Joel Lord (@joel__lord on Twitter) is passionate about the web and technology in general. He likes to learn new things, but most of all, he wants to share his discoveries. He does so by travelling at various conferences all across the globe. He graduated from college in computer programming in the last millennium. Apart from a little break to get his BSc in computational astrophysics, he was always in the industry.

In his daily job, Joel is a developer advocate with MongoDB, where he connects with software engineers to help them improve the web by sharing the best software development practices. During his free time, he can be found stargazing on a campground somewhere or brewing a fresh batch of beer in his garage.