Conversations with the hackers, leaders, and innovators of the software world. Hosts Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo face their imposter syndrome so you don’t have to. Expect in-depth interviews with the best and brightest in software engineering, open source, and leadership. This is a polyglot podcast. All programming languages, platforms, and communities are welcome. Open source moves fast. Keep up.
The advantages of being a blind programmer
Parham Doustdar is a blind programmer and joined the show to talk about the advantages he has being a blind programmer, the tools he uses, why he had to quit school, and carving your own path.
Note: We couldn’t stop using visual words when talking with Parham — even he couldn’t help himself. So you’ll get to hear us all laugh at ourselves near the end.
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Featuring
- Parham Doustdar – Twitter, GitHub, Website
- Adam Stacoviak – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
- Jerod Santo – Twitter, GitHub
Notes and Links
- Interviewing a good backend developer (without sight) · Issue #437 · thechangelog/ping
- MUD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- An Autobiography of a Blind Programmer – Parham Doustdar’s Blog
- The Tools of a Blind Programmer – Parham Doustdar’s Blog
- The Advantages of Being a Blind Programmer – Parham Doustdar’s Blog
- Eclipse desktop & web IDEs
- Aphantasia: “how it feels to be blind in the mind”
- Hero: Uncle Bob
- Hero: Uncle Bob Martin (@unclebobmartin) on Twitter
- Docker - Build, Ship, and Run Any App, Anywhere