Words of wisdom for self-taught developers (Ep. 431)
The home team chats with Jon Chan, Stack Overflow’s Director of Engineering, Public Platform, about his path from self-taught developer to director of engineering, why his management mantra is “Delegate and elevate,” the profound value of a diverse and inclusive workplace, and the Neopets-to-frontend-development pipeline. Plus, Jon gives excellent advice to all the self-taught developers out there.
The home team chats with Jon Chan, Stack Overflow’s Director of Engineering, Public Platform, about his path from self-taught developer to director of engineering, why his management mantra is “Delegate and elevate,” the profound value of a diverse and inclusive workplace, and the Neopets-to-frontend-development pipeline. Plus, Jon gives excellent advice to all the self-taught developers out there.
Episode notes:
Quizzes and games like
Roblox
are a good way to build your knowledge, whether you’re learning to code or becoming a K-pop expert.
ICYMI: Listen to
our conversation with HashiCorp cofounder Mitchell Hashimoto
, who recently returned to an IC role after serving as CEO and CTO.
Connect with Jon on
LinkedIn
or follow him on
Twitter
.
Today’s Lifeboat badge goes to user
Roko C. Buljan
for their answer to
Pure CSS 3 image slider?without JavaScript or radio inputs
.
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