On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Dilip Krishnamoorthi. He's a software engineer working at Sony, building user interfaces for Playstation game consoles where he's been for 10 years.
We talk about:
- How he dropped out of a traditional Indian university and used an inexpensive distance learning program to finish his engineering degree for less than US $100 / semester
- What it's like working in Bengaluru, the Silicon Valley of Asia
- His experience launching the Playstation 5
- Tips for continuing to learn new tools even as a senior engineer
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Links we talk about during our conversation:
- Wikipedia article on Flow State, a concept Dilip mentions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
- An IGN article about major improvements to Playstation 5's UI that Dilip worked on: https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5s-ui-the-five-biggest-gamechangers
- Webcomic about the perils of context switching: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/60wx3z/this_is_why_you_shouldnt_interrupt_a_programmer/#lightbox
Contents
- 00:00 Introduction
- 02:15 Meeting at a Hackathon
- 05:30 Dropping Out and Distance Learning
- 10:45 Working in Bengaluru
- 15:00 Launching PlayStation 5
- 20:30 Using AI in Software Development
- 25:00 Early Days with Computers
- 30:45 Transition to the US
- 35:00 Career at Sony
- 40:15 Learning and Growth