Ryan McDonald Farewell by Christie Van Dyke

Ryan McDonald Farewell by Christie Van Dyke https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji en-us 2021-11-29 19:31:20 UTC 2023-02-28 01:23:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Farewell Ryan! cvandyke12 https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1918875484 Thank you for all you did to make this company an amazing one :)

Always, Christie]]> 2021-11-29 20:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1918875484 May your beard grow healthy and wise. https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1918890657 Ryan, I learned a lot from you. Both as a professional, manager and engineer. You will be missed. I'll be asking myself "what would Ryan do?" a lot.

You long term impact to Roblox has been tremendous. Thank you.

- Kilian]]> 2021-11-29 20:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1918890657 Happy future adventures https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921552285 It has been fantastic working with you. I can only wish you the best in your next adventure. ]]> 2021-11-30 23:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921552285 Do you want to work more on BrowserTrackers :D? anatu1 https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921556254 Akshay:

Ryan, it was pleasure working with you in the original API team back in 2016. We had so many white board sessions imagining all the APIs that we can expose :D

Your impact on the company is tremendous. Roblox is going to miss you a lot. Thank you for all the things.

Best of luck in the future. Stay in touch!!!]]> 2021-11-30 23:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921556254 Keep in touch. https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921570911 Hey Ryan,

Its been great working and learning from you. Good luck in your next chapter.

Thanks for everything and keep in touch.

- Neeraj.

]]> 2021-11-30 23:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921570911 The beginning of a whole new set of problems https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921612583 Now you get to spend time bikeshedding on the floor plan, your gear, your backyard setup, etc. And there's absolutely 0 outside pressure to get any of it done! Besides you wanting to get to your own goals, of course.

I learned a lot from you, hope you continue to grow in new ways because I'm still going to be coming back for you in the future. Hope to catch you on some wild adventures!

- Alex Leung]]> 2021-12-01 00:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921612583 https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921626099 Ryan, it has been a pleasure working with you, I hope you enjoy retirement. Try not to think too much about Gigya and all your other contributions anymore :)

Hit me up when you are well rested and looking for an adventure!
- Antoni ]]> 2021-12-01 00:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921626099 https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921707471 Hey Ryan-

I'm gonna miss the weekly ~~therapy~~ 1:1s you provided me. I have no doubts that your guidance and wisdom are what kept me grounded on this roller coaster of a job I ended up at. I'm going to miss having you around to steer me back on track, look at the bigger picture, and of course just breathe.

Keep us updated on what happens next so I know where my next roadtrip will be :)

- Eason

]]> 2021-12-01 01:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921707471 It's been a pleasure working with you! We really appreciate all the changes you've made to set us up for the future. Enjoy being close to Pikes Peak & nature! - Nathan Dean https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921736388 2021-12-01 01:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921736388 Going to miss my Chicago Dog Friend.... kneyman1 https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921793841 Dear Ryan,

It has been an absolute pleasure working with you. All the contributions that you made were building blocks to get us to where we are! So grateful to call you friend.

Please scope out the nearest Chicago Dogs place to Pikes Peak!.... Maybe we will just have to meet in Chi-town!

Enjoy your next adventure. Can't wait to hear all about it. I expect to see you as the high score on ALL the games in the game room! Wishing you much happiness ahead!

-Karen Neyman]]> 2021-12-01 02:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921793841 We've come a long long way together, through the hard times and the good https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921798703 Ryan, I can still remember interviewing you and leaving the interview (it was a tag team thing, I can't remember who with) and being like "OMG! This guy would be awesome to work with!" Many years later, I can safely say, you did not disappoint. Whether tackling tough problems together, or going toe-to-toe in Backend Guild meetings, it was always a blast.

