In the Technical.ly newsroom, we often ask each other: "Are they ~real~?" For us, "real" means serious, committed, influential. When we curate our community informed by years of reporting, we call them a RealLIST.

In fall 2019, Technical.ly will introduce its inaugural ReaLIST Engineers, a curated list of influential software developers and other technologists. The goal is to highlight meaningful contributors to solving the technical challenges and product development taking place at important organizations in the communities we serve. Submissions will be vetted by a panel of technologists. Multiple nominations will *NOT* increase the likelihood of being included. You can nominate yourself.

The Technical.ly RealLIST Engineers are among the most influential software developers, architects and other technologists, impacting their companies and communities. This is a list of the doers, those who commit code, problem-solve and build solutions. We will look for those who are influential in their communities, companies and products, some who are established and others who are below the radar.