A podcast that explores the inspiring origin stories of developers from across the community. Tune in for insightful interviews that dive into the journeys, challenges, and successes that shaped their careers.
Kap Sevilleja shares his journey from flight attendant to developer, highlighting the importance of community-building and passion in successful programming careers.
13 Nov 2024
Samuel Robertson - Intern to Indie Hacker
In this episode, I chat with a friend and former intern of mine, Samuel Robertson. He's had a pretty cool run working at various companies that you have definitely heard of and is now also working on the side to develop VideoTap an AI-powered video ingestion tool that helps content creators multiply the uses of their footage.
You can find Samuel on the internet on X (formerly Twitter) (https://twitter.com/sm0olr) or you can check out VideoTap (https://videotap.com/)
6 Nov 2024
Katin Tran - Always Learning
In this interview, I sit down and talk with my coworker Katin Tran, who has a unique background of cross-cultural study and interdisciplinary experience. Listen as we discuss the differences in Korean higher education and her journey to become a front-end engineer
You can find Katin on the internet on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katintran)
30 Oct 2024
Marvellous - Student and Professional
In this episode, I sit down with Marvellous, a developer I met online who built the Artisan UI component library (https://x-aui.com/) and is still working his way through college. He shares his experiences building a web app for his mom, the challenges of open source, and making his way as a developer who is still in school.
You can find him online on X (https://twitter.com/yungifez) and GitHub (https://github.com/yungifez).
23 Oct 2024
Sabine - Academia to OCaml
In this episode, I sit down and chat with Sabine, the community-proclaimed Queen of OCaml. We trace her journey through academia, a sewing SaaS, and finally to her current work with OCaml.
You can find Sabine on the internet here:
- X (Twitter) (https://twitter.com/sabine_s_)
- Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sabine_ocaml)
- GitHub (https://github.com/sabine)
16 Oct 2024
Episode 5 - Will King
In this episode, I sit down and chat with Will King, a design engineer with a background in industrial design. We spend time talking through the journey to become a design engineer and the life principle of putting yourself out there and increasing your serendipity (also known as luck surface area).
You can find Will online in the following places:
Website (https://www.wking.dev/)
X profile (https://twitter.com/wking__)
9 Oct 2024
Episode 4 - Rissa Jackson
In this episode, I sit down with Rissa Jackson, a laravel developer who recently completed a Laracon Grand Slam (speaking at all the Laracons across the globe in a single year). Her most recent talk was about how to become a better developer using the principles of D&D! Rissa also holds the record for most times I've ever interviewed someone, since we had such a great first interview that I forgot to actually record it.
You can find Rissa on the internet in the following places
Website (https://rissajackson.github.io/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/duo_rnr/)
LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rissa-jackson/)
2 Oct 2024
Episode 3 - Dillon Mulroy
In this episode, I sat down with Dillon Mulroy to hear about his journey from a small state school to one of the most widely used and highly regarded deployment platforms for web apps.
You can find Dillon on the internet here:
- X (https://x.com/dillon_mulroy)
- Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/dmmulroy)
- GitHub (https://github.com/dmmulroy)
30 Sept 2024
Episode 2 - Angela DiSalvo
In this episode, I sat down and chatted with Angela DiSalvo, who was previously my manager and continues to work at Beyond Identity with me. She took a pretty non-traditional route into software development, and got to work on some pretty cool tech (even though she can't really say where in the episode).
Find her online here:
- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/angeladisalvo/)
25 Sept 2024
Episode 1 - Jesse Leite
My very first interview! I sit down and chat with Jesse Leite to hear about his incredible journey from school to music to Laravel.
You can find Jesse on the internet (https://jesseleite.com/) or find him on X (https://x.com/jesseleite85).
He's currently working on a podcast called Campfire Coders (https://campfirecoders.com/). As well as building custom keyboards in his free time at 1337 Keyboards (https://1337keyboards.com/).
If you or someone you love is a developer, let me know so that I can interview them as well!
23 Sept 2024
Episode 0 - Origins
In 2024, I went to a developer conference called Laracon and met a ton of cool people. Afterwards, I took a risk and invited some people to sit down and tell me their stories. They told me about how they became developers and some of their encounters along the way.
These are their stories.
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