<p>Kevin Scott is the first CTO of Microsoft in almost twenty years. But what does the chief technology officer at such a large tech company do? He tells us all about his day-to-day, how he ended up at Microsoft, and shares his thoughts on the value of computer science degrees.</p> <h4>Show Links</h4> <ul><li><a href="https://dev.to/advertise">Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie!</a> (sponsor) </li> <li><a href="http://www.industryexplorers.com/">LEAP Apprenticeship at Microsoft</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-tech-with-kevin-scott/id1381008946?mt=2">Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott (podcast)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/build">Microsoft Build (conference)</a></li> <li><a href="https://cnewbie.io/2GhU03r">Codeland Conf</a></li> <li><a href="https://cnewbie.io/2Q5oA26">Codeland 2019</a></li> </ul><h4>Kevin Scott</h4><p>Kevin Scott is executive vice president and the chief technology officer for Microsoft. His 20-year career in technology spans both academia and industry as researcher, engineer and leader at companies such as LinkedIn, AdMob and Google.</p>

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