Rizel Scarlett is a Staff Developer Advocate at TBD, Block's newest business unit. With a diverse background spanning GitHub, startups, and non-profit organizations, Rizel has cultivated a passion for utilizing emerging technologies to champion equity within the tech industry. She moonlights as an Advisor at G{Code} House, an organization aimed at teaching women of color and non-binary people of color to code. Rizel believes in leveraging vulnerability, honesty, and kindness as means to educate early-career developers. You can find Rizèl on the following sites: Twitter Mastodon GitHub LinkedIn PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music RSS Feed You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin

Martin is an open-source software developer and Microsoft Developer Technologies MVP. He specializes in cross-platform application development and loves the Microsoft technology stack. He enjoys sharing his knowledge with other developers at conferences and on-line. In spare time he enjoys sport climbing/bouldering, gaming on Xbox, reading, geocaching and building LEGO as an avid AFOL. You can find Martin on the following sites: Twitter LinkedIn Website Here are some links provided by Martin: Uno Platform Uno GitHub Repo PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music RSS Feed You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin

Justin Garrison, a developer with an impressive background, discusses transitioning from physical labor to a tech career, exploring the similarities between technology and automotive expertise. He reflects on financial constraints shaping his vehicle and computer choices, emphasizing the importance of patience and adaptability in the tech industry. Additionally, he highlights the value of empowering others through open source and tech education, aiming for a more inclusive and innovative tech community.

My name is Jeremy Miller and I am a Developer and Software Architect in Austin, TX. I started my career as a “real” engineer and got into software development writing automation tooling for my engineering group. This being the late 90’s, it was easy to transition into the early project automation groups where I got to be part of several initiatives to automate large construction project workflows. I was able to turn that experience into a real programming job at a Fortune 500 company. After a couple years of slogging through old style waterfall development, I discovered Agile Software Development and have mostly stayed in that world ever since. I was at the forefront of early Agile usage in .Net and for better or worse was one of the main folks behind the short-lived ALT.Net movement. I’ve also been very active in .Net OSS development starting with the old StructureMap library and on to many other projects since. I’m currently the lead developer on the Marten project. Since then I’ve swung between product shops and consulting companies before starting with MedeAnalytics this year heading up their new software architecture team. You can find Jeremy on the following sites: Twitter Website Here are some links provided by Jeremy: Critter Stack PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music RSS Feed You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin

Stephanie Stimac is a designer and product manager with over 14 years of experience, specializing in developer experiences and tooling. She has worked with startups to design and build websites with a focus on clean and simple user experience. Stephanie worked on the Microsoft Edge team for six years designing DevTools, shipping browser features, and leading DevRel, and as a Senior PM at RapidAPI, leading API Client tooling, giving her a deep understanding of developers, their pain points and developer user experience. You can find Stephanie on the following sites: Links Twitter Website Here are some links provided by Stephanie: Design for Developers Book PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music RSS Feed You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin

The podcast discusses Brian Ketelsen's journey from army veteran to co-founding GopherCon and contributing to major internet projects. Topics include extreme weightlifting, tech job fundamentals, programming preferences, and the Bluefin Linux distribution.

Brit is a technology leader with over a decade of experience scaling high-performing engineering teams. Prior to System Initiative, she was a member of the executive team at Hyland Software where she led global engineering teams responsible for building multiple cloud product lines. Brit was most recently Head of Cloud Engineering at Firebolt Analytics, where she was responsible for designing and executing the strategic direction of DevOps at Firebolt. Brit recently completed her Executive MBA from the University of Michigan. You can find Brit Meyers on the following sites: LinkedIn Here are some links provided by Brit Meyers: System Initiative Systems Initiative GitHub PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music RSS Feed You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin

Angie Jones is the Global Vice President of Developer Relations for TBD, Block’s new business unit focused on decentralized technologies. She is an award-winning teacher and international keynote speaker who shares her wealth of knowledge at software companies and conferences all over the world. As a Master Inventor, Angie is known for her innovative and out-of-the-box thinking style which has resulted in more than 25 patented inventions in the areas of metaverses, collaboration software, social networking, smarter planet, and software development processes. You can find Angie Jones on the following sites: Website Twitter GitHub YouTube LinkedIn PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music RSS Feed You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin

Jim is a Principal Developer Advocate at liblab focusing on skilling and inspiring developers, especially helping API developers deliver high-quality SDKs. He’s British, so sounds way smarter than he actually is, and lives in the Pacific North West of the USA. In the past he’s lived in 4 continents working as a developer in the mobile, desktop, and scientific space. He's spoken at conferences and events all around the globe, organised meetup groups and communities, and written books on mobile development and IoT.He also hates and is allergic to cats, but has a 10-year-old who loves cats, so he has 2 cats. You can find Jim Bennett on the following sites: Twitter LinkedIn Mastodon GitHub Blog YouTube Here are some links provided by Jim Bennett: liblab PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Spotify: ⁠http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google⁠ RSS: ⁠http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss⁠ You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on ⁠https://www.coffeeandopensource.com⁠ Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (⁠https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin⁠)

My name is Rob Conery and I help developers of all sorts learn what’s new with technology. I work at Microsoft as a Developer Advocate and I am fortunate to get invited to speak at global conferences from time to time. I have been working in the technology field full time since 1998 as a DBA and then a web developer. My original focus was the Microsoft ASP.NET stack, building tools like Subsonic and the first Micro-ORM: Massive. In addition I co-founded Tekpub.com (acquired by Pluralsight) with James Avery and co-host This Developer’s Life with my friend, Scott Hanselman. I currently create videos for Pluralsight and build open source things as I can. You can find Rob Conery on the following sites: Website Twitter YouTube LinkedIn Medium Here are some links provided by Rob Conery: This Developer's Life The Imposter's Handbook: 2nd Edition PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Spotify: ⁠http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google⁠ RSS: ⁠http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss⁠ You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on ⁠https://www.coffeeandopensource.com⁠ Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (⁠https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin⁠)