Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nick is a rising Sophomore college student at The University of Texas in Austin, TX. He’s majoring in computer science and knew from a much earlier age that programming would be his career calling. He was a leader in his high school computer science classes and even competed in the Microsoft ImagineCup competitions, UIL competitions, Hackathons, and much much more. He works for various companies on programming projects during schooling and is currently spending this summer programming for Home Depot corporate.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Topics of Discussion:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:35] Nick talks about how he got into computer programming and how he knew that programming would be his career calling.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[5:53] Nick talks about stacking his high school curriculum with computer science classes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[8:50] What type of technology classes are offered at Nick’s college in computer science, and what type of classes are required vs. optional?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[12:28] Did Nick have to ramp up on new tech stacks, or did he already know the ones he uses now?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[15:02] Nick talks about the skills he thinks computer science majors need to be successful.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[19:55] It’s easy to get distracted in general, but coding is so much more fun than just watching YouTube or scrolling on social media.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[22:52] Nick learned typing from Typing.com.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[25:57] What is Nick’s 10-year plan and what languages or tools is he dabbling in now?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[27:12] The larger the project becomes, the more impossible it is to do it without a team.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[27:49] Nick gives his advice to young and aspiring computer science majors and programmers. Find something you want to build, and take a couple of months to work on that.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Mentioned in this Episode:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://architecttips.clearmeasure.com/"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Architect Tips</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— New video podcast!</span></p> <p><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/services/devops/?&OCID=AID736756_SEM_7eul5uID"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Azure DevOps</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.clear-measure.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Measure</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(Sponsor)</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/NET-DevOps-Azure-Developers-Architecture/dp/1484253426"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer’s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Jeffrey Palermo</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— Available on Amazon!</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ROXy08zc-qTA0-3GAQDLw"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Jeffrey Palermo’s YouTube</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jeffreypalermo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow to stay informed about future events!</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.typing.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Typing.Com</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Want to Learn More?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href="http://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">AzureDevOps.Show</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for show notes and additional episodes.</span></p>