Developer's Journey

Abhimanyu placed the start of his dev journey as a math undergrad who had not touched a computer before. We talked about how he enrolled in a CS curriculum at university and found himself typing with one finger among people with years of experience. We talked about him growing into this role and creating a smart-lightning company even before graduation. We discussed working in the open source communities, moving to the USA, working for Fab as an early employee, and drinking from the firehose. We finally touched on hiring and being hired and how this led him to co-creating two companies in the learning space.Here are the links from the showhttps://www.twitter.com/asxnahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/abhimanyusaxenaScaler US program website - https://www.scaler.com/us/Social US LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/scaler-usaScaler Pod Series - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLhBy6YSIT0DjPC-a9j-Alz21GHOjzrVeCreditsCover Legends by HoliznaCC0 is licensed CC0 1.0 Universal License.Your host is Timothée (Ti

Jake placed the start of his journey in middle school, having to learn his way with computers to play video games. From there, we talked about a small hardware review business he started and how following his curiosity set him up on the path of creating companies. We talked about starting and failing. We spoke of Lean Startup, MVPs, and talking to customers. We finally talked about solving your pains and how ButterCMS came to be.Here are the links from the showhttps://www.twitter.com/jakelumettajake@buttercms.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lumettahttps://careers.buttercms.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050709235618/http://www.bonafidereviews.com/index.phpCreditsCover Legends by HoliznaCC0 is licensed CC0 1.0 Universal License.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the show

Laila placed the start of her journey in the hands of her older brothers, who showed a deep interest in seeing her grow and discover her full potential. One of them gave her her first computer and unknowingly set her on the path she is on today. We then talked about how she wanted to become a teacher but went for computer science instead. We discussed communities and public speaking. Laila shared tragic family stories, which led us to speak about mindfulness, bringing your entire self, and the entanglement of life and work. And we finished by talking about being a sponge. Along the way, she shared one piece of advice after the other, so be sure to listen in closely!Here are the links from the showhttps://www.twitter.com/noctovishttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lailabougria/https://github.com/lailabougria/talksCreditsCover Legends by HoliznaCC0 is licensed CC0 1.0 Universal License.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platfo

Hannah placed the start of her journey when her mum brought back a Dell PC from the US. She brushed over her studies and realized that computer science was what she should pursue. We explored how she self-taught and went into mobile development. We talked about how she got involved in communities and got into the GDE Program. We discussed engineering management and her approach to mentorship.Here are the links from the showhttps://www.twitter.com/hannah_omuCreditsCover Legends by HoliznaCC0 is licensed CC0 1.0 Universal License.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the show

Jean-Philippe pinpointed the start of his journey at age 11 when his mother placed the family computer in his bedroom. JP talked about his childhood, discovering coding, and the internet, being an excellent student, promising greatness, and dropping out. He spoke of being unable to find a tech job and working as a truck driver. He then explained how he started doing phone support and grew to become the leader of a few hundred employees while following his passion: learning. He explained how "being packaged out" came as a wake-up call. He described the last segment of his life in engineering leadership and how he found purpose in building systems of humans.Here are the links from the showhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jphilippeleblanc/CreditsCover Legends by HoliznaCC0 is licensed CC0 1.0 Universal License.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the show

Dustin placed the start of his journey somewhere between the age of 7 and 18... or 16... with a C64 or a TRS-80. Fast forward a few years, he spoke of enrolling in a computer engineering curriculum to play on hardware and software. We then talked about the first company Dustin worked for. We spoke about the multiple roles he took during his 12 years tenure and how he slowly realized that if his money bucket was full, his freedom and happiness buckets were empty. We discussed transitioning to freelancing, interviewing, finding gigs, and at some point, becoming an employer and creating your own company.Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/dustindevriesCreditsCover Legends by HoliznaCC0 is licensed CC0 1.0 Universal License.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the show

Oshri placed the start of his journey at the age of 13 when he got his first computer and started being an online vigilante. Fast forward a few years, he was out of high school, searching for a job as a developer during the dot-com boom. We talked about his first job, the company he created, and crashed. We spoke of returning to being an employee and playing the title rat race until he became a full-time fractional CTO. We discussed what it is and how Oshri lives it daily, and he never had that much fun.Here are the links from the show:https://twitter.com/cohenoshrimtlhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/oshricohenhttps://oshricohen.meCreditsCover 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.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the show

