Jon Pretty is an open-source developer.
In this episode, he shares about his education path and his professional experiences that shaped his journey in Tech, especially in Scala.
We talked about the risks he took throughout his career, the challenges he faced along the way, and the lessons he learned from his career journey and open-source work. We also discussed his current new project using Scala 3: Soundness.
Listen to the full episode to gain insights from his experience and journey!
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00:00 - Introduction
03:57 - Discovering the Passion for Programming
07:20 - Educational Journey
09:45 - First Steps into the Professional World & Scala
11:40 - Entrepreneurial Beginnings: Starting from Scratch
15:42 - Challenges and Lessons Learned
21:45 - How He Entered the Scala Open-Source World
25:49 - Traveling the World to Attend Conferences
28:40 - How He Progressed in Open-Source Work
29:24 - The Changing Job Market for Scala Developers
31:18 - Why Scala?
33:27 - About his current open-source project: Soundness
36:20 - Make Soundness Accessible
38:24 - Advice
39:32 - The Impact of Jon in the Scala community
42:03 - Imposter Feelings in New Developers
44:00 - Welcoming Newcomers: Making It Easier to Join
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