A Golang Deep Dive with Bill Kennedy | S2 EP3
Mangtas Nation
English - May 16, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEntrepreneurship Business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
“There is no decision that is free. Nothing is free. Every decision you make in life, and in engineering, comes with a cost. ” -- Bill Kennedy
Bill Kennedy is one of the most well-known Golang leaders of today.
He is the author of the books “Go in Action” and “The Ultimate Go Notebook” and he has written over 100 blog posts and articles about his journey in learning, using, and teaching Go or Golang.
In addition, he is also the managing partner of Ardan Labs and a founding member of GoBridge and GoDevNet.
In this episode, William “Bill” Kennedy joins us in a discussion about the Go programming language.
He shares with us the story on how he got interested in technology and how his passion for programming has kept him away from troubles growing up.
From stories about his experiences as a programmer to hearing about some of his principles in life, we delve deep into his journey as an educator and thought leader in this emerging tech industry.
In this episode, we talked about:
1:20 - 3:15 Bill Kennedy
4:40 - 4:55 How his interest in programming started
5:10 - 6:27 How passion can make you stay away from trouble
7:47 - 9:29 Reason behind his passion for tech: It's the learning
9:40 - 10:42 Bill's passion for teaching
10:44 - 11:42 On starting something new and acknowledging what you don't know
12:16 - 13:20 Importance of breaking down a problem before actually solving it
13:36 - 14:30 Bill's GO classes
14:36 - 16:03 Every decision comes with a cost
16:16 - 17:05 Be a programmer first, then don't forget to be an engineer
17:10 - 20:35 Writing code is no different in writing a blogpost
20:59 - 25:23 Why GO?
26:00 - 29:06 Blogging about GO
30:01 - 42:59 Thoughts on Blockchain Technology
43:34 - 51:26 When to GO and when not to GO?
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