Bio
Dana Scheider (they/he) is a senior full-stack software engineer (primarily Ruby on Rails and React) at Envato. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, they currently live in Melbourne, Australia. Since 2016, Dana has been one of the core maintainers of Cucumber. They are particularly interested in testing and quality management, diversity and inclusion, and improving processes within engineering organisations. Dana’s extracurricular interests include mathematics, opera, foreign languages, Elder Scrolls, and Star Trek. An in-demand speaker, notable conference appearances include SwanseaCon, CukeUp! London, Full Stack Toronto, RubyConf Colombia and Covalence Conf.
My Talks
In the Long Run, We're All Dead: An Economist's Guide to Tech Debt
Tech debt is a familiar concept in most organisations and has been the subject of extensive discussion regarding individual & organisational factors. However, what's missing is a macro-economic ana...