Jon Calhoun creates interactive Go courses for developers looking to learn the language through curated projects specially made to construct a sound foundation of understanding. In this episode Jon takes us through his exciting journey from programming on floppy disks to working at Google and finally ending up running his own business.
00:00 Introduction
01:40 What is Jon Doing Today?
10:55 Live Training and Public Speaking
18:16 First Memory of a Computer
28:25 Building Tech in High School
33:00 Transitioning to College
45:45 Changing Habits and its Importance
1:02:20 Working for Google
1:12:15 Finding the Next Path
1:24:30 Discovering Go
1:28:30 Impact of Cost of Living
1:34:10 Planning for the Future
1:39:40 Contact Info
Connect with Jon:
Email: jon@calhoun.io
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joncalhoun
Mentioned in today’s episode:
Gophercises: https://gophercises.com
EasyPost: https://www.easypost.com
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