Today Quincy Larson interviews Tapas Adhikari. He is a software engineer who runs a firm of 20 developers who build projects for companies around the world. He is also an accomplished teacher, having written over 300 programming tutorials – including 47 for the free CodeCamp – and runs a popular English and Bangla language YouTube channels.
We talk about:
The changing nature of software engineering
Tips for Building Your Own Remote Software Development Firm Abroad and Landing Clients
Lessons from mentoring over 500 developers over the years
Link to our discussion:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajddm1tx4da
Community News Section:
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Finally, this weekend you can create your own fully functional horror game based on the fictional “Backrooms” Liminal Space. For some reason my kids are terrified of this weird looking office setup. You’ll build your environment using Unreal Engine 5 and the Blueprints visual scripting tool that abstracts all the C++ code for you. Throw in a body cam style camera approach and some weird monsters and you have the perfect way to scare friends and family alike. (3 hour YouTube course):
Today’s Song of the Week is a cover from Van Halen’s 1980 album Women and Children First. The song opens with a heavily distorted Wurlitzer electromechanical piano groove. I love the loose high hats under Michael Anthony’s 8th note bass line and Eddie Van Halen’s guitar solo. This is a lunch break song.