In this episode I talk with Shawn Dutill who is a Systems Engineer and a programmer. In the episode we talk about how we navigated community college, how we were introduced to programming, meeting at a computer science club at Temple University, dealing with work stressors, DevOps, virtualization, video games and much more. I hope you enjoy!
INTRO/OUTRO SONG:
Big Stepper by BigXthaPlug
CONNECT:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dolinay-frm-96a289106/
GitHub: https://github.com/ad17171717 X: https://twitter.com/DolinayG
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@adriandolinay:0
Medium: https://medium.com/@adriandolinay
PODCAST:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aspiring-stem-geek/id1765996824Audible: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Aspiring-STEM-Geek/B0DC73S9SN?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdpiHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/202676097/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60dPNJbDPaPw7ru8g5btxV?si=26e034e416f446d8
|-Video Chapters-|0:00 - Intro0:58 - Adrian talks about teaching2:07 - Creating long form YouTube tutorials6:15 - Probably the most useful thing Adrian will teach: "CTRL + F"7:22 - Windows shortcuts & transitioning full time to Linux10:20 - Video games Shawn played growing up11:57 - League of Legends (LoL)15:12 - Single-player video games19:00 - Old school programmers22:22 - Programming classes at University27:19 - Trying to learn C++ by modeling financial derivatives30:06 - Working a HVAC job in Philadelphia31:45 - Adrian's Community College experiences34:40 - Don't buy a purple Camaro...36:46 - Why Adrian started learning to program41:56 - Shawn's learning about lower level programming43:40 - Spacewar! The first video game on a computer44:25 - Abstractions in the electronic & physical world47:02 - Shawn's favorite experience with TUDev (a comp sci club)49:45 - Trying to figure out what to study in college57:59 - Shawn's work at Lockheed Martin1:04:52 - Transitioning from Community College to a 4 year university1:08:00 - Finding people that are passionate about learning1:13:25 - Shawn's Web Development internship1:23:34 - Shawn's current System Engineering role1:45:29 - Dealing with work stressors1:48:32 - Dungeons & Dragons1:53:14 - Ideal features for a social media platforms1:55:51 - Discord & Discord Bots1:57:20 - Pokémon Cards, Meme Coins and NFTs2:00:13 - Reddit, Millennials probably suck now2:04:13 - Normies vs. techies2:05:44 - Big tech companies will eventually get disrupted2:10:04 - Video games Adrian & Shawn are currently playing2:17:40 - Conclusion
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