Software Developers Journey

Laurie first took us through the many times where she should have realized that she was meant to be a developer but didn't. We spoke about her changing gears, going from law to program management, and finally, tech'. We talked about the public vs. private sector and highlighted her transferable skills when applying for her first dev job. We spoke of consultancy, what she learned and how she went from being title-less to a Staff Engineer at Gatsby. We finally spoke about finding where to go next and how she landed at Netflix.

Here are the links from the show:

• https://www.twitter.com/laurieontech
• https://laurieontech.com/
• https://www.compilersforhumans.com/
• https://sisterstem.org/2019/05/22/your-resume-should-tell-a-story/

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• Cover Heliotrope by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
• Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.
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Rich's computer story started early in his childhood with an Amstrad computer. But it took him 30 years, 2 or 3 different careers in screenwriting, scaffolding, building glasses, and moving from the UK to Sweden to discover programming (again). We talked about this journey and what ensued when he married his love for screenwriting and tech together to become a technical writer. 

Here are the links from the show:

• https://www.twitter.com/studio_hungry
• https://www.richardhaines.dev/
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sideroot/sideroot-the-first-flexible-wood-sunglasses-a-perf/
• https://greensock.com/docs/v3/Eases
• https://airtable.com/api
• https://www.partycorgi.com/
• https://www.writethedocs.org/

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• Cover Heliotrope by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
• Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.
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Luce took us back to her childhood when she discovered computers but also realized she didn't fit into the mold. She told us the story of her being bullied and eventually diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum. She told us about her difficulty studying and how she finally found a vocational program in IT that matched her needs so well that she could strive. She then took us on the wild ride of the many jobs she had, how she discovered Xamarin, entered the communities, and finally ended up at MongoDB, doing for money what she loves: creating content and helping people.

Here are the links from the show:

• https://www.twitter.com/LuceCarter1
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucecarter/
• https://www.lucecarter.co.uk/
• https://www.twitch.tv/lucecarter
• https://www.twitch.tv/mongodb
• https://www.lucecarter.co.uk/blog/how-software-development-saved-my-life/
• https://dotnetnorth.org.uk/
• https://twitter.com/jimbobbennett/

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• Cover Heliotrope by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
• Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.
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Michael took us back in his gaming past, tweaking his machine to get the most of it. This led him to enroll in a trade school, leading to IT support and network administration. Discovering Powershell and later Python were the game changers for him. From there on, he went into automation and then SRE. We talked about learning, changing careers, recognizing when you are not learning, being bold, making the most of situations, shiny object syndrome, toxic people, and much more!

Here are the links from the show:

• https://www.twitter.com/TheNJDevOpsGuy
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaellevan/
• https://michaellevan.net/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-carballo-09259970/

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• Cover Heliotrope by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
• Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.
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Suze took us from her first love for programming on a BBC-Micro, to her career in Marketing. She explained how she worked for the Police and managed communities. After being made redundant, she embraced freelancing and went back to coding. We discussed how she finally came back to technical marketing in the form of developer advocacy.

Here are the links from the show:

• https://www.twitter.com/SuzeShardlow
• https://hbr.org/2021/02/stop-telling-women-they-have-imposter-syndrome

Credits

• Cover Heliotrope by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
• Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.
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Scott took us from his job as a bank clerk to learning VBA. He told us how he became a VBA analyst, solved problems on giant spreadsheets, and at some point decided to change careers. We talked about recruiting(and recruiters), teaching, blogging, advocating, and scratching your own itch.

Here are the links from the show:

• https://www.twitter.com/spences10
• https://scottspence.com
• https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottSpencePlease
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/spences10
• https://scottspence.com/faq
• https://chingu.io
• https://www.freecodecamp.org

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• Cover Heliotrope by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
• Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.
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Sydney first told us about her early love for building websites on Geocities and how she didn't pursue a career in tech but instead went into sociology. We then talked about the implications of sociology on society and how she came back to tech. We spoke about growth hacking and (technology) adoption. We finally talked about Web3, how it relates to Web2 and how one can go from one paradigm to another.

Here are the links from the show:

• https://www.twitter.com/sydneylai

Credits

• Cover Heliotrope by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
• Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.
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Karl took us from his passion for architecture and mechanics to his first freelancing project in college. We talked about how he learned how to create websites and started building a network. We spoke about the startups he joined and the ones he made. We finally talked about the power of networking and how Karl used it to his advantage throughout his career.

Here are the links from the show:

• https://www.twitter.com/KarlLHughes
• https://github.com/malgamves/CommunityWriterPrograms
• https://draft.dev/write
• https://twitter.com/draftdev

Credits

• Cover Heliotrope by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
• Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.
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This year was even crazier than 2020, time for a review!

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• Cover Campfire Rounds by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
• Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.
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After briefly speaking about his early eSports amateur career, Tom took us on a teaching journey. We talked about how he beat his fear of public speaking and became a high school teacher. Then we talked about his decision to go back to school and study computer sciences. Tom told us about his experience in Finnland, how he finally ended up working for Info Support and how he set foot into the public speaking and community world. We finally talked about mentoring junior developers and how Tom teaches the newer generation of programmers.

Here are the links from the show:

• https://www.twitter.com/TCoolsIT
• https://tomcools.be

Credits

• Cover Campfire Rounds by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
• Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.
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