In this episode I talk with Katja Mordaunt and Adam Warski. We talk Katja’s and Adam’s introduction to software, being on the LambdaDays 2022 Programme Committee, a peek what being on the Programme Committee looks like, introducing new people to functional programming, and more.Our Guests, Katja Mordaunt and Adam WarksiKatja Mordauntkatjam on:Elm Lang Slackelmcraft.orgIncremental ElmAdam Warskiadamwarski on Twitteradamw on GithubAnnouncementsElixirConf EU is taking place the 9th and 10th of June, with training running the 6th-8th. For more information and to get your tickets visit https://www.elixirconf.eu/.:clojureD is taking place June 11th in Berlin, Germany. Visit https://clojured.de/ for more information and to submit your proposal.Code BEAM Lite A Coruña is taking place in A Coruña, Spain on the 11th of June. Visit https://www.codebeamcorunha.es to register, or to find out more.Lambda Days 2022 has been moved to the 28th and 29th of July in Krakow, Poland. Visit lambdadays.org to keep up to date.Some of you have asked how you can support Functional Geekery, in that vein, Functional Geekery now has a Patreon Page.If that is one of the ways you would like to show your support, you can find out more at https://www.patreon.com/fngeekery.Topics [@About KatjaAbout AdamHow Katja got into software development and ElmBasicLogoPascalJavaElmHow did Katja get into ElmPHPF#Elm as a beginner friendly languageFelienne HermansCode Reading ClubReactHow Adam got into software development and ScalaPascalSchemeOCamlJavaJBoss/RedHatSoftwareMillScalaWhy ScalaGroovyKotlinClojureImmutable collections by defaultCoqHaving done Masters Thesis in Category TheoryYou don’t need any background in category theory to be productive in ScalaJane StreetBeing on Lambda Days 2022 Programme CommitteeCovid making things difficult on schedulingThe Programme Committee processReading through submissionsGetting a coverage of different languages and experience levelsFutharkNixRustBalancing the theoretical with practical and fun talksLambda Days as a hybrid track plans“Meeting John Hughes was pretty cool”Bringing in new peopleCats library“Embracing everything is an expression”“Go for tickets that are just about copy”“It’s all about confidence”Eric Normand’s 5 step strategy from Grokking SimplicityDon’t give the names for things to understand what someone understandsWhere to find KatjaKatjam on Elm Slack and Elm discordsElm Lang Slackelmcraft.orgIncremental ElmCode Reading ClubWhere to find Adamadamwarski on TwitterTapirshelly.devAs always, a giant Thank You goes to David Belcher for the logo design.