Hi, I’m Reid Burke. I make tools to help people write great software.
I work on Yahoo Mail, live video production, motorcycles, and websites made with open source tools.
I live in San Jose, California with my wife @jeeyunit.
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New Heart, New Mind
I used to believe I’d be remembered for my work. Not anymore. Life is about relationships with people, not bits. What’s valued is availability, truly caring for those around you, and expecting nothing in return. I’m being remembered for my love. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a […]
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The Joy of Doing
The secret of happiness is in knowing this: that we live by the law of expenditure. We find greatest joy, not in getting, but in expressing what we are. There are tides in the ocean of life, and what comes in depends on what goes out. The currents flow inward only where there is an […]
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Node.js and Yahoo
I kicked off NodeSummit today with a short talk about where Yahoo uses Node, why we continue to use Node, and the practices that help us use Node effectively. First talk of the day. I spoke a bit about a project I’ve spent the last year on: using Node to handle data pushed out of […]
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