# In The Spotlight **URL:** https://forum.devtalk.com/c/community/in-the-spotlight/66.md [Latest](https://forum.devtalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.devtalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.devtalk.com/tags.md) --- ## [Spotlight: Ashley Peacock (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-ashley-peacock-author-interview-and-ama/184193)
**Author:** [@Margaret](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Margaret)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [28 July 2026 07:24 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-ashley-peacock-author-interview-and-ama/184193 "2026-07-28T07:24:05Z")
Serverless: Simplifying Development with Ashley Peacock @ashleypeacock What if your apps could scale effortlessly, handle global requests with ease, and let you focus on writing great code instead of wrestling… --- ## [Spotlight: Leemay Nassery (Author) AMA and Interview!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-leemay-nassery-author-ama-and-interview/210093)
**Author:** [@Margaret](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Margaret)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [14 October 2025 16:20 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-leemay-nassery-author-ama-and-interview/210093 "2025-10-14T16:20:27Z")
Building a Culture of Experimentation with Leemay Nassery @leemay With the right mindset, architecture, and processes, any team can use A/B testing to make better product decisions. We sat down with Leemay Nas… --- ## [Spotlight: Sandy Mamoli and David Mole (Authors) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-sandy-mamoli-and-david-mole-authors-interview-and-ama/202003)
**Author:** [@Margaret](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Margaret)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [25 August 2025 11:42 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-sandy-mamoli-and-david-mole-authors-interview-and-ama/202003 "2025-08-25T11:42:30Z")
Creating Great Teams with Sandy Mamoli @sandymamoli and David Mole What if teams could form themselves, rather than being assigned by management? That’s exactly what Sandy Mamoli and David Mole propose in Cre… --- ## [Spotlight: Joe Masilotti (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-joe-masilotti-author-interview-and-ama/190846)
**Author:** [@Margaret](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Margaret)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [12 June 2025 18:49 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-joe-masilotti-author-interview-and-ama/190846 "2025-06-12T18:49:38Z")
Native Mobile Development in Rails with Joe Masilotti @joemasilotti Building fully native iOS and Android apps can be complex, expensive, and time-consuming—especially for small teams. But what if you cou… --- ## [AMA with: Ashley Peacock (codebar Winter Lit Fest)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ama-with-ashley-peacock-codebar-winter-lit-fest/187444)
**Author:** [@Margaret](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Margaret)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [3 March 2025 13:45 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ama-with-ashley-peacock-codebar-winter-lit-fest/187444 "2025-03-03T13:45:06Z")
Ask Me Anything with Ashley Peacock @ashleypeacock On February 27 and 28, we are giving you a chance to ask questions of PragProg author Ashley Peacock as part of our Winter Literary Festival in partnership wit… --- ## [AMA with: Zach Daniel and Rebecca Le (codebar Winter Lit Fest)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ama-with-zach-daniel-and-rebecca-le-codebar-winter-lit-fest/187448)
**Author:** [@Margaret](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Margaret)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [27 February 2025 06:21 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ama-with-zach-daniel-and-rebecca-le-codebar-winter-lit-fest/187448 "2025-02-27T06:21:38Z")
Ask Me Anything with Zach Daniel and Rebecca Le @zachdaniel and @sevenseacat On February 24 and 25, we are giving you a chance to ask questions of PragProg authors Zach Daniel and Rebecca Le as part of our Wint… --- ## [AMA with: Mark Volkmann (codebar Winter Lit Fest)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ama-with-mark-volkmann-codebar-winter-lit-fest/187449)
**Author:** [@Margaret](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Margaret)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [26 February 2025 21:39 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ama-with-mark-volkmann-codebar-winter-lit-fest/187449 "2025-02-26T21:39:39Z")
Ask Me Anything with Mark Volkmann @mvolkmann On February 24 and 25, we are giving you a chance to ask questions of PragProg author Mark Volkmann as part of our Winter Literary Festival in partnership with code… --- ## [AMA with: Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste (codebar Winter Lit Fest)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ama-with-ellie-fairholm-and-josep-giralt-dlacoste-codebar-winter-lit-fest/187447)
**Author:** [@Margaret](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Margaret)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [26 February 2025 21:20 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ama-with-ellie-fairholm-and-josep-giralt-dlacoste-codebar-winter-lit-fest/187447 "2025-02-26T21:20:45Z")
Ask Me Anything with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D’Lacoste @elliefairholm and @Gilacost On February 24 and 25, we are giving you a chance to ask questions of PragProg authors Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt… --- ## [Spotlight: Ellie Fairholm and Josep (Pep) Giralt D'Lacoste (Authors) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-ellie-fairholm-and-josep-pep-giralt-dlacoste-authors-interview-and-ama/164379)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [16 January 2025 16:50 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-ellie-fairholm-and-josep-pep-giralt-dlacoste-authors-interview-and-ama/164379 "2025-01-16T16:50:30Z")
