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Such a great guy. At Hashiconf a few years ago he was just one of the normal people, a load of us all went to the speakers’ dinner and he just found a seat and sat down - opposite me, as it happened, and we had a laugh. Armon is a top chap too, we would talk motorbikes if I ever bump into him. Their tech skills are top-notch and I wish them the best of luck. So many tech companies would be better off this way.

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It's strange, it feels this way at Hashicorp, too. I was a little shocked when I was new to see Mitchell occasionally commenting on RFCs, messaging people to ask questions, and updating documentation. If you didn't know his title, you would have thought he was just another engineer. He doesn't elevate himself above others, and Armon is the same.

I honestly think that sort of kindness and respect is actually what allowed Hashicorp to thrive in the open source communities.

Yeah, Armon is a sweetheart too and both of them have put the legwork in to meet and understand the needs of folks like me, and everytime there's a new product I get excited to use it. Their code has literally given me a livelihood for six years and made hard things easy. I've met loads of Hashicorp folks over the years and they're a top bunch.

Having Mitchell comment that my RFC was good was a huge highlight of my tenure there. He deserves all of the success he's earned.

I've been a user of their products for years, and really like them but never knew the last name Hashimoto seems to be why the name of the company is what it is. <Mind Blown>

It is! Most people pronounce the first part of Hashicorp the way you say "hash" (as in MD5). Technically it should be "haw-shee" because of the last name Hashimoto.

Side note, internally a pseudo company name used for example purposes is "Dadgarcorp" after Armon Dadgar. :D

Same here. I was sitting next to them at an after conference event and had a good laugh. Only later I recognized their faces. Or having a beer at FOSDEM.

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