My dad instilled in me this reverence for education and the importance of like the social atmosphere built in educational contexts. I think that's really guided what I do for a living. Brian Cantrell has made some of my favorite talks ever. Raph Levy is one of my favorite front end engineers to read his music, which is on how to build front ends better. finding people to model your game after so to speak is really, really helpful.
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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