#219 Stephanie Eckles forces herself to push projects out the door
Stephanie's story is one of creativity. She told us how she got into Flash animations and ActionScript in high school. We then talked about WordPress and how she slowly but surely drifted toward web d...
13 Sep 202242min
#218 Christina Hastenrath came to development via forensics and biotech
Christina's story started and ended with observing and understanding why the world works as it does. She first told us about her biology studies, then crime & forensic sciences, and biotech. She then ...
6 Sep 202243min
#217 Paul McBride from RAF soldier to self-taught web developer
Paul started talking about gaming, creating websites as a kid, and following his dream of becoming a pilot in the RAF. He told us how he transitioned back into the industry and taught himself a new tr...
30 Aug 202244min
#216 Shruti Kapoor wanted a home on the internet
Shruti's story started with a push from her dad. Little did she know it would trigger such a career. She told us about her studies, moving to Canada and then to the Silicon Valley. We talked about ent...
23 Aug 202244min
#215 Michael -Geepaw- Hill is a joyful street-geek
Geepaw (Michael Hill) story started like no other, with the tale of his firing. He told us how he began as a computer salesman and got interested in programming and the Forth programming language. We ...
16 Aug 202249min
#214 Michael Chan has an unfair advantage - he is a mule!
Michael's story started in a time of crisis, in 2008, when he realized that being a mediocre accountant wouldn't cut it. So he embraced web development by picking hourly gigs on CraigsList. Michael to...
9 Aug 202251min
#213 Wynn Netherland is a man of APIs and wrappers
Wynn took us on a story made of APIs, wrappers, and interfaces. He first told us about his law studies and how HTML and building websites slowly made their way into his life. We talked about classic A...
2 Aug 202249min
#212 Erin Fox is an introvert who loves speaking at conferences
Erin took us from tweaking her page on MySpace to her master's in journalism. She then spoke about her jobs and how she was not challenged/stimulated. She told us how the idea of going through a Bootc...
26 Juli 202246min
