Developers in Canada You Should Follow on Twitter

Earlier today, David Yardy (@dyardy) sent me the following tweet:

As a Developer Evangelist for Microsoft Canada, I want to make sure that I’m staying on top of what’s happening in the Canadian technical community. To do this, I leverage a variety of events, sites, and tools. Among these, of course, is Twitter. (Follow me! I’m @jbristowe!) Here’s a list of some of the developers in Canada that I follow (and so should you):

Adam Crandall (@applecran) Adam Dymitruk (@adymitruk) Adam Ford (@adamjford) Adam Geras (@testfirst) Adam Kahtava (@adamdotcom) Adam Thody (@thody) Adrian Png (@fuzziebrain) Angela Byron (@webchick) Aurynn Shaw (@aurynn) Avi Bryant (@avibryant) Barry Gervin (@bgervin) Ben Alabaster (@BenAlabaster) Bil Simser (@bsimser) Brian Leroux (@brianleroux) Brian R. Cline (@brianrcline) Bryan Cook (@bcook) Chris Bellini (@bullines) Chris Nicola (@lucisferre) Charles Nurse (@cnurse) Colin Bowern (@colinbowern) Colin Melia (@colinizer) Cory Fowler (@syntaxc4) Cory Smith (@smixx) D’Arcy Lussier (@darcy_lussier) Dana Epp (@danaepp) Daniel Flippance (@danielflippance) Daniel Crenna (@danielcrenna) Darrel Miller (@darrel_miller) Dave Harris (@codebaboon) Dave Johnson (@davejohnson) Dave Woods (@gotwoods) David Pellerin (@davidpellerin) David Wesst (@wessty) Derek Hatchard (@derekhat) Donald Belcham (@dbelcham) Eric Hoff (@willcode4coffee) Eli Robillard (@erobillard) Etienne Tremblay (@tegaaa) Gavin Ostlund (@gostlund) Geoff Norton (@kangamono) Glen Little (@glenlittle) Graham Batty (@stormbrew) Grant Bowering (@grantbowering) Greg Young (@gregyoung) Guy Barrette (@guybarrette) Harley Young (@hsy) Hernan Garcia (@theprogrammer) Kate Gregory (@gregcons) Kelly (@kellabyte) Kent Alstad (@kentalstad) Kenny Kerr (@kennykerr) Kristan Uccello (@_krispy_) Kyle Fox (@kylefox) Laurent Duveau (@laurentduveau) Leigh Honeywell (@hypatiadotca) Louis-Philippe Pinsonneault (@lpinsonneault)

James Kovacs (@jameskovacs) Jean-Paul Boodhoo (@jpboodhoo) Jeff Smith (@jeffsmith) Jim Pick (@jimpick) Joel Semeniuk (@joel_semeniuk) John MacIntyre (@johnmacintyre) Jonathan Snook (@snookca) Jonathan Rasmusson (@jrasmusson) Josh Brown (@joshodbrown) Joubin Najmaie (@joubin) Justice Gray (@justicegray) Mack Male (@mastermaq) Marco Shaw (@marcoshaw) Mark Arteaga (@markarteaga) Mark Baker (@distobj) Mark Mayo (@mmayo) Mark Stahler (@markstahler) Martin Aatmaa (@martinaatmaa) Matt Drimonakos (@mattd1980) Michael Tighe (@miketighe) Miguel Carrasco (@miguelcarrasco) Mike Jensen (@mejensen) Mike Mason (@mikemasonca) Misael Ntirushwa (@ntmisa) Morten Rand-Hendriksen (@mor10) Odi Kosmatos (@kosmatos) Owen Rogers (@exortech) Peter Ritchie (@peterritchie) Phil Bolduc (@PathTooLong) Randy Troppmann (@randytroppmann) Richard Campbell (@richcampbell) Reg Braithwaite (@raganwald) Reza Alirezay (@rezaalirezay) Rob Chartier (@robchartier) Rob Windsor (@robwindsor) Robert Burke (@rob_burke) Robert Reppel (@robertreppel) Robert Magill (wikkiwild1) Scott Lawrence (@mutnat) Scott Stonehouse (@scottstonehouse) Shane Sholdice (@shanesholdice) Shane Courtrille (@shanecourtrille) Shereen Qumsieh (@msshushu) Simon Guindon (@simongui) Simon Timms (@stimms) Stefan Moser (@stefanmoser) Steve Goodyear (@stevegoodyear) Steve Porter (@stevevrporter) Steve Syfuhs (@stevesyfuhs) Steven Rockarts (@rockarts) Todd Schock (@toddschock) Tom Opgenorth (@topgenorth) Tom Weir (@tweir) William Highfield (@will_highfield) Yaroslav Spentsarsky (@spentsarsky)

This list is, by no means, exhaustive; I’m sure I’ve missed a few folks. However, I think this list demonstrates the connected-ness of the technical community. The bottom line is this: There is an awesome developer community in Canada.  There are extremely talented individuals, working hard to build software that can change the world.

