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#62: ”From Freakonomics Fan to Open-Source Coder” with Chris Huie of Prebid.org | Educative Sessions May 18, 2021

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One of the first books that Chris Huie fell in love with was "...a story about a rogue economist" called Freakanomics. In it was a beautiful framework for how to approach problems and that mentality would lay the foundation for Chris's future. He would go on to study finance and end up having decently fast-paced career in business and finance. However, the zero-sum mentality that had served him well in the business world didn't feel natural. Open-source is the mental counter-point to zero-sum.

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Chris Huie (@phoenixtechnerd) is an economist who fell in love with engineering. "Data Magician" will be a future job title for him someday. He is currently a Senior Software Engineer with Prebid.org.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 62: "From Zero Sum to Open Source" with Chris Huie of Prebid.org | Educative Sessions

#61: ”{Re}-Discovering My Passion for Programming” with Hakon Verespej | Educative Sessions Apr 14, 2021

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Hakon Verespej was living the software developer's dream. After years of failed attempts, he'd finally landed a job at a major software company, but within a few years, he became disillusioned with his career as a whole. It took several years and a full career change to (re)discover just how deep his passion for the creative process of building software runs within him

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Hakon Verespej is a software developer who loves what he does enough that he doesn't call it "work." You can learn more about him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/verespej/.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 61: "{Re}-Discovering My Passion for Programming" with Hakon Verespej | Educative Sessions

#60: ”Programming is a process. Let it come to you!” with Saad Akbar of Tintash | Educative Sessions Apr 13, 2021

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Saad Akbar used to think of himself as a very bad programmer. With practice and patience, he got better. In our session, he want to advise people that it's not worth stressing over. Getting good at programming comes with being patient with the process.

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Saad Akbar is a software engineer at Tintash who previously worked at Educative. You can learn more about him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saad-akbar-989889141/.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 60: "Programming is a process. Let it come to you!" with Saad Akbar of Tintash | Educative Sessions

#59: ”I Am A Developer Manager (And That’s Okay)” with Ted Neward | Educative Sessions Apr 04, 2021

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Twenty-five years ago, in a meeting with his manager, Ted Neward swore he'd never step away from coding. Yet he is now a senior executive in an almost entirely non-technical role. What happened? What does it mean to go to the Dark Side? Why would he think you might want to do the same?

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Ted is a big geek. You can learn more about him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedneward

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 59: "I Am A Developer Manager (And That's Okay)" with Ted Neward | Educative Sessions

#58: ”PuPPys Welcome! Lessons From an Expert Python Community Organizer” with Alan Vezina of LabKey Software | Educative Sessions Apr 04, 2021

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Alan Vezina has helped build two successful tech communities from the ground up, Puget Sound Programming Python (PuPPy), and PyCascades. Nearly everything that could have gone wrong has, but it hasn't prevented PuPPy or PyCascades from thriving. PyCascades has sold out every single year, and despite leadership changing quite a lot over time, it has continued to be a success, even during a pandemic.

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Alan Vezina is a Software Engineer, Community Organizer, Painter, and Home Chef. You can find Alan on twitter @fancysandwiches where he posts his new paintings regularly.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 58: "PuPPys Welcome! Lessons From an Expert Python Community Organizer" with Alan Vezina of LabKey Software | Educative Sessions

#57: ”Don’t Take No For an Answer: Getting the Tech Job You Want” with Stevin Chacko of ChowNow | Educative Sessions Apr 04, 2021

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Stevin Chacko is a first generation immigrant hustled his way through college and pivoted his career several times, finally into data and analytics engineering. In a world of specialization, he talks about his path into different fields and how being a bit of a generalist with a lot of persistence can bring real value to your career.