Democratizing Deployment with Ellie and Pep @elliefairholm and @Gilacost Ellie Fairholm and Josep (Pep) Giralt D’Lacoste are on a mission to democratize the process of software deployment and encourage develo… --- ## [Spotlight: Noel Rappin (Author)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-noel-rappin-author/135742)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [29 May 2024 18:35 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-noel-rappin-author/135742 "2024-05-29T18:35:34Z")
A Ruby-Centric Chat with Noel Rappin @noelrappin Once you start noodling around with Ruby you quickly figure out, as Noel Rappin did, that it offers fantastic flexibility with dynamic typing, metaprogramming, … --- ## [Spotlight: Jay Wengrow (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-jay-wengrow-author-interview-and-ama/129857)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [23 November 2023 14:15 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-jay-wengrow-author-interview-and-ama/129857 "2023-11-23T14:15:09Z")
Author Spotlight: Jay Wengrow @jaywengrow Jay Wengrow founded Actualize, a Chicago-based coding boot camp. We recently sat down with the author of A Common Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms and A Co… --- ## [Spotlight: Leemay Nassery (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-leemay-nassery-author-interview-and-ama/116476)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2023 17:16 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-leemay-nassery-author-interview-and-ama/116476 "2023-10-17T17:16:15Z")
Author Spotlight: Leemay Nassery @leemay You do your best new feature development when you’re not afraid to be wrong. We sat down and chatted with Leemay Nassery, author of Practical A/B Testing, about how to e… --- ## [Spotlight: Bruce Tate (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-bruce-tate-author-interview-and-ama/112887)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2023 17:14 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-bruce-tate-author-interview-and-ama/112887 "2023-10-17T17:14:03Z")
Author Spotlight: Bruce Tate @redrapids Programming languages always emerge out of need, and if that’s not always true, they’re definitely adopted out of need. We talked with Bruce Tate, co-author of Programmin… --- ## [Spotlight: Sophie DeBenedetto (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-sophie-debenedetto-author-interview-and-ama/108726)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2023 17:12 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-sophie-debenedetto-author-interview-and-ama/108726 "2023-10-17T17:12:53Z")
Author Spotlight: Sophie DeBenedetto @SophieDeBenedetto The days of the traditional request-response web application are long gone, but you don’t have to wade through oceans of JavaScript to build the interacti… --- ## [Spotlight: Peter Ullrich (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-peter-ullrich-author-interview-and-ama/104859)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2023 17:07 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-peter-ullrich-author-interview-and-ama/104859 "2023-10-17T17:07:59Z")
Author Spotlight: Peter Ullrich @PJUllrich Data is at the core of every business, but it is useless if nobody can access and analyze it. We talked with Peter Ullrich, author of Building Table Views with Phoenix… --- ## [Spotlight: Stephen Bussey (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-stephen-bussey-author-interview-and-ama/120416)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2023 17:05 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-stephen-bussey-author-interview-and-ama/120416 "2023-10-17T17:05:35Z")
Author Spotlight: Stephen Bussey @sb8244 What’s better than a development language built so programmers will love it? Two languages built to enhance the joy of coding! We talked with Stephen Bussey, author of F… --- ## [Spotlight: Lauren Maffeo (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-lauren-maffeo-author-interview-and-ama/95782)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2023 17:00 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-lauren-maffeo-author-interview-and-ama/95782 "2023-10-17T17:00:25Z")
Author Spotlight: Lauren Maffeo @lmaffeo Businesses own more data than ever before, but it’s of no value if you don’t know how to use it. Data governance manages the people, processes, and strategy needed for d… --- ## [Spotlight: Sean Moriarity (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-sean-moriarity-author-interview-and-ama/124628)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [16 October 2023 19:43 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-sean-moriarity-author-interview-and-ama/124628 "2023-10-16T19:43:41Z")
Author Spotlight: Sean Moriarity @seanmor5 Machine learning sounds both magical and difficult, but with the right tools and the right language, it’s both available to and achievable for developers. We talked wi… --- ## [Spotlight: Tammy Coron (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-tammy-coron-author-interview-and-ama/100003)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [16 October 2023 19:05 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-tammy-coron-author-interview-and-ama/100003 "2023-10-16T19:05:34Z")
Author Spotlight: Tammy Coron @Paradox927 Gaming, and writing games in particular, is about passion, vision, experience, and immersion. We talked with Tammy Coron, author of Apple Game Frameworks and Technologi… --- ## [Spotlight: Karl Stolley (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-karl-stolley-author-interview-and-ama/82817)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [28 March 2023 18:47 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-karl-stolley-author-interview-and-ama/82817 "2023-03-28T18:47:13Z")
