Journey as a web developer
summary
Starts web development at 13 after failing with C/C++ and Java, picks up PHP and JavaScript, mentors include a Ruby developer who teaches programming philosophy. Uses AngularJS and Laravel in competitions, won none of the public competitions but learned design and failure. Builds an MPVPN bypass using softVPN to evade campus firewall and runs community projects: Fedora ambassador work, events and workshops, and open-source apps including open healthcare used in developing countries and an open-face project.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Web developer journey intro
- 0:46Who I am and my open source advocacy
- 2:32Started at 13
- 4:19Early competitions and projects
- 6:05Open organization philosophy
- 7:28Singapore tech communities
- 8:31Giving back to open source
- 10:39Lessons from open source
- 12:22Navigating community opinions
- 13:05Call to contribute
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