Software Developers Journey

Jen took us to the beginning of her STEM journey, with the goal to walk the footsteps of Ayanna Howard, but life wanted otherwise. Nevertheless, she found her way to coding. We nostalgically talked about dev-jobs in the 90s and early 2000s. We spoke about web development, accessibility and advocacy. Here are the links of the show: https://www.twitter.com/knitcodemonkey https://www.deque.com/axe/ax...

Jeff first told us how he went from coding games for fun, to selling software as a teenager, to solving problems on the deck of an aircraft carrier. We then talked about contracting and running a contracting business, and drifted toward entrepreneurship. Jeff finally told us the birth story of Titanium in 2006 and his new  startup pinpoint. Here are the links of the show: https://www.twitter.com/j...

We first started talking about how I dabbled into the world of computers, mostly through gaming and tinkering. We then talked about my studdies and my wish to go into (buildings) architecture and keen interest into leadership. We discussed the origin of the show and what I learned from it. We discussed my superpower(s) and what use I make of them. We went over the effects of hosting the podcast in...

Anjana started by clarifying what Computational Linguistics is, and the research she did in this field. We then talked about idiomatic programming and echo-chambers, which led us to talking about communities. Anjana then described the coding retreat she did in 2015 and how it was a forming experience in her life. We finished the interview by talking about Developer Advocacy and Public Speaking. An...

Doug's first told us how discovering computers triggered his curiosity. He explained how he created Mods for Half-Life and realized his calling toward software development. He told us about his first years as a Web Developer, and how he accidentally moved to mobile development. Doug explained how he started working for media companies and one thing leading to the next, taking over management...

Joe fist took us through the first few forming years of his career. From developing UNIX workstations and producing fantastic-but-useless software, to doing his first group trainings and learning his chops as a manager. We also touched on entrepreneurship and Joe's secret recipe to success! Joe Drumgoole is Global Director of Developer Relations at MongoDB. He has over 30 years of product dev...

Dylan first told us about his childhood in Zimbabwe and his first computers. Then we spoke about his further discoveries in the UK. We continued talking about technology stacks and modularity. Dylan then spoke about public speaking and his job at Skillsmatter. We finally touched on the Rockstar programming language. Here are the links of the show: https://www.twitter.com/dylanbeattie https://dylan...

Lara first took us through her start as a biologist... or was it statistician? She then took us through her learning to code on her own, and finding a job as a QA Engineer. She then explained how she slowly moved into an Android developer role, without strong-arming her boss... too much ;) We then talked about her discovering Flutter and becoming a Google Developer Expert. We finally talked about...

Michael started by telling us about his Math studies, and how the coding-tool finally took precedence over it. We talked about his role in a (cool) UX/visualization startup and how he really learned to code there. Michael told us how he dipped his toes into public speaking and how it got him his next job into trainings... and was the birth of his current endeavor: 2 podcasts and his own training c...

Guilherme first came to coding via Web-Development. But after a while, he lost interest and was almost ready to change career and stop coding. That's when he got his first Mac... and just before the iPhone came out. He then told us of his first Mac Apps, then iOS Apps. How he found the ideas for them and what he learned from releasing small and big apps alike. We finally touched on writing fo...

Tracy took us all the way back to the creation of her first startup as a "non-technical founder". She told us about her dabbling with technology and how she learned to code. We talked about getting in the zone and relationships. We talked about passion and success. We discussed how to find ideas be scratching your own itch, as well as tips to make your weeks successful. Tracy is the Co-F...

Harald first told us how he came to graphics programming: curiosity. We then talked about his first internships and jobs in the healthcare industry. We discussed what quality means in such a heavily regulated environment. We then talked about how his views on software quality and furthermore pair programming evolved through the years. We finally zoomed in on his upcoming coding tour, what it is, h...

Khaled surprisingly started by telling us how he loved machines, but not code... until he discovered that he could create value for customers. We then discussed his first jobs and how he moved to France. Khaled told us about learning humility and discovering that, after all, he knows nothing. Khaled then told us about how he discovered the software crafters movement and got involved with SOCRATES....

Hadelin first spoke about his entrepreneurship mindset. This was already in his mind early on, and never left him. We spoke about his interest for math, science and technology and how it drove him to one of the best French engineering schools. We talked about him discovering Data Science and how he changed his major at the very last minute. We then talked about his professional life. How he got to...

Lydia first took us through her discovery of JavaScript via the theming of Tumblr page. She then told us about how she decided not to go to university and go for a boot camp instead. Lydia explained us how she then dipped her toes into freelancing, remote work and digital nomad-life... and would never go back to an "office work" anymore. All along the way, we discussed her decision makin...

Denise's choice for STEM and maths was a no brainer, but the rest of the journey wasn't as clear. There were many forks along the way. Denise first told us about her maths studies and how she inadvertedly discovered graphs theory. She described how her aversion for a focus on teaching led her to digging deeper into the graphs field that became the subject of her PhD. We the talked about...

Jamison quickly took us through his studies, how he zoomed in on computer sciences... not without a few detours beforehand. We talked about his part time jobs and how he learned what a bad manager can be. We then jumped forward a few years to talk about management, what it takes to do a good job there, the challenges and successes of the function. We finished talking about two dreaded responsibili...

Shedrack first took us through his discovery of Python coding and his engineering studies. We talked about how his first mentor opened his eyes on the coding world, and how he quickly moved into it. We then moved to the jobs Shedrack did on the side during his studies and how this prepared him for becoming a contractor. We then discussed the remote gigs he did, and how it is to work with different...

Molly first brushed over her unusual path to dev... via aerospace engineering and options trading. Then we focused on her journey as a Ruby developer and how she slowly got into Site Reliability Engineering. After defining the term and devising on it, we slowly moved to her current job as an SRE-Lead at Dev.to. Molly finished on a high note, bringing one fantastic advice after the other, about men...

Reuven took us on a rollercoaster, from his discovery of programming, his first classes and tryouts, to his life changing discovery on the Web while at MIT. He took us through his first jobs and taught us how he became a consultant. We discussed his experience as a broad T-Shaped consultant, and slowly converged toward his training business. We then focused on learning, teaching and the key skills...

Pariss started off on a scare, when she learned that her non technical skills might be threatened in the future. She then decided to learn how to code, and did really well. Pariss told us the story of her Bootcamp, Internships and Mentors. She told us how she slowly but steadily discovered her unknown-unknowns in the art of software development. She described the birth of the #BlackTechTwitter has...

This show marks the end of season 2. I make a little retrospective of the year and a few announcements. The next guest interview will be back next week, on January 7th 2020. Credits Music Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License . Your host Software Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy fr...

Richard took us from the first time he burned his fingers with a soldering iron, all the way to the book "The History of .NET" he is currently writing. We started talking hardware, tinkering and making money on the side. Then Richard explained how he slowly incorporated software into his hardware-heavy jobs. Fast forward a few years, we talked selling the "value" to customers a...

Joseph started by taking us all the way back to 3rd grade, when he discovered QuickBasic and the power of computers. We then discussed his musical background and the parallels between the music composition language and computing. He then briefly brushed over his USAF career and how he transitioned to the civilian life. Joseph told us about his first and second jobs, and how they convinced him to c...

Ted first took us to his very first lines of code, on a TRS-80, his first programs in Applesoft Basic and slowly took us all the way to his first commercial lines of code and how he slowly started making a living out of writing software. He then described how Java entered (and rocked) his life. We discussed eXtreme Programming, teaching, coaching and solving problems. We finally touched on enablin...