ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Anil Dash, VP of developer experience at Fastly, joins the show to talk about the decline of community in software circles, the value of following your passions as a developer, what he learned working with Joel Spolsky on Stack Overflow and Glitch, and the evolution of developer tools.
6:00 Going from hobbyist to professional developer
11:00 The decline of software communities
18:00 The importance of following your passion as a developer
29:00 Working with Joel Spolsky
47:00 Adapting to a more corporate role and the pitfalls of 'founder mode'
53:00 Anil's Priority Zero: Making Fastly tools more accessible to developers by focusing on the experience
Anil's recommendation: Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin by David Ritz
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