Live GraphQL Coding, QCon Sessions, and New Add-ons

Read the latest Heroku articles, watch conference sessions, and discover new add-ons, podcasts, and more. [View in Browser]( [Heroku Newsletter]( April 2020 newsletter Headlines [[Live Coding Session] CodeLive: Build a GraphQL API Integrated with Salesforce →]( Learn about the Heroku Platform and how it integrates with Salesforce, and watch live coding with different technologies. Stay tuned for the next session in this three-part series! [[Conference Session] Stories from the BeeHive - QCon 2020 →]( PensionBee CTO, Jonathan Lister Parsons, digs into the challenges of growing a consumer-focused fintech company in a traditional industry. He shows us how technology and people come together to create a culture of happiness that leads to positive effects both inside and outside the organization. [[Conference Session] Evolutionary Architecture: From Start-Up to Scale-Up - QCon 2020 →]( David Santoro, CTO and co-founder of carwow, shares some of the principles and tricks he has used to evolve carwow’s architecture from a three-person company run from a kitchen table to a 250-person multinational business — no “platform rewrite” needed. [Special Offer for Students →]( Heroku has a great offer for students registered with the GitHub Student Developer Pack. Students receive one Hobby dyno for up to two years (valued at $84/year) at no charge. [[Life Blog] Impending Vroom — How Ruckit Will Modernize Construction Right in the Nick of Time →]( Ruckit is a company whose platform is transforming the construction industry with user-friendly digital tools. Michael Bordelon, CTO of Ruckit, reminds us of the importance of builders — the kind that deliver bridges, roads, or airports. You may also enjoy - [Ten Years of WFH Lessons →]( - [We Just Had Our First Virtual Reality Status Meeting. Here’s How It Went →]( - [Five Architectures You Can Quickly Prototype on PaaS →]( - [How to Heroku →]( - [5 Web Dev Tools That Can Improve Your Productivity →]( - [I Built an App That Uses All 7 New Features in JavaScript ES2020 →]( - [Choosing the Right Communication Method for Remote Engineering Discussions →]( Add-on Marketplace Generally Available Add-ons [Duperset →]( Explore and visualize data based on Apache Superset. [Activity To Go →]( Keep your team notified on all Heroku app changes in Slack. [MSSQL →]( Use the Microsoft SQL database with your Heroku applications. Add-on Marketplace Beta Add-ons [Status List →]( Know immediately when the services that your SaaS relies on degrade, fail, or resume. Built on Heroku [Heroku’s Managed Service Helps Kolide Do More with a Smaller Team →]( Learn how Kolide moved away from a Kubernetes-based infrastructure to running its employee device security platform on Heroku. Upcoming Events [RailsConf 2020.2 Couch Edition →]( May 5th, 2020 This event is now going virtual! An agenda with original keynoters and other speakers will be recorded and available on the RailsConf website. Code[ish] Podcasts [[Special Episode] Books, Art, and Zombies: How to Survive in Today’s World →]( April 9th, 2020 Charlie Gleason and Margaret Francis share how they’re staying positive during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Crowdsourcing Code Translation →]( March 24th, 2020 - Episode 62 Crowdsourcing for content can be difficult, but Parker Phinney of Interview Cake explains how to set up a process that ensures accurate results. [Streaming Music to Livestreamers →]( March 31st, 2020 - Episode 63 Nate Beck introduces us to his platform, Pretzel Rocks, which provides stream-safe music for livestreamers. [From Internship to Job Placement →]( April 7th, 2020 - Episode 64 Luis Alvarez, a recent Heroku intern, talks to us about his journey into tech through Year Up, a nonprofit bootcamp. [Scaling Tech for Teachers →]( April 14th, 2020 - Episode 65 Learn all about Panorama Education, a platform that helps educators use data to support their students’ needs and build great schools. --------------------------------------------------------------- [We’re Hiring →]( Join a team that’s transforming how apps are built. [Come work with us. →]( [Salesforce + Heroku]( Salesforce 415 Mission Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 [Update your email preferences]( [Privacy]( [Heroku Blog]( [Code[ish] Podcasts]( [Heroku Twitter]( [Heroku on Instagram]( [Heroku on YouTube]( [Heroku on Facebook]( [Heroku on GitHub]( [Heroku on LinkedIn](