Q&A #4: Passion, Day in the Life, YouTube and Patrick’s NYC trip & More with Patrick Akil
Beyond Coding31 Touko 2023

Q&A #4: Passion, Day in the Life, YouTube and Patrick’s NYC trip & More with Patrick Akil

The more I do these Q&A's, the more privileged it feels. I get to share my experience, introspect, reminisce, laugh and hopefully add value and perspective.

Thank you for making it possible :)


#Q&A nr. 4, counting them 😂🙌

Enjoy 🎙


Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/KOdohsC6dtk

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!

Big shoutout to ⁠Xebia⁠ for sponsoring this episode!


OUTLINE:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:35 - What do you look for in a guest?

00:02:25 - How do you keep your skills up to date?

00:05:33 - What programming languages do you currently use?

00:06:22 - Balancing work and the podcast

00:08:26 - ChatGPT roasted my work

00:11:11 - From a hobby to part of a job

00:13:40 - Common misconception about software engineering

00:15:08 - Most unexpecting learnings through the podcast

00:17:39 - Paying for podcast guests

00:18:46 - Day in the life when recording an episode

00:20:10 - One of my favourite things

00:24:13 - Memorable feedback and messages

00:27:22 - personal goals

00:31:24 - Gaming and listening to PKA

00:34:23 - Listening to the Joe Rogan Experience

00:35:01 - Patrick's NYC trip

00:35:58 - Casey Neistat video inspiration

00:37:23 - Nigahiga and Internet Icon

00:38:38 - NYC trip part2

00:41:16 - This was a lot of fun

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