Charles Scalfani is the author of the Leanpub book Functional Programming Made Easier: A Step-by-Step Guide. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Charles about his background and career, remote work, how programming can be like dreaming, writing screenplays, his book and his approach to teaching programming, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on June 23, 2021.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM184-Charles-Scalfani-2021-06-23.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.