So I show up to All Things Open '22 and in the first session of the community leadership summit I see a fella in a purple teletubby costume. It happened to be Halloween and this fella was none other than Josh Goldberg. I had a blast at the conference, thoroughly enjoyed the time I got to spend with Josh and attending his talk and it was truly an honor to get so much of Josh's time to record this episode. Gather round and listen to us talk about All Things Open, open source development, writing and publishing a technical book and so much more.

Josh, thanks again for investing the time to record this episode! I enjoyed editing it as much as I enjoyed recording it!

Show notes at https://leetrout.com/fishtales/e8

Alvin is a release engineering manager at HashiCorp and we met back before the

pandemic in 2020. In this episode we explore Alvin's past from sledding on

cafeteria trays to working on data center tech to what he does day to day at

work. We nerd out a bit on infrastucture management, tooling, developer

experience and more!

Alvin it was a blast to reconnect and record this conversation! Thank you!

Show notes at https://leetrout.com/fishtales/e7

I met Adam Allred back in 2016 and we've kept in touch over the years. He's currently a Senior Staff Engineer at Mailchimp. Join us for a chat about all sorts of tech subjects as well as Adam's background. Adam is one of those unique individuals that makes you feel smarter just by listening to them and it was a treat to record this. Adam, thanks again for the conversation!

Show notes at https://leetrout.com/fishtales/e6/

Haroun is a principal software engineer and sound engineer. We had a great chat about his background in sound engineering and some of the artists he’s worked with over the years before diving into our opinions on various aspects of software engineering. Haroun is one of those people that will always leave you wanting to learn more as he has such a broad knowledge base that covers so many topics. I am certain there’s something interesting here for everyone.

Haroun, thank you for making the music for the show and thanks for all the great conversations in addition to this one we captured to share with the world!

Show notes at https://leetrout.com/fishtales/e5/

Leslie Kiszka is on the show to talk about running her food blog StressBaking.com! We had a great chat and she was patient enough to walk me through all the various aspects of her blog including the origin story and what she has to do to keep things running. It was a blast to learn about it and hear it all directly from her!

Show notes at https://leetrout.com/fishtales/e4/

Andrew Welch is a developer and the host of [devMode.fm](https://devmode.fm), a podcast dedicated to modern web development. He's been working in technology for years and we explored his experience working in development and transitioning over to training.

Andrew was instrumental in launching Fish Tales so once again, thank you Andrew!

Show notes at https://leetrout.com/fishtales/e3/

Greg is a long time friend, first time caller and he's here to tell us about his

career and the work he has done in 3D animation. He tells us all about working

on AAA titles including Civilization V and how he transitioned to teaching at

ETSU. I am certain you can't make it through this episode without laughing and

smiling as you listen to Greg tell his entertaining and interesting stories.

Greg, thanks for a fantastic episode!

Show notes at https://leetrout.com/fishtales/e2/

In this episode we explore Ange's background, how he got started programming and how the engine simulator came about. Of particular interest to me was how it went viral and the pressures that surfaced. This episode kicked off the podcast recording in late 2022 and I really cannot thank Ange enough for investing the time to record with me with no idea what this podcast is or would be or when it would even be published.

Show notes at https://leetrout.com/fishtales/e1/

It's here! My new podcast, Fish Tales, is launching and this is episode zero where I talk a little bit about my motivations and what to expect in the show.

Music production by Haroun Serang