I feel like as an industry, we need to advance culturally towards dedicating ourselves to actually solving problems. I think open source is the perfect representation of democratizing really complex technology in a way that benefits a lot of people regardless of the business value. You can find some of the most incredible engineers and thinkers and creators on the open source community where you can learn so much about how to build great software.
What is the best career path for a new developer? Should you go to college? What about grad school? Regardless of your path, getting involved in the open-source community is a smart way to learn, collaborate, and build a strong portfolio.
In this interview, Jon chats with the Senior Software Engineer at Google Research, Sandile Keswa. He shares insight about projects he's worked on, hybrid learning models in education, building apps vs. building infrastructure, how to get involved in open source, top secret projects he can't talk about, advice for up-and-coming developers on where to start, and more!
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