– Get A Coder Job!

– Chuck: Hello! Our guest is Kerri Miller – say Hi!

– Guest: Hi!

– Chuck: Tell us who you are and where you work?

– Guest: I live in Seattle.

– Chuck: We had you on past episodes RR 191 and RR 261. Tell us about your work!

– Guest: I have been a remote-worker for about 5 years now.

– Chuck: Let’s focus on you and how you got into programming and what you’ve contributed into the community.  How did you get into programming?

– Guest: I had early access to computers. We also had the Thermal Printer!

– Chuck: I love how people come from different backgrounds.

– Guest: Yeah you need to have other skillsets outside of being a computer programmer. What do you bring in and what do you have at the very beginning of your career and then you fill in those blanks as you go along.

– Chuck: Yep exactly.

– Guest: I am interested to see how my stage career helps my developer career!

– Chuck.

– Guest: Some people need walk-up music.

– Chuck: How did you get into Ruby?

– Guest: I was the only person that had heard about the Internet, so that’s how I got the job! I went to Barnes & Noble and read books; kids: that is an actual place!

– Chuck: You are still using Ruby right?

– Guest: Yes I am! I have explored GO and other languages, too, b/c that helps my skills with Ruby.

– Chuck: What made you switch? How do you decide to make that switch?

– Guest: This book really helped me: “Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby.” It invigorated my love for programming.

– Chuck: How long ago was that?

– Guest: About 7 years ago.

– Chuck: Some of the things you’ve done is conference organizing and speaking. Anything else?

– Guest answers the question.

– Chuck: What were your favorite talks to give and where?

– Guest: It really is hard to choose. I liked the one in Bath, UK last year: “Is Ruby Dead?”

– Chuck: Where do you see Ruby going? What’s the future like for Ruby?

– Guest: I think there are neat things that are happening in Ruby 3.

– Chuck: What other conferences are you involved with?

– Guest: Open Source & Feelings. (The guest goes into detail about what this conference has to offer!)

– Chuck: What should I be looking for there at CES (2019)?

– Guest answers.

– Guest: I have 6 Echos & Alexas in the house – do I need those many – probably not.

– Chuck: I think the same thing about giving / not giving my fingerprint to the government vs. Apple.

– Guest.

– Chuck: What are you working on now?

– Guest: If you have a problem with Ruby – I help with the Q&A and bug-support. Working on 2019 conferences, too!

– Chuck: Picks!

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