Nathaniel Talbott

Nathaniel Talbott (blog) is the creator of the Test::Unit framework in Ruby. He is the owner of Terralien, as well as a regular speaker at conferences. I had the pleasure to meet him at Acts As Conference, and he was kind enough to sit down and tell me his story, which, let me tell you, is a great one. He's definitely had a varied set of experiences in the industry, so there is a lot that we can learn from him.

Enjoy!

Part 1

Nathaniel Talbott Part 1 - How I Got Started In Programming from Corey Haines on Vimeo.

Part 2

Nathaniel Talbott Part 2 - How I Got Started In Programming from Corey Haines on Vimeo.

Scott Gowell

I met Scott Gowell (blog) at Techsmith when I was given a nice tour there by Betsy Weber. She introduced us, and, looking around his office, I knew I had to get an interview with him. Why? Well, for one, it appeared he had a ton of large-size lego guys like in the video games. Hmmm... So, when Betsy stepped away for a meeting, I sat down with him and got his story; I'm glad I did.

Enjoy!


Scott Gowell - How I Got Started In Programming from Corey Haines on Vimeo.

Darryl Hogan

Darryl Hogan is an Architect Evangelist for Microsoft in the heartland district. I've known for him for a couple years now, both in a professional and a personal capacity, and I can't remember a time when he wasn't smiling and laughing. Okay, maybe when he had to deal with stuff I was working on. The fact that he is an architecture evangelist and his blog is called 'Tales from the Whiteboard' should tell you something about him.

Enjoy!


Daryl Hogan - How I Got Started In Programming from Corey Haines on Vimeo.

Rick Schummer

Rick Schummer was kind enough to sit down with me at the Microsoft MSDN Developer Conference in Detroit. He is the owner of White Light Computing and an organizer of the Southwest Fox Conference. His story is great, because his company does all their development in FoxPro. Fantastic. The few FoxPro people that I know always laugh when I tell them about some cool dynamic thing, as, according to them, they've had all that for years.

Enjoy!


Richard Schummer - How I Got Started In Programming from Corey Haines on Vimeo.