Author Spotlight: Karl Stolley @karlstolley Logic! Rhetoric! Prag! Wow, what a combination. In this spotlight, we sit down with Karl Stolley, author of Programming WebRTC. WebRTC is at the same time both one of… --- ## [Spotlight: David Bryant Copeland (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-david-bryant-copeland-author-interview-and-ama/73380)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [28 March 2023 18:14 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-david-bryant-copeland-author-interview-and-ama/73380 "2023-03-28T18:14:47Z")
Author Spotlight: David Bryant Copeland @davetron5000 We’re so happy to bring you another Author Spotlight, a series where we sit down and dive deep into tech topics with PragProg authors. This time, we chatted… --- ## [Spotlight: Johanna Rothman (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-johanna-rothman-author-interview-and-ama/92479)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [27 March 2023 16:10 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-johanna-rothman-author-interview-and-ama/92479 "2023-03-27T16:10:46Z")
Author Spotlight: Johanna Rothman @jrothman Writing is a craft and Johanna Rothman is an expert. Today we talked about the art of writing and creating words with Johanna, author of Free Your Inner Nonfiction Wr… --- ## [Spotlight: VM Brasseur (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-vm-brasseur-author-interview-and-ama/78663)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [27 March 2023 16:00 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-vm-brasseur-author-interview-and-ama/78663 "2023-03-27T16:00:12Z")
Author Spotlight: VM Brasseur @vmbrasseur We have a treat for you today! We turn the spotlight onto Open Source as we sit down with VM Brasseur, author of Forge Your Future with Open Source, a book that helps y… --- ## [Spotlight: Erin Dees (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-erin-dees-author-interview-and-ama/69253)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [27 March 2023 15:52 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-erin-dees-author-interview-and-ama/69253 "2023-03-27T15:52:01Z")
Author Spotlight Erin Dees @undees Welcome to our new author spotlight! We had the pleasure of chatting with Erin Dees, co-author of several PragProg titles including Effective Testing with RSpec 3. This book h… --- ## [Spotlight: Rebecca Skinner (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-rebecca-skinner-author-interview-and-ama/58666)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [16 November 2022 10:29 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-rebecca-skinner-author-interview-and-ama/58666 "2022-11-16T10:29:37Z")
Author Spotlight Rebecca Skinner @RebeccaSkinner Welcome to our latest author spotlight, where we sit down with Rebecca Skinner, author of Effective Haskell. This book puts the power of Haskell to work in your … --- ## [Spotlight: Dmitry Zinoviev (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-dmitry-zinoviev-author-interview-and-ama/41315)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [11 October 2022 20:07 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-dmitry-zinoviev-author-interview-and-ama/41315 "2022-10-11T20:07:10Z")
Author Spotlight Dmitry Zinoviev @aqsaqal Today we’re putting our spotlight on Dmitry Zinoviev, author of Data Science Essentials in Python, Pythonic Programming, Complex Network Analysis in Python, and Resourc… --- ## [Spotlight: Jamis Buck (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-jamis-buck-author-interview-and-ama/46518)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [28 September 2022 18:21 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-jamis-buck-author-interview-and-ama/46518 "2022-09-28T18:21:15Z")
Author Spotlight Jamis Buck @jamis This month, we have the pleasure of spotlighting author Jamis Buck, who has written Mazes for Programmers and The Ray Tracer Challenge. These books help us remember why we sta… --- ## [Spotlight: Mike Riley (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-mike-riley-author-interview-and-ama/52444)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [9 June 2022 14:01 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-mike-riley-author-interview-and-ama/52444 "2022-06-09T14:01:01Z")
Author Spotlight Mike Riley @mriley This month, we turn the spotlight on Mike Riley, author of Portable Python Projects. Mike’s book helps you discover easy ways to control your home with Raspberry Pi hardware … --- ## [Spotlight: James Stanier (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-james-stanier-author-interview-and-ama/36826)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [8 February 2022 15:17 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-james-stanier-author-interview-and-ama/36826 "2022-02-08T15:17:22Z")
Author Spotlight James Stanier @jstanier James Stanier, author of Effective Remote Work , discusses how to rethink the office as we enter the Age of Remote Work. The office isn’t as essential as it used to be… --- ## [Spotlight: Brian Hogan (Author)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-brian-hogan-author/17726)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [7 October 2021 20:14 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-brian-hogan-author/17726 "2021-10-07T20:14:29Z")
A Hero’s Journey with Brian P. Hogan @bphogan Brian P. Hogan, author of Build Websites with Hugo, discusses his journey to becoming a Pragmatic Bookshelf author. INTERVIEW Listen to the complete audio intervie… [Next page](https://forum.devtalk.com/c/community/in-the-spotlight/66.md?page=1)