Senior Playstation Engineer’s tips for learning new tools and getting things done [Podcast #184]

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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 Read More freeCodeCamp.org

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