Episode 21: Sam Phippen

This week, Kevin talks to Sam about contributing to open source, the good and bad of tech interviews, and the value of a background in something other than computer science to a programmer. Then they play the hot game “Paul Graham Essay or ELO Song?” Will Sam use “Strange Magic” to get the right answers, or will he “Turn to Stone”? Tune in to find out!

• On the unreasonable reality of “junior” developer interviews
• Paul Graham | Essays
• Sam Phippen
• @samphippen | Twitter

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