Ashley Lewis used to light stages. She worked as a theater technician working shows like Hamilton (when it was much smaller) and New York Fashion Week. But after some introspection, she realized that her passion wasn’t in light design, and she searched for other career options. She talks to us about the similarities between coding and her art background, what it’s like working as a theater technician, and how being introspective has helped her on her coding journey.
Show Links
- Linode (sponsor)
- Ira Glass Quote
- OSCON
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Hamilton Musical
- Viking School
- Planet Money podcast
- MIT Open Courseware
- Savannah School of Art and Design
Shoutouts
- Sponsored Shoutout: Linode (Saron)
- The Odin Project (Ashley)
- Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert (Ashley)
- The Cathedral and the Bazaar and other essays by Eric S. Raymond (Ashley)
- Ashley’s blog (Saron)
- CodeNewbie Austin (Saron)
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