Whiskey Web and Whatnot From Librarian to Developer: w/ Roxy Rodriguez-Becker
Nov 20, 2025
45:21
Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Jason Torres talk with Roxy Rodriquez-Becker about her journey from educator and librarian to aspiring developer, the community supporting her transition, navigating motherhood and advocacy, and how her son’s medical challenges inspired her to build a life-changing G-tube feeding app.
In this episode:
- (00:00) - Working Edit
- (01:03) - Wine rating and review: San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon
- (02:35) - Meet Roxy
- (03:04) - From teaching and libraries to tech
- (05:38) - How Roxy is learning to code
- (06:24) - Inside the “Chosen One” series
- (07:35) - The support systems behind Roxy's move to coding
- (09:14) - Navigating a public job hunt and being in the spotlight
- (11:30) - Roxy’s advice for getting out of your comfort zone
- (12:43) - Roxy’s background in content creation
- (14:35) - How Roxy juggles parenting, work, and learning to code
- (16:51) - How her son’s medical journey inspired the Tube Feed app
- (28:03) - Why advocating for yourself is harder than advocating for others
- (30:00) - What pulled Roxy back into tech
- (32:01) - Growing up Cuban and Catholic
- (35:30) - How Roxy's upbringing shapes how she raises her kids
- (36:33) - Why Roxy chose software engineering specifically
- (38:33) - Robbie's biggest strength and biggest weakness
- (39:27) - Guilty pleasure TV shows
- (40:43) - What success looks like for Roxy
- (42:41) - Where to find Roxy online
Links
- San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon: https://www.sansimeonwines.com/
- Costco: https://costco.com
- Tube Feed: https://tubefeedratecalculator.vercel.app/
- Magnolia Conf: https://magnoliaconf.com/
- freeCodeCamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/
- #100Devs: https://100devs.org/
- Chosen One: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chosen_One_(2023_TV_series)
- All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/
- Torc: https://torc.dev
- Roxy's Treating LinkedIn Like a Blog: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/roxana-rodriguez-becker_100devs-momswhocode-womenintech-activity-7287884373817802755-KOub
- OpenAI: https://openai.com
- Law & Order SVU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit
- NBC Peacock: https://www.nbc.com/networks/peacock
- Below Deck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Below_Deck
- The Real Housewives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Housewives
- The Bachelor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)
- Love Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Island_(American_TV_series)
Connect with Jason
- GitHub: https://github.com/jasonetorres
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/TasonJorres
Connect with Roxy
- Website: https://roxanarodriguezbecker.com/
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/roxanacodes
Connect with the hosts
- Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
- Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
- Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink
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