Episode Summary  This week's My Ruby Story welcomes Daniel Pritchett, an infrastructure engineer at Gremlin. Daniel talks about his programming journey and his life in Florida where he moved to recently.  Daniel has degrees in Management Information Systems and Computer Science from the University of Alabama. He talks about the fact that even though he learned about programming in theory at school, he didn't feel confident a a programmer until he was introduced to Ruby.  Daniel then talks about why he likes being an infrastructure engineer and the projects he has been working on.  Host: Charles Max Wood  Joined by Special Guest: Daniel Pritchett  Sponsors  Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan     React Native RadioMy Angular StoryCacheFly  Links  RR 422: Build Chatbot Interactions in Ruby with Daniel PritchettDaniel's LinkedInDaniel's TwitterBuild Chatbot Interactions: Responsive, Intuitive Interfaces with RubyDaniel Pritchett  Picks  Daniel Pritchett:  Lucidchart.com  Charles Max Wood:  https://villacappelli.com/     The Olive Oil     https://www.dropanfbomb.com/collections/nut-butters/products/macadamia-nut-butters

MRS 096: Daniel Pritchett

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My Ruby Story this week welcomes Elia Schito, a senior developer for Nebulab. Elia has been working with Ruby for the past 12 years. Charles starts off by asking how Elia became a developer.  Host: Charles Max Wood  Joined By Special Guest: Elia Schito  Sponsors  Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan     React Native RadioCacheFly  ______________________________________   "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today!   ______________________________________       Links  RR 430: Opal with Elia SchitoElia's LinkedInElia's Twitter  Picks  Charles Max Wood:       Devchat.tv Supporters       Elia Schito:  Devchat.tvHenry VOrthodoxy by Gilbert Keith Chestertonhttps://opalrb.com/

MRS 102: Elia Schito

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My Ruby Story this week welcomes Taylor Jones, Support Engineer at Heroku. Charles asks Taylor how he ended up at Heroku. Taylor shares his journey after majoring in Computer Science at Auburn University.  Taylor had a lot of downtime in his first job so he started learning Rails online. Then after he graduated he was able to get more chances working full time with Ruby. He then started speaking at conferences such as RailsConf.  Charles and Taylor talk about how working at a place you really want to is not a pie in the sky but actually is doable if you position yourself correctly. For example Taylor really wanted to work at Heroku and was friends with the people at Heroku. When there was an opening his friends contacted him and Taylor was able to find a job at Heroku.  Charles wonders what drew Taylor to programming and Taylor talks about how he was introduced to developing through video games. Taylor also talks about the concept " if you start out with Ruby you stick with Ruby" and how this was true for him.  Finally Charles wants to know what Taylor's life is like outside of work. Taylor talks about what he does is in his free time which is playing guitars and hanging out with his family and his toddler.  Host: Charles Max Wood  Joined By Special Guest: Taylor Jones  Sponsors  Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan     React Native Radio     Adventures in DevOps     CacheFly  Links  RR 425: Rails + Webpacker with Taylor Joneshttps://www.heroku.comhttps://twitter.com/hiimtaylorjoneswww.hiimtaylorjones.com  Picks  Charles Max Wood:  https://jamstackconf.com/sf/     Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu - Podcast       Taylor Jones:  Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Book by Mike Isaachttps://www.youneedabudget.com/podcasts/

MRS 101: Taylor Jones

My Ruby Story celebrates its 100th episode. To commemorate the 100th episode host Charles Max Wood talks about how My Ruby Story podcast started and how it progressed.  My Ruby Story started off as a spin-off of Ruby Rogues. Acting upon advice from a business coach he was working with at the time, Charles misunderstood her suggestion to double on Ruby Rogues and instead proceeded to create a podcast similar to Ruby Rogues. Over the years, the show proceeded to inspire many developers who are just starting out and the show developed a fan base of its own.  Over the years, My Ruby Story has helped people get better jobs, shaped their careers. For those who have been positively affected, Charles requests them to send him an email sharing how My Ruby Story or any other Devchat.tv podcast. If you have any questions or are struggling with how to get a better job, how to talk to your boss, or what steps to take to better your developer career, Charles schedule a call at Schedule a 15 Minute Call with Charles Max Wood.  Host: Charles Max Wood  Sponsors  Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan     React Native RadioMy Angular Story CacheFly  Links  MaxCodersSchedule a 15 Minute Call with Charles Max Wood  Picks  Charles Max Wood  Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink (Author, Narrator), Leif Babin (Author, Narrator)The 360-Degree Leade by John C. Maxwell, Wayne Shepherd

MRS 100: The Origin and Impact of  My Ruby Story

Joe Leo joins Charles Max Wood on this week's My Ruby Story. Joe is the Founder and CEO of the agile software consultancy, Def Method. He shares his journey as a developer. Joe was tutored by his uncle and learned how to code in Basic on a command line. He wanted to be in the music industry and liked math.  Joe is currently working on holistic product development and is delving into areas such as what makes a good product manager and what makes a good product design. Charles and Joe talk about difficulties in quantifying good product management skills or writing tests and other non-coding aspects that surround making a product.  Host: Charles Max Wood  Joined by Special Guest: Joe Leo  Sponsors  Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan     React Native RadioMy Angular Story CacheFly  Links  RR 423: The Well-Grounded Rubyist with David A. Black & Joseph Leo IIIThe Well-Grounded Rubyist: Covers Ruby 1.9.1 by David A. Black and by III Joseph Leo (Author)Joe's LinkedInDef Methodhttps://devchat.tv/blog/what-really-makes-a-10x-engineer/  Picks  Joe Leo  https://www.kobee.io/ACR 2019 Ruby·Rails·React Conference  Charles Max Wood       Sign Up on Devchat.tv for our weekly episode round-up     How to Stay Current in Technology Effectively in 2019All In by by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton For Men Only by Shaunti Feldhahn, Jeff Feldhahn

MRS 096: Daniel Pritchett

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