Here's to many great memories! Best of luck!
-Toby]]> 2021-12-01 02:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1921798703 https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1922052061 See ya at rave burger again someday! -Ernie]]> 2021-12-01 05:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1922052061 Ryan cgthayer https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1922082352 With your long new beard, we hope you're ready to lead a new band of unruly interlopers. However, if the woods aren't everything you hoped for, or the natives turn on you, we'll be here, ready to plan the next phases of world domination with you.

/charles.thayer]]> 2021-12-01 05:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1922082352 Good luck with your future endeavors! https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1922319893 Good luck!! I will always remember our Caltrain conversations about everything under the universe. We should definitely catch up when I am in the bay area next! - Guru]]> 2021-12-01 08:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1922319893 It's been a good run. Good luck, sir. - Adam https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1923232262

]]> 2021-12-01 16:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1923232262 Live long and prosper https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1923262203 It was pleasure having those special lunch meetings with you long time ago. You've helped create something big for Roblox.

Enjoy the journey that is ahead of you; it is probably very different than what you could've imagined when you joined.

So long and thanks for all the fish :)
- Will]]> 2021-12-01 16:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1923262203 See you at the campsite https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1923430024 Will miss flipping off you and Isiah. ]]> 2021-12-01 17:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1923430024 See you on the big wall! kip26 https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1923461466 I hope you are getting some good climbing in wherever you are or at least enjoying the outdoors! I will miss seeing you around - next time I am in Colorado I will swing by!]]> 2021-12-01 18:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1923461466 I lost my XBox Expert :( https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1923937305 Have a great time exploring home automation and your other hobbies. Thank you for all the amazing xbox advice, you will be tough to replace. Also, scaring the crap out of me when I first joined Roblox (wasn't far from the truth). I am definitely hitting up your campground and catching all the fish in that lake! Will see you in the bay soon.
-Dmitri]]> 2021-12-01 23:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1923937305 Happy Trails mross187 https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1924083040 Ryan, I'm so glad I got to spend my first year at Roblox working with you. You're represent the absolute best of this place and we will miss you.

I wish you mountains of happiness in whatever you choose to do next.

- Max]]> 2021-12-02 01:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1924083040 Enjoy your next chapter https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1925706203 Those memorable conversations that we had during our 1:1 sessions will forever be in my memory. As I'm writing, we still have our last 1:1 and I can't wait. But I'm also sad that it will be our last one.
Hope to visit you one day!
You will be missed.

- Dale]]> 2021-12-02 17:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1925706203 Farewell friend rchall https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926153042 Ryan was really great working with you, we sure had a great time I already miss our team random conversation topics on the cafeteria :). Wish you the best on your future endeavors, I know you gonna do great. You got my number don't hesitate giving me a call if you in the area.
- Raul ]]> 2021-12-02 21:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926153042 Thank you! https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926242731 Hey Ryan, thank you for being a great leader and manager. It's being great working under you and I wish you all the best to you and your new adventures!!!

- Alejandro]]> 2021-12-02 23:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926242731 Sad We Didn't Get To Work With Each Other... ftoraby https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926272586 Hey Ryan, I was very looking forward to working with you after our chat when you interviewed me. I am sad that won't happen in the immediate future, but I hope our paths cross again. I had a feeling you were great to work with and based on all the things people have said, it looks like my feeling was right. Good luck!

-Farshad]]> 2021-12-02 23:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926272586 Ryan!! https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926279546 I really enjoyed having you as my manager, and you were a large part of why I wanted to return to Roblox! Thank you so much for all the wisdom, hilarious analogies, and advice. I hope you have a wonderful, relaxing time ahead :D

- Kathy]]> 2021-12-03 00:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926279546 Farewell! https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926303056 You've been an awesome boss! Will definitely miss you. Good luck with your future endeavors! I hope to be able to check out your campsite one day :D!

-Andrew]]> 2021-12-03 00:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926303056 https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926315730 Ryan, this was us a scant 20 months ago, on our first BEDEV2 onboarding session. It took literally all week, it was incredibly rough. But we learned so much. Now those courses are self-service and hundreds of people have run them.

