#40 The Journey of James Ward


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Nov 25 2024 52 mins   2

James Ward is a Developer Advocate for AWS.


He started his journey as a professional Software Developer since 1997, dedicating much time of his career to helping developers create software that truly excels. He is a co-author of the book Effect Oriented Programming and a co-host of the podcast Happy Path Programming.


To learn more about James's inspiring journey, listen to the full episode!


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00:00 - Introduction

02:33 - How he began his programming journey

04:15 - The power of receiving and providing guidance

06:23 - How he navigated the journey to discover his path

08:22 - The challenges he had faced during his first jobs

11:02 - The importance of Communication and collaboration in his role

14:30 - How to bring kindness into interactions and be collaborate

18:30 - About some of his different roles

23:10 - Product management experience

25:15 - About his current role

31:30 - About the AWS community

32:42 -Balance working on his other side projects

35:00 - About his book

39:34 - The collaboration on writing the book

42:08 - About his podcast

46:45 - Advice


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