Mark Bates is the co-founder at Gopher Guides, papercall.io, and gobuffalo.io. Many of us know Mark for his programming expertise but much of this episode is focused around his passion for music. Music has always been an integral part of his life and even was a catalyst for his journey into programming. Tune in for advice on following your passions, stories of early internet, and the value of sharing knowledge with others.

Connect with Mark:
https://twitter.com/markbates
https://github.com/markbates

Mentioned in today’s episode:
Gopher Guides
Distributed Programming with Ruby (Book by Mark Bates)
Ruby Conf 2008 - Building Distributed Applications
Berklee College of Music
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

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