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Ep.19: How to be a Web Developer, and how cloud technology is changing Web Dev | Interview with Rodrigo Celso II

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About the guest: Rodrigo Celso II is currently working as a software engineer for Metro East Technology Resources Inc, where he helps develop internal web applications for Telecom companies. He has a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering specialized in Digital Signal Processing from UP Diliman, and he is currently pursuing his MBA degree.

In the first half of this episode we talked about:

  • Why he entered a career in Web development, and why he chose Metro East Technology
  • What web development is, and how UI/UX has become a separate area of work
  • How his career has progressed in the past four years, and the kinds of projects he has worked on
  • Differences between a web developer and mobile app developer
  • The day-to-day activities of a web developer
  • The lifecycle of software development, and the difference between Waterfall and Agile methods
  • How he learned the many programming languages needed for his work
  • The challenging aspects and rewarding aspects of working as a web developer
  • The next steps in the career of a web developer, and why he is pursuing an MBA now

    • In the second half of this episode we talked about:

    • What is front-end development, and what is back-end development
    • How UI/UX is planned, designed, researched, and implemented
    • How the user data is accessed from/sent to the servers
    • How cloud technology is impacting the web development process
    • How their team is transitioning towards the adoption of cloud infrastructure
    • Current trends in UI design, and the trendsetters in UI design
    • The main design principles in creating sustainable and adaptable software
    • What makes a successful web developer
    • The many reasons why someone should pursue a career in web development
    • How someone can start learning how to do web development
      • ...more
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