Kevin started his story in the 80 & the 90s but quickly said, "Coding found me more than I found it." We then discussed his (very early) Bootcamp and how he went from one job to the next, slowly feeling less incompetent. We talked about ADHD, networking, people & organizational problems, and environment variables. We then dug our heels into eXtreme Programming and the Spine model: Needs, Values, Principles, Practices, and Tools, and how it helps us create better teams and organizations. Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/KevinTretheweyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinthttps://kevintrethewey.com/hypotheseshttps://explore.aihttps://spinemodel.infoTalk: "When creating software, what really matters?" @DevConf Johannesburg 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjLMtFE6MEEBook: XP Explained by Kent Beck https://amzn.to/3OYyZtaCreditsCover Heliotrope by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguig

Amy took us on a wild ride, made of embracing crazy adventures by fear of failure. We talked about her time as a hippie in a commune, her time in academia, and during her Ph.D., we spoke about transferring skills from one career to the next. We discussed slowly coming to software engineering and how she approached this next transition. And finally, we talked about her positioning as a highly skilled professional yet junior software engineer.  Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/BattleAxAmyCreditsCover 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.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the show

Melanie's love for web development started in 1997 (not with Dreamweaver) and followed her to 2022, where she is pushing the state of Accessibility. We brushed over her childhood, spoke about her time as an Intelligence Analyst in the Navy, and saw how she slowly but surely built her skills. We talked about disabilities, reframing Accessibility for UX, we discussed improving the web, and how every one of us developers has a role to play. Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/a11yMelhttps://github.com/melsumnerhttps://a11y-intro.com/https://a11y-automation.dev/https://pleasefunda11y.com/CreditsCover 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.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeDev InterruptedWhat the smartest minds in engineering are thinking about, working on and investing in.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Bill placed the start of their journey at three different places. In their childhood, thanks to a geeky dad. Then right after college when they started working as a web developer. And finally, in 2020, when they embraced the fractional CTO idea. We dug into the fractional CTO business idea, the heuristics helping them decide to take on a project, and how to make it successful with different clients.   Here are the links from the show:https://www.linkedin.com/in/billbouldenhttps://www.twitter.com/downuprighthttps://www.billboulden.comhttps://www.helloaudio.fmCreditsCover 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.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeThe Product WorldDeep dives with expert leads in Tech on how to build and lead world changing products.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Dev InterruptedWhat the smartest minds in engineering are thinking abou

Jenn first took us back in her studies, discovering FORTRAN and MATLAB and hating every minute of it. Fast forward a few years, she found she was missing the visual aspect of programming, and as soon as she put a finger into web development, off, she went. We spoke about her first jobs, good and bad managers. We spoke about transitioning from small to big to small companies. We discussed the advantages of a strong product company. And we finally talked about engineering management and how Jenn became a manager and reflected upon her former experiences.Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/mybluewristbandhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferewong/https://www.mochimachine.com/https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/five-questions-with-jennifer-wong/CreditsCover 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.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeThe Product

Katerina placed the start of her journey in her studies when she found where she belonged. She spoke about her first job and how it set up the rest of her career. It led her toward freelancing and then creating her company Adeva. We spoke about how Katerina grew into her CEO role and remains grounded in tech. We talked about remote work and making connections in a remote world.  Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/ktrajchevskahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/trajchevska/https://adevait.com/CreditsCover 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.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeDev InterruptedWhat the smartest minds in engineering are thinking about, working on and investing in.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Jonah started by telling us about her family and how she juggled her studies and put food on the table for her three siblings. We then discussed how she moved to Sweden and how her micro-manager of a boss led her to burnout. We then moved to her next and current job, which looks like the opposite, and touched on being led, freedom, learning, communities, teaching, public speaking, being an MVP and Microsoft Trainer, and writing a book.  Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/cjkodarehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahanderssonhttps://www.jonahandersson.techhttps://www.meetup.com/azureusergroupsundsvallsverigehttps://www.oreilly.com/library/view/learning-microsoft-azure/9781098113315/CreditsCover 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.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeDev InterruptedWhat the smartest minds in engineering are thinking abou

