Barrie and I met at a NANOG virtual hackathon that we both participated in, at the height of the pandemic, back in 2020.
We have since featured on a NANOG article together and have gone on to collaborate on a few commercial projects. After more than 2 years of remote collaboration, I finally got to meet Barrie in person when I visited San Diego in December of 2022. It felt like we had known each other for years and this is an example of the geographical gap that technology has bridged.

Barrie is an incredible engineer, with many years of experience and her insights are always thought provoking. In 2021, we had a sit down for a remote conversation and then again 3 years later in 2024, we recorded another episode. This episode is the conversation we had in 2024. The episode we had in 2021 will be released as a 4 part series of short ten to 15 minute conversations. The content of which I consider to be timeless and relevant 3 years later.

We speak about network engineering and its origins, we discuss Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and its nuances and impact on technology communities. We delve into scientific topics and technology's impact on humanity, the universe, space travel and so much more.

My name is Toni Yannick Kalombo and this is the DevBoks Podcast.