Nathaniel T. Schutta is a software architect focused on cloud computing and building usable applications. A proponent of polyglot programming, Nate has written multiple books and appeared in various videos. Nate is a seasoned speaker regularly presenting at conferences worldwide, No Fluff Just Stuff symposia, meetups, universities, and user groups. In addition to his day job, Nate is an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota where he teaches students to embrace (and evaluate) technical change. Driven to rid the world of bad presentations, Nate coauthored the book Presentation Patterns with Neal Ford and Matthew McCullough. Nate also published Thinking Architecturally and Responsible Microservices available as free downloads from VMware.

Dan Vega is a Spring Developer Advocate at VMware Tanzu. He has been developing software for over 20 years, and his superpower is problem-solving. Dan is a blogger, YouTuber, course creator, and speaker. He is also a lifelong learner who is passionate about sharing his knowledge with other developers.



Dan lives near Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and two daughters. When he isn't writing code or teaching, he enjoys spending time with his family, lifting weights, running, or reading a good book.