35 Years of Coding: Lessons From the Tech Trenches
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Join me as I take you through my 35-year journey in coding – from learning to code as a kid, to building websites that crash, and navigating the ups and downs of tech careers. Along the way, I share the wild stories of changing code in production, discovering I wasn't crazy (twice!), and learning to love legacy code. I also talk about leadership, burnout, and finding joy in programming all over again. This video is full of hard-earned lessons, quirky anecdotes, and some of the biggest mistakes I made along the way.
If you're a developer or tech enthusiast, there's plenty of wisdom (and a few laughs) in here for you. Enjoy!
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00:00 Introduction: 35 Years of Coding
00:10 How I learned to code
01:37 I Was Young, And I Needed The Money
03:08 Script Kiddie
05:26 Cluster Fun
06:29 Flying Blind
07:48 Turns Out, I'm Not Crazy
08:23 The Best Boss I Ever Had
09:42 Solving Impossible Problems
10:30 How I Learned To Love Legacy Code
11:35 Ain't Nobody Got Time For That
12:48 Turns Out, I'm Still Not Crazy
15:14 Finding My Calling
16:36 Microservice Nightmare
19:53 Lead Without Authority
22:56 The Worst Mistake I Ever Made
24:39 Back To Business
25:57 Finding Joy Again