Charles Eckel

Open Source Developer Evangelist
Cisco DevNet

Charles is a developer evangelist in the Cisco DevNet team with a passion for open source software and open standards.

He started with open source 1999 as a founding member of Vovida Networks, developing some of the industry’s first open source VoIP protocol stacks and applications.

Now at Cisco, he is a recognized champion of open standards, open source and interoperability. He runs DevNet’s Open Source Dev Center, which focuses on Cisco’s major open source contributions, use, and community engagements; most notably, introducing open source hackathons into IETF and MEF, revolutionizing the way these SDOs operate and uniting open source software with open standards to maximize the pace and relevance of both.

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How Many Words is Running Code Worth?
August 15, 2019 - 2 Comments

The IETF Hackathon promotes running code to accelerate the creation of new network protocols that improve the functionality, manageability, and security of the internet.
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Third Time is a Charm at IETF Hackathon in Prague
April 30, 2019 - 0 Comments

IETF veterans work side by side with newcomers, especially developers interested in networking, security, and other IETF technologies.
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Using Tetration for Application Security and Policy Enforcement
January 11, 2019 - 2 Comments

Protecting assets within the enterprise requires the network manager to adopt automated methods of implementing policy on endpoints.
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IETF 103 Hackathon in Bangkok Jumpstarts Innovation
December 17, 2018 - 0 Comments

Just when you thought it could not get any better, the IETF Hackathon reached new heights, not just in number of participants or projects, but in meaningful contributions to the…
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Syntax Highlighting For Network Engineers on DevNet Code Exchange
November 26, 2018 - 0 Comments

Learn how Syntax Highlighting improves code readability to make it easier to derive context from an otherwise monochromatic block of text.
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What’s Next for Developers Working on Real-time Communications Applications?
October 10, 2018 - 0 Comments

Join experts from industry and academia to exchange ideas on leading future development in the rapidly changing field of real-time communications.
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Curated Code Repos Get Your Integration Project Done Faster, Better
September 27, 2018 - 1 Comment

Code Exchange curated code repos makes it easy for others to not only use your code, but also help make it better.
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Running Code for the Win at IETF Hackathon in Montreal
July 30, 2018 - 5 Comments

IETF Hackathon in Montreal hits its goals for advance the pace and relevance of IETF standards, and attract developers and new people to IETF.
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Hackathon@AIS Builds Technical Capacity Around Networking Standards in Africa
May 24, 2018 - 0 Comments

Participants used programming languages such as Python, and network and device level YANG models via NETCONF and RESTCONF to interact with Cisco IOS XE devices and OpenDaylight.
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IETF Hackathon Closes Loop Between Open Source and Standards
November 29, 2017 - 0 Comments

The first ever IETF Hackathon was held March 21-22, the weekend before IETF 92 in Dallas, TX. It was a late addition to the conference schedule, answering the call to
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