Episode 172: Becoming A Tech Author During The Pandemic with Aristeidis Bampakos
Aristeidis Bampakos has written books and blog posts on Angular and he joins us to talk about his tips for writing, including how he decided to write a book, what lessons he learned in the process, and tips for dealing with procrastination.
Recording date: 2022-02-10
John Papa @John_Papa
Ward Bell @WardBell
Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin
Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker
Aristeidis Bampakos @abampakos
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Timejumps
- 01:48 Guest introduction
- 03:19 How did you get started in teaching Angular?
- 08:12 Sponsor: Ag Grid
- 09:16 How did you schedule writing about Angular?
- 11:52 How did you decide when to write a book?
- 14:52 Dan's intro to tech story
- 17:17 Craig's origin story
- 18:02 What lessons did you learn on your journey?
- 24:14 Any tips for people procrastinating?
- 25:23 Sponsor: Ionic
- 26:02 Craig's tips for dealing with procrastination
- 31:34 What are your motivations for writing?
- 33:21 What was the process for a second book?
- 36:03 Final thoughts
Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.