References
“Kenneth embraces efficiency in ways I don't think I will ever aspire to reach. He has true passion for his work, and it shows best when the work he has before him is the kind of work he enjoys.”
– Aaron Collegeman, CTO at CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty
“The attention to detail Kenneth puts into his code and best practices is something that everyone can aspire to achieve. With his help, I have gone from novice to a full-time developer in under a year.”
– Shane McDonald, Ansible / Red Hat
“If you want an insight to software as a craft, you can’t go wrong with Kenneth Reitz.”
— Mahdi Yusuf, Senior Staff Engineer at 1Password
“While our domains are quite different — he industry and I academia — I credit Kenneth for changing the direction of my career path. Even though we didn't know each other at the time, Kenneth spent a great deal of time virtually assisting me over a summer research experience.
That summer was a pivotal point in my academic career and led me to where I am today. Thanks, Kenneth. Seriously.”
– Trevor Michael Tomesh, PhD, Computer Science, Sessional Lecturer at University of Regina
“It was a great pleasure getting to know Kenneth and working with him, he is definitely one of the most inspirational person I have ever met. I have learned a lot working with him on Open source projects. Not only on the technical side, but he also motivated me to contribute more to open source!”
– Luna Chen, Site Reliability Engineer at Pollen
“Kenneth was a clutch recommendation. His written background doesn't do his knowledge base justice. If you think your company doesn't need his expertise you more then likely do.”
– Jerry Biehl, VP Operations at Real Food Works
“Programmers inhabit the minds of users. In Reitz's case, these are other programmers (as opposed to, say, the programmers of Google Chrome, which is used by non-programmers). Programmers might also be said to inhabit the mind of the computer itself.”
“This habitation of minds outside my own is part of what draws me to both these pursuits. It is a challenge. It broadens my world. Thinking of others, as others think, anticipating their needs and wants and questions, helps me escape myself and gain perspective. It's invigorating!”
“When I design a library I think of requests and its API and how I could do something as simple yet powerful, it's the perfect balance. And Requests is the central piece of the project I'm working on at work, so I'm using it more than ever now. What I want to say with all of this is thank you for such a fine piece of software, your work inspires me and many others like me.“
– Airbnb host from 2015 (San Francisco)