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From Librarian to Developer: w/ Roxy Rodriguez-Becker

From Librarian to Developer: w/ Roxy Rodriguez-Becker

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 Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Jason Torres talk with Roxy Rodriquez-Becker about her journey from educator and librarian to aspiring developer, the community supporting her transition, navigating motherhood and advocacy, and how her son’s medical challenges inspired her to build a life-changing G-tube feeding app. In this episode: (00:00) - Working Edit(01:03) - Wine rating and review: San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon(02:35) - Meet Roxy(03:04) - From teaching and libraries to tech(05:38) - How Roxy is learning to code(06:24) - Inside the “Chosen One” series(07:35) - The support systems behind Roxy's move to coding(09:14) - Navigating a public job hunt and being in the spotlight(11:30) - Roxy’s advice for getting out of your comfort zone(12:43) - Roxy’s background in content creation(14:35) - How Roxy juggles parenting, work, and learning to code(16:51) - How her son’s medical journey inspired the Tube Feed app(28:03) - Why advocating for yourself is harder than advocating for others(30:00) - What pulled Roxy back into tech(32:01) - Growing up Cuban and Catholic(35:30) - How Roxy's upbringing shapes how she raises her kids(36:33) - Why Roxy chose software engineering specifically(38:33) - Robbie's biggest strength and biggest weakness(39:27) - Guilty pleasure TV shows(40:43) - What success looks like for Roxy(42:41) - Where to find Roxy online Links San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon: https://www.sansimeonwines.com/Costco: https://costco.comTube Feed: https://tubefeedratecalculator.vercel.app/Magnolia Conf: https://magnoliaconf.com/freeCodeCamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/#100Devs: https://100devs.org/Chosen One: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chosen_One_(2023_TV_series)All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/Torc: https://torc.devRoxy's Treating LinkedIn Like a Blog: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/roxana-rodriguez-becker_100devs-momswhocode-womenintech-activity-7287884373817802755-KOubOpenAI: https://openai.comLaw & Order SVU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_UnitNBC Peacock: https://www.nbc.com/networks/peacockBelow Deck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Below_DeckThe Real Housewives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_HousewivesThe Bachelor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)Love Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Island_(American_TV_series) Connect with Jason GitHub: https://github.com/jasonetorresX / Twitter: https://x.com/TasonJorres Connect with Roxy Website: https://roxanarodriguezbecker.com/X / Twitter: https://x.com/roxanacodes Connect with the hosts Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagnerChuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rdAdam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fmApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDfOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot MerchEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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