Episode 213: Hello Web Rush: Dan Wahlin, This is Your Life
On this episode, we throw Dan Wahlin in the guest chair and let him tell us about his story of working in tech - from Links golf games to working at Microsoft.
Recording date: Nov 17, 2022
John Papa @John_Papa
Ward Bell @WardBell
Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin
Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker
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Resources:
- Dan Wahlin on Twitter
- Dan Wahlin on GitHub
- Rabbits vs Guinea Pigs
- Dan Wahlin on Pluralsight
- Apple IIc
- IBM PC jr
- TRS 80
- Show White design language
- Links golf game
- Paint Shop Pro
- VB Script
- Sort Algorithm
- Wrox Press
- Component Object Model (COM)
- Dan Wahlin’s books he's authored
Timejumps
- 01:30 Who is Dan Wahlin?
- 04:56 Getting distracted by golf games
- 08:16 Sponsor: Ag Grid
- 09:14 Do you regret not getting a computer science degree?
- 20:17 Sponsor: Nrwl
- 20:52 Getting over imposter syndrome
- 24:53 Were you ever worried about losing your job?
- 30:22 Any crash and burn experiences?
- 31:25 Advice for moving your career forward
Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.