Outside of Twitter, there are a number of great places where my team and I stay connected - both in-person and online - with the Canadian technical community. These include TechDays (on now!), EnergizeIT (coming soon!), our Ignite Your Coding webcast series (coming soon!) our vibrant user group community, various groups on Facebook, the Ignite Your Coding LinkedIn group, the MSDN Flash newsletter, and, of course, this blog.

See you online!

Update (3/10/2010 9:13 PM MST): So, clearly I've missed a few folks in this list. A lot of folks have contacted me about this. :) FWIW, this is why I wrote "This list is, by no means, exhaustive; I’m sure I’ve missed a few folks." (above). Clearly, there's a need for me to follow a lot more awesome Canadian developers. If you have a suggestion of someone I've missed, please let me know! Even better, why not let others know by submitting a comment to this post? Remember: Developers in Canada.

Update (4/10/2010 6:00 AM MST): Updated to emphasize the developer community in Canada.

Update (4/10/2010 6:25 AM MST):  Brian R. Cline points out that there are a lot of folks listed here who build on our stack and there are a few that don't. Given my role and the likelihood of who I meet while out in the community, I follow the former more prominently than the latter. However, over the years, I've come across some supremely-talented and smart developers who just so happen to not build on our stack. These are developers for whom I have an immense amount of respect. This is why I follow them. I think it's important for me to read what these folks have to say, which is why I've included them here.

Comments

• Anonymous
  October 03, 2010
  Thanks for the inclusion John!

• Anonymous
  October 03, 2010
  Your list is missing the best C# ASP.NET developer I know in Toronto, Carol Levesque. Her Twitter profile: http://twitter.com/carolfil

• Anonymous
  October 03, 2010
  Wow, impressive list!

• Anonymous
  October 03, 2010
  Thanks John, I'm honoured.

• Anonymous
  October 03, 2010
  Thanks John for the mention!

• Anonymous
  October 03, 2010
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• Anonymous
  October 03, 2010
  Very cool list John!  Nice.  Lots of names on there I recognize (confirmation? :>) and some I don't (which is why the list is great!).  Thanks for compiling.  Hope to see my name up there in the future! :> LOTS of MVPs on that list, it's great to see lots of CAN MVPs (and quite a few in the Ottawa/Montreal area too!). Suggestion?  To categorize them by technology.  But hey, I know, I know, that list you did is a lot of work!  Just compiling the list of 1) names, 2) website URLs (I saw you did that, thanks!) and 3) Twitter URLs.  LOTS of work for 111 names (binary too, coincidence? :>). Thanks again!

• Anonymous
  October 04, 2010
  Thank you John for all the effort. I have aggregated the twitter names into a twitter list twitter.com/.../cdndevs In addition, I have created a blog list of all those above.  This bundle can be used by others to subscribe to as well. www.google.com/.../Canadian%20Developers%20via%20%40dyardy I will maintain as more names and web sites surface.  I think this is a great opportunity to connect and build a vibrant community.   I can be found on Twitter at @dyardy

• Anonymous
  October 04, 2010
  Just a couple of Toronto-based names to add to the list: Pete Forde (@peteforde) Carsten Nielsen (@heycarsten) ...and I'm sure there are more. Let's keep this list updated and post it regularly!

• Anonymous
  October 04, 2010
  Inclusion from London, Ontario: Christopher Betlejemski (@tubbythebull)

• Anonymous
  October 04, 2010
  Excellent list! Inclusion from Calgary, Alberta! @eyuzwa

• Anonymous
  October 05, 2010
  What, no love for the php devs? Some more for your list: @phronk @MarkArteaga @SeanJA @AndrewEchidna @Jrrrrd @jerw @JohnGBlain @picard102 @SomethingOn @joeradman @adamdemoor @fallenight @zE_bEE @hendersonsk @bulltron_ca @Nik_G @wmpedersen @billdeys @3oh6 @StuartClark @JamesWilk @RachFee @Cottser @karolijn @kvl @revnoah @amcgowanca @peterjanes @late2game @gavinblair @zoster @roleat

• Anonymous
  November 09, 2010
  If you are looking for a web developer role in Canada- please email hshea@sapphireca.com for a varity of IT career options! Follow @SapphireCanada for a live job feed.

• Anonymous
  December 31, 2010
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