Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 05:10:10 +0000
<p>Guest: Adam Hollett, developer at Shopify: <a href="https://twitter.com/admhlt">https://twitter.com/admhlt</a></p> <p>Host: Quincy Larson, the teacher who founded freeCodeCamp: <a href="https://twitter.com/ossia">https://twitter.com/ossia</a></p> <p>On today's episode of the freeCodeCamp podcast, Quincy interviews Adam Hollett. He's a software developer at Shopify in Ottawa, Canada.</p> <p>Adam started building basic websites and forums when he was in high school, but he never saw coding as something he could do professionally. He got a degree in English Literature, worked in food prep, and taught at a community college. He later worked as a technical writer, and set his eyes on working at Shopify, a major Canadian tech company based in Ottawa. Adam was able to gradually to learn new tools on the job that helped him transition into a role as developer.</p> <p>We talk about Adam's journey - from meandering college student to software developer - and the many lessons he learned along the way.</p> <p> </p>
