Basel Farag talks with Dave Rael about learning to code, sharing with communities, passoin, and getting help along the way
Basel Farag is a software developer and data geek with proven experience in web/mobile development and Agile methodologies utilizing languages like JavaScript and Objective-C. Lately, however, he's been OBSESSED with Swift. It's awesome. He's lectured on Swift for various organizations, including Women Who Code. He also regularly writes for http://www.garglingwithrazorblades.com/ -- a website dedicated to explaining Apple's new programming language Swift and concepts in Cocoa. Sometimes he's interviewed by tech podcasts. He's also the organizer of the Denver Swift Heads meetup crew.
Chapters:
0:27 - Dave introduces the show and Basel Farag 2:41 - Basel's path to writing software and is anyone really self-taught? 4:57 - Community involvement 7:01 - Basel's focus on mobile development, iOS, and Swift 11:28 - How Basel got started in software 19:24 - The th
