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Google, Startups, and Gophercises with Jon Calhoun

Ardan Labs Podcast

English - March 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 69 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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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: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joncalhoun



Mentioned in today’s episode:

Gophercises: https://gophercises.com

EasyPost: https://www.easypost.com

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!


Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

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