The Perfect Education for a Software Developer with Thomas Betts
What does the perfect developer education look like? Carl and Richard talk to Thomas Betts about how he learned about software development, and how he has taught others. The conversation dives into the diversity of education, including the power of a liberal arts education to provide key skills like communication, teamwork and communication. Oh, and also, communication! This wide-ranging conversation also dives into the differences in generations of developers, adding new skills when you're an experienced developer, and more!
Guests:
Thomas Betts
Thomas Betts is the Lead Editor for Architecture and Design at InfoQ, a co-host of the InfoQ Podcast, and a Laureate Software Architect at Blackbaud. For over two decades, his focus has always been on providing software solutions that delight his customers. He has worked in a variety of industries, including social good, retail, finance, health care, defense, and travel. Thomas lives in Denver with his wife and son, and they love exploring beautiful Colorado. His collection of .NET Rocks! coffee mugs allows him to use a different one each day of the workweek.
Links:
- gRPC-Web with Blazor WebAssembly https://blog.stevensanderson.com/2020/01/15/2020-01-15-grpc-web-in-blazor-webassembly/
- .NET Rocks on the Rockstar Language https://dotnetrocks.com/?show=1636
- Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/
- A Great Engineer Needs the Liberal Arts https://www.infoq.com/articles/great-engineer-needs-liberal-arts/