Category: Threads Dev Interview
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How to Become a Tech Lead: TDI 39
“How to become a tech lead – look for leadership opportunities every day when working with the team.” – via Panda (@hithisispanda) on Threads Welcome @hithisispanda, how did you discover software engineering as a career? Hi there @ryan.swanstrom , thanks for having me! My first experience with programming was actually a summer camp as a…
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Building a Career in Tech: TDI 38
“Talk about passion projects as much as past work experiences. This shows how end to end you build and iterate” – via Eleonor Rose (@eleonor.rose) on Threads Welcome @eleonor.rose, what is the single, most impactful, thing you have done to affect your career? Hey there 👋🏼 – for me was my shift into the tech…
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Career Transition to Tech and Supporting Women in Tech: TDI 37
“Being able to understand both the technical and business sides of a program is my sweet spot, and I really love working with people across the organization to push initiatives forward.” – via Chelsea (@techchatchelsea) on Threads Welcome @techchatchelsea, what is the most significant career moment you have experienced? Thanks so much for having me,…
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Tech Writing: TDI 36
“Write docs, edit them, publish them. So when a new update comes to the software your users can self help as much as possible.” – via Amy (@techwriterfaerie) on Threads Welcome @techwriterfaerie, how and why did you become a tech writer? Good morning! Thanks for having me for an interview today! Before tech, I worked…
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Software Developer Side Projects: TDI 35
“If it weren’t for my side projects, I don’t think I would have broken into the industry or got the jobs that I did.” via Yujin Cho (@yujinjcho) on Threads Welcome @yujinjcho, let’s talk about side projects, what are some side projects you are working on? Hey @ryan.swanstrom thanks for having me. I’m really looking…
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Building a Hardware & Software Product: TDI 34
“I went from webmaster -> co-founder -> a whole bunch of software, hardware, and other work > UI developer and prototyper -> operations and software work -> operations and managing tech -> CTO currently.” via greg (._.) (@ggamel) on Threads So @ggamel, you are the founder of EyeGuide, tell us about that. Thanks for inviting…
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Supercomputing Programmer with @friedmud: TDI 33
“2 years from now our new flagship system is slated to have 500k cores! So a 2500 core testing cluster is small potatoes!” Derek Gaston (@friedmud) on Threads So @friedmud, by day you are a Supercomputer Programmer, how did that happen? My BS is in CS from University of Missouri Rolla. It’s an engineering school…
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Amplifying Marginalized Voices with @georgiagemo: TDI 32
“I like to support people on the fringe of society since that’s where we push boundaries and create change!” Georgia Mountford-Blake (@georgiagemo) on Threads So @georgiagemo , you grew up with an interest in writing, but at some point added coding to your skillset. How did that happen? Tough to say – both loves started…
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Delivering for Your Clients with @dudeimliv: TDI 31
“you signed up to be the problem-solver, the one who thinks outside of the box, who can pull mind-bending programs from a bunch of 1s & 0s.” Liv Tubby (@dudeimliv) on Threads Today we have @dudeimliv, you have a rather unique role. Can you tell us about that and how you got into that role?…
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Writing with @elleunchained: TDI 30
“In a perfect world, there wouldn’t be enough work to go around and that would be such a good thing.” Elleunchained (@elleunchained) on Threads Today we have a very special guest, @elleunchained. She is a writer not a dev, but the dev world needs this.Let’s start with a process question. Once you decide to write…
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Design-focused CTO with jsntlr: TDI 29
“What about three: inclusivity, accessibility, and ethics? I’m not an expert in these areas, but the gaps and opportunities for improvement are enormous” — Jsntlr (@jsntlr) on Threads Today we have @jsntlr What does a Designed-focused CTO mean? Thanks for having me, Ryan! Great question. My background in fine arts and design, as opposed to…
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The Impact of AI with @sung.kim.mw: TDI 28
“As AI proliferates, people will seek non-AI content to regain a sense of humanity.” Sung Kim (@sung.kim.mw) on Threads Today we have @sung.kim.mw, for regular life, what is going to be the biggest impact of AI in the next few years? AI is a tool, similar to a smartphone, that we hope will enhance our…