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The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source · Jun 11, 2016 · 1 hr 9 min

The advantages of being a blind programmer (Interview)

Parham Doustdar is a blind programmer and joined the show to talk about the advantages he has being a blind programmer, the tools he uses, why he had to quit school, and carving your own path. Note: We couldn’t stop using visual words when talking with Parham — even he couldn’t help himself. So you’ll get to hear us all laugh at ourselves near the end. Join the discussion Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Toptal – Take control of your career and join the best at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to our friends at Toptal. Rollbar – Put errors in their place! Full-stack error tracking for all apps in any language. Get the Bootstrap plan