20 months before that, we were all in a tiny, under-ventilated office in San Mateo. Trying to figure out how we could possibly keep this system scaling, working to figure out how we could get Roblox to 100M people. Today, we've doubled that, we're looking to add a zero.

20 months before that, we sat at a desk trying to sort out how we could unit test the UserFactory. What black magic would be needed to enable us to inject CommunitySift Client without blowing up the universe as we shipped this to every service in our system. Today, this is a service, our largest one. Heck so is CommunitySift.

60 months, that's 5 years on an epic, once-in-a-lifetime journey. On a rocket ship that hasn't stopped accelerating. TY for keeping the rocket ship going. 🚀🌔

Here's to new adventures 🍻. I look forward to seeing your "custom laser-etched hardwood smart home kubernetes server cabinet"... or whatever you do with your future workshop. May all your days be full.

- Gates]]> 2021-12-03 00:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926315730 Thank you Ryan! Have fun in your next adventure! https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926322520 It is exciting to work with you! The team will miss you! Hope one day, your 3D printing and electronic designs can grow into a successful startup and bring humankind forward.
- lingfeng]]> 2021-12-03 00:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926322520 Good luck but I totally hope you don't need any! kudai https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926591893 Hey Ryan,

I remember first hearing of you in a townhall where you spent a Saturday fixing a int32 overflow on some table after it overflowed and I thought to myself, that's a hardcore engineer. And then I got to interact with you a little more through Bob when you were on the api team and then through Jan on DevServices. Since then I think we've spoken more about stuff not related to work and I think I've enjoyed our drunk amateurish physics conversations a lot! With that, I'll remind you to hit me up when you have an explanation for the delayed choice quantum eraser that fits your constraints of reality :D

Keep in touch and I totally hope and expect and to see you again!
- Kush.]]> 2021-12-03 03:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926591893 Have fun out there! https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926638532 Really enjoyed working with you back in the day on Web API! Have fun in Colorado and hope to run into you there someday

Matthew Dean]]> 2021-12-03 04:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926638532 Thank you friend! https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926650336 Ryan, thank you for the opportunity to learn from you across three teams and many years. And thanks for not sending that pesky intern that occupied your desk half of the day away because they couldn't ship services by themselves. :-)

Much luck on your (initially relaxing) path ahead! Looking forward to Half Dome next year.

- Jan]]> 2021-12-03 04:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926650336 igiang https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926867281 Ryan!!

I really enjoyed having the chance to work with you as my manager these last few months.

It's been great getting to learn from you.

Will miss our 1:1 chats - your perspective and your grounded, thoughtful advice on so many topics has been invaluable.

I hope you have lots of fun and that you get to create all of the things you want!

Glam RVs, robots, whiskey, woodworking, etc!

Looking forward to potentially seeing you around the next time you're in the Bay Area! :)

Isabel

]]> 2021-12-03 07:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1926867281 Ryan! https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1927884824 Dear Ryan,

Even though I did not work with you for a long time, I still remember you asked me "do you think what is PaaS" in my interview of Roblox. Still want to learn more from you.

Enjoy your next journey!

- Lu Xie]]> 2021-12-03 17:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1927884824 Here's To The Next Chapter https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1927923344 Bummer that we couldn't work together before you left, but thanks so much for hopping on all those meetings and always being a real one!

- Divit]]> 2021-12-03 18:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1927923344 Ryan! https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1928040094 We only got to work together for a short period of time, but it was still exceedingly pleasant :) Best of luck with whatever you decide to do next! I'll come check out your campsite and/or farm!

All the best,
Hunter]]> 2021-12-03 19:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1928040094 Catch you on the trail https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1928067196 Thanks for everything you've done here. It's been great working with you and I wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavours.

Excited to see how your software hiatus goes, and look forward to seeing what you do next.

Jonathon]]> 2021-12-03 19:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cvandyke12/s96w6as9lt54jbji/wish/1928067196