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Stevin Chacko is a Senior Data Analytics Engineer with ChowNow with an entrepreneurial sprit who loves to learn by doing. He is passionate about data and analytics, constantly learning and building products for businesses.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 57: "Don't Take No For an Answer: Getting the Tech Job You Want" with Stevin Chacko of ChowNow | Educative Sessions

#56: ”A Standup Comedian’s Guide to Working in Tech” with Sean Ottey | Educative Sessions Apr 04, 2021

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Without a high school degree, Sean Ottey stumbled into software development via support and quality assurance ... and eventually hated it. After discovering stand-up comedy, Sean learned to love changing hats and work his extroverted side, interacting with customers and solving problems in the technology world.

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From a janitor job, Sean Ottey moved into a tech support position. Knowing he could do more, he leveraged his experience into a Testing position. From there, development came next. Microsoft, startups and large companies. Almost immediately, he hated it. Being a Stand Up comedian, he decided to combine his tech knowledge with his speaking experience. Eventually realizing that customer experience is the key, he now runs a Customer Success Team for Roland Cloud. Learn more at https://rolandcloud.com.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 56: "A Standup Comedian's Guide to Working in Tech" with Sean Ottey | Educative Sessions

#55: ”Pivoting into Code During a Pandemic” with Lisa Jiamsiriuongkul | Educative Sessions Apr 03, 2021

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At the beginning of the pandemic, Lisa Jiamsiriuongkul left her job to help her family navigate the challenging times of illness and death. Her previous jobs as a PM was a source of pride and purpose for her, but the pandemic changed what that career fulfillment meant to her. In the unique year we had, Lisa pivoted her efforts toward a full-time software engineering career in order to find her definition of “work-life balance”.

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Lisa Jiamsiriuongkul is a Software Engineer with a background in Product Operations and Project Management. She working on her technical portfolio to transition into a future developer role, check her out at visalisa.com. She previously worked in a data-driven PM role, where she was focused on the operational planning of data expansion and migration within the FinTech space.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 55: "Pivoting into Code During a Pandemic" with Lisa Jiamsiriuongkul | Educative Sessions

#54: ”How a Crypto CEO Took on an Actual Force of Nature” with Greg Edwards of CyberStopper | Educative Sessions Apr 03, 2021

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While Greg Edwards was taking a break from running a managed service provider (MSP) IT company to walk his dog in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he found himself caught right in the thick of a LAND HURRICANE (a.k.a derecho). Listen to the steps he took to keep his community safe as well as make sure his business stayed afloat during downed power lines and a maze of fallen trees.

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Greg has been a technology entrepreneur since 1998. Before Greg founded CryptoStopper, he started Axis Backup, a backup and disaster recovery company for the insurance industry. He saw firsthand the rapid increase in the damage cyber criminals were doing with debilitating malware resulting in high financial loss to vulnerable companies. Between 2012 and 2015, one in five of Axis Backup’s clients was hit by cybercrime. Greg realized effective cyber security could save businesses from costly downtime and compromised systems. In 2015, Axis Backup was acquired by J2 Global, freeing Greg to create CryptoStopper and focus exclusively on cybersecurity.

More about Greg: hhttps://kitcaster.com/greg-edwards/

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 54: "How a Crypto CEO Took on an Actual Force of Nature" with Greg Edwards of CyberStopper | Educative Sessions

#53: ”How a Teacher Quiets Her Impostor Syndrome” with Rachelle Rathbone of Atlassian | Educative Sessions Mar 26, 2021

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When Rachelle Rathbone was a teacher she felt totally confident in her craft but when she switched careers, that confidence vanished. She constantly questioned her abilities and often felt like the dumbest person in the room. Over the years she's learned to push back on imposter syndrome but, to this day, it still rears its ugly head the moment it senses even a hint of self doubt.

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In 2016, Rachelle Rathbone retired from teaching, enrolled in a 6-month coding bootcamp course and took on her first engineering role early 2017. She's worked at a startup, a retail giant, and has embarked on her next adventure at Atlassian.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 53: "How a Teacher Learned to Quiet Her Impostor Syndrome" with Rachelle Rathbone of Atlassian | Educative Sessions

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