Jon Pretty is an open-source developer.

In this episode, he shares about his education path and his professional experiences that shaped his journey in Tech, especially in Scala.

We talked about the risks he took throughout his career, the challenges he faced along the way, and the lessons he learned from his career journey and open-source work. We also discussed his current new project using Scala 3: Soundness.

Listen to the full episode to gain insights from his experience and journey!

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00:00 - Introduction

03:57 - Discovering the Passion for Programming

07:20 - Educational Journey

09:45 - First Steps into the Professional World & Scala

11:40 - Entrepreneurial Beginnings: Starting from Scratch

15:42 - Challenges and Lessons Learned

21:45 - How He Entered the Scala Open-Source World

25:49 - Traveling the World to Attend Conferences

28:40 - How He Progressed in Open-Source Work

29:24 - The Changing Job Market for Scala Developers 

31:18 - Why Scala?

33:27 - About his current open-source project: Soundness

36:20 - Make Soundness Accessible

38:24 - Advice

39:32 - The Impact of Jon in the Scala community

42:03 - Imposter Feelings in New Developers

44:00 - Welcoming Newcomers: Making It Easier to Join

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