Max took us back to his childhood, at 6, when he got his first BBC-Micro computer. We spoke about learning BASIC and C++, using manuals and documentation instead of Stackoverflow, and how he studied chemistry. Max talked about depression, how he started working in open-source, and how alternating between open-source and paying gigs set him up for working on tea.xyz nowadays. We finished brushing over tea's innovation and why you should look into it. Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/mxclhttps://github.com/mxclhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mxcl/https://tea.xyz/https://tea.xyz/white-paper/https://amarok.kde.org/https://github.com/mxcl/PromiseKithttps://xkcd.com/2347/CreditsCover 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.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeDev InterruptedWhat the smartest minds in engineering are thinking about, workin

Grant told us about his childhood and how he ended up doing an internship at 12, programming Flash animations. But what could have been a straight line toward software engineering took a long detour of 20 years. After years of fighting with alcohol and drug abuse, Grant embraced the career of Substance Abuse Counselor, helping teenagers like he used to be. We then discussed why and how he decided to return to tech after almost 20 years. We talked about learning, becoming competent, figuring it out, teaching, building some expertise or pigeonholing yourself, and finally, using your unfair advantage.Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/GrantGlidewellhttps://grantglidewell.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-glidewell/https://blogwell.io/https://twitter.com/theFnCallhttps://twitter.com/heyAustinGIlhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUuyVBYiopWoTEJu6ptDbgCreditsCover Heliotrope by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourg

Adi took us on a journey of following learning opportunities. From a machine learning research project in college to learning about distributed systems and big data. We explored how she approached joining Microsoft and creating a scalable network of colleagues while continuing to share her knowledge and learning in the open.Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/AdiPolakhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/polak-adi/https://linktr.ee/adipolakAdi's Book https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/machine-learning-with/9781098106812/DE Community https://dataengineers-group.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-u5dpkqwh-UdlIEDdrYQYrw3jVf2JKmA#/shared-invite/emailCreditsCover 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.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeDev InterruptedWhat the smartest minds in engineering are thinking about, working on and investing in.Listen o

Marcy told us about her photojournalism studies and how they led her to web development. We soon bifurcated into accessibility and remained there until the end. We discussed what it means to create accessible websites, the no-brainers and low-hanging fruits, why investing in accessibility early on in our projects are essential, and where to learn more about it.Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/marcysuttonhttp://marcysutton.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcysuttonMarcy's course: https://testingaccessibility.com/Axe DevTools: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/axe-devtools-web-accessib/lhdoppojpmngadmnindnejefpokejbddhttps://accessibilityinsights.io/CreditsCover 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.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeDev InterruptedWhat the smartest minds in engineering are thinking about, working on

Sergey's story started with circumventing the  BIOS passwords his Dad put on their family computer. Fast forward a few years, we dug deep into Sergey's P.hD, research, academia, assistant professor position, cryptography, the blockchain, taking a risk, failing, the startups he founded, and his back and forth between the industry and the academia.Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/sergey_noghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sergegorbunovhttps://axelar.network/careershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rackoffhttps://people.csail.mit.edu/vinodv/https://twitter.com/yorgosv_https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-knowledge_proofhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute-based_encryptionCreditsCover 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.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the significant platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeThe Future Is FreelanceThis show is for freelancers, sole traders, s

Tanja's story started in a computer science family in the 70s, where Tanja fell in love with computers. She spoke about programming in high school, coming out of college during the DotCom bubble, and learning best practices of software engineering she had never learned during her early self-studies. We then spoke about the role communities, and lunch&learn activities played in her career. She described how penetration testing and security slowly made their way into her life. Tanja explained how she discovered the OWASP community and embraced public speaking. And finally, we spoke about creating We Hack Purple, the effects of learning cybersecurity when you are a developer, and much more.Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/shehackspurple/https://shehackspurple.ca/https://newsletter.shehackspurple.cahttps://wehackpurple.comhttps://aliceandboblearn.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-janca/https://zerodayreapers.bandcamp.com/track/heartbleedhttps://www.facebook.com/tanya.janca/ Cr