RR 354: Music, Musicians, and Programmers with Catherine Meyers

Panel: Charles Max WoodDave KimuraEric BerryDavid Richards Special Guests: Catherine MeyersIn this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel discusses music, musicians, and programmers with Catherine Meyers. Catherine is a software engineer at Mavenlink in San Francisco and is a co-organizer of a meet-up called Women Level Up. Before getting into coding, she was actually an opera singer. They talk a lot about why she decided to change her career and how she came to be a successful coder after being a singer for many years.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Check out React Dev SummitCatherine introPreviously an opera singerHow did you decide to get into programming?Who she performed for and where she performedHer friends suggested she start codingTips to help those not interested in coding give it a chanceCoding is like solving a puzzleCoding boot camps to facilitate a career changeHTMLFlatiron SchoolThe importance of resilienceRuby ConfThe ability to communicate with many different typed of peoplePatternsDo musicians have an advantage as a developer?Patterns in RailsHow can music make you a better coder?Your brain as a musicianIs there a correlation with brain activity and listening to music?Different music affects different peopleAnd much, much more!Links:React Dev SummitMavenlinkWomen Level UpFlatiron SchoolRuby ConfRailsRuby Hack [email protected]:CharlesThe Greatest ShowmanReact Round UpReact Dev SummitViews on VueElixir Podcast coming soonDaveHeat Shrink Tubing