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Tim Myers is a developer from Denver. In the 1990s he finished high school and immediately enlisted in the US Army. When he got out, he started coding. He was working as a developer at an accounting firm when he got into a drunken brawl and ended up injuring somebody.
Tim was convicted of 2nd degree assault and got a 12 year prison sentence. He earned his college degree entirely while in prison, and was released after 8 years for good behavior.
He spent the next 3 years working various jobs like fast food while studying to get back into software development. And for the past 4 years, he's worked as software developer at several Denver companies.
In today's episode, Quincy interviews Tim about his journey from convicted felon to developer and family man.
Follow Tim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/denvercoder
Follow Quincy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ossia
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Tim Myers is a developer from Denver. In the 1990s he finished high school and immediately enlisted in the US Army. When he got out, he started coding. He was working as a developer at an accounting firm when he got into a drunken brawl and ended up injuring somebody.
Tim was convicted of 2nd degree assault and got a 12 year prison sentence. He earned his college degree entirely while in prison, and was released after 8 years for good behavior.
He spent the next 3 years working various jobs like fast food while studying to get back into software development. And for the past 4 years, he's worked as software developer at several Denver companies.
In today's episode, Quincy interviews Tim about his journey from convicted felon to developer and family man.
Follow Tim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/denvercoder
Follow Quincy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ossia
Help our community spread the word the old fashion way - tell a friend about this podcast.

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