Software Developers Journey

Chris took us from playing on his first C64 to his bachelor of arts in ceramics and back to web development. We talked about the different positions he held along the way and how they slowly but surely led him toward web development. We brushed over the creation and recreation of CSS-Tricks, learning in the open and what a good day looks like!

Here are the links from the show:

• Chris on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/chriscoyier
• https://css-tricks.com
• https://codepen.io
• https://shoptalkshow.com
• https://abookapart.com/products/practical-svg
• https://digwp.com/book

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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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Ryan took us over his atypical journey, proudly working for 3 companies over the span of 22 years. First, he told us about his young love for programming in the 80s and how programming completely left his life until the mid-90s. Next, he told us about his art and city planning studies and how this led him back to graphic design and HTML. We then took us along his long journey toward backend technologies and technical agile coaching.

Here are the links from the show:

• Ryan's Twitter https://www.twitter.com/ryber

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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Leticia took us from her job in oceanography to her current software engineering role at Stripe. She described how Python changed her life, or to be more accurate, how the Brasilian Python community changed her life. We talked about learning, sharing, writing, and knowing yourself. We talked about mentorship and helping others. What a story!

Here are the links from the show:

• Leticia on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/leleportella
• Leticia's Homepage https://leportella.com
  
  

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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Bryan took us back to his first Commodore Vic20, the first lines of code he wrote. We spoke about languages and choosing the right tool for the job. We discussed organizing your work and life. We spoke about coaching, behavior skills, and ego. Bryan dropped one useful piece of advice after the other. Don't miss it!

Here are the links from the show:

• Bryan on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/BillyGarnet
• Bryan's Blog https://humanrefactor.com

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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Caitlyn's developer career started just a few years ago when she dropped her career selling beer and enrolled in a software development boot camp. Caitlyn told us that story and how she got her first and second jobs. We talked about learning, conferences & public speaking. We talked about asking, working in the open, and the book she is writing about her experience.

Here are the links from the show:

• Caitlyn on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/thecaitcode
• Caitlyn's Homepage https://caitlyngreffly.com

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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Miguel has been learning by making things. This is pretty much his whole story. Pick an idea and learn from it. Want to learn something? Find an itch to scratch. And he is very prolific. And he is becoming very successful at it.

Here are the links from the show:

• Miguel on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/m1guelpf
• Miguel's Homepage https://miguelpiedrafita.com
• His Project List https://miguelpiedrafita.com/projects
• Site Sauce Open Stats https://sitesauce.app/open

Communities

• Makerlog https://getmakerlog.com
• Indie Hackers https://www.indiehackers.com
• WIP https://wip.co

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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From the early 90s to 2001, Darko's only computer was a C64, and he loved it. We talked about how his life changed when he got a 486, how he didn't become a developer per se. How his SysAdmin jobs slowly but surely took him toward AWS, and finally, how his path inside AWS lead him to Developer Advocacy.

Here are the links from the show:

• Darko on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/darkosubotica
• Darko's Homepage / Blog https://www.rup12.net/about
• Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV_UAKu9-r39cEEXPj_xWfw
• Twitch DevBeardOps https://www.twitch.tv/ruptwelve

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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This week, I try a new concept: telling you a developer story out of its context. This time I tell you a story of a machine interface problem I couldn't figure out 12 years ago. Let me know how you find this format, reach out on Twitter @timothep, or per email [email protected]

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• Campfire sound by Den Chykut licensed CC BY
• Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.
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Bert took us from his first C64, all the way to his community work with the NLJUG. We talked about learning on the job and saying "YES" to everything. Getting involved with a community, giving back, enjoying volunteer work, finding topics to talk about, and much more.

Here are the links from the show:

• Bert on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/bjschrijver
• J-Spring https://jspring.nl
• J-Fall https://jfall.nl
• NLJUG https://nljug.org

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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Lior took us from her computer science major in high school, through her time in the Israel Defence Force as a network analyst, to her work at CyberMDX, providing cybersecurity for health institutions. We talked about curiosity, learning strategy, finding your passions, and finding your "skills sweet spot."

Here are the links from the show:

• [email protected]
• Lior Bar Yosef on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lior-bar-yosef-442511174/
• Sample Research Lior did for CyberMDX https://www.cybermdx.com/research/vulnerability-ge-radiology-201208

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.
• Gift the podcast a rating on one of the major platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribe
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