Yesterday marked the conclusion of a whirlwind week in Bengaluru at the Great International Developer Summit. As I embark on my long journey home (30+ hours of travel) I am left both energized and humbled by all I have experienced.

GIDS 2025 truly is a magical confluence of people, ideas, technologies, cultures, perspectives, ideas, as so much more.

If you were there, I want you to know how much I appreciate all that your brought to make this event so special. You and I are vertices in this vast graph that both bring unique connections and value by inducing network effects; we are the living embodiment of R Buckminster Fuller’s concept of Synergistics.

Of course, I was happy to see many old and dear friends, but I am also grateful for all the new friendships we cultivated together. Every hug, handshake, selfie, and book signing is a cherished memory for me.

Extra special thanks to Apress for organizing and surprising me with a first-of-it’s-kind orchestrated book launch!

To all my friends at GIDS, new and old, thank you from the bottom of my heart!