Hello World the Film with Shawn Wildermuth
Ever pivoted halfway through a software project? It happens in filmmaking too! Carl and Richard talk to Shawn Wildermuth about his experience making Hello World the Film. Shawn talks about starting out wanting to make a love story about being a programmer - and how anyone could be one. Until he discovered that it wasn't true: That getting into software development does require a certain amount of privilege. The conversation then dives into how the film explores the problems in diversity in software and the things we can do to get better. Go see it!
Guests:
Shawn Wildermuth
Shawn Wildermuth has been tinkering with computers and software since he got a Vic-20 back in the early ‘80s. As a Microsoft MVP since 2003, he’s also involved with Microsoft as an ASP.NET Insider and ClientDev Insider. You may have taken one of his more than twenty courses on Pluralsight (http://shawnw.me/psauthor). He’s authored eight books and innumerable articles on software development. You can also see him at one of the local and international conferences he’s regularly attends. He is one of the Wilder Minds. You can reach him at his blog at http://wildermuth.com. He’s released his first film, a feature-length, documentary about software developers today called “Hello World: The Film”. You can see more about it at http://twainfilms.com
Links:
- Cyrus Chestnut at PWOP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw2NCpmZSr0
- Hello World Film http://helloworldfilm.com/
- Empathy vs Sympathy in Software https://dotnetrocks.com/?show=1653
- Team of Rivals https://books.google.ca/books/about/Team_of_Rivals.html?id=ONhhui9SRsMC
- Don't Worry, I'm Fine https://imfinefilm.com/