize the world 👨‍💻🚀 #AWS #Coding #Serverless

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Have you ever wanted to know about the secrets behind the technologies we use everyday and the ones that are being built for tomorrow? The Tech Stack Playbook pulls the curtain back of the greater technology ecosystem to empower you to learn, build, and scale right along with the rapidly transformative technology ecosystem. This podcast will bring you videos, interviews, career building insights, build-with-me projects, tutorials, and exclusive digital content designed to teach you (almost) everything in the vast world of technology. Connect with me on social ➡️ @BrianHHough

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  • Creator
    Brian H. Hough
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Brian H. Hough
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    Tech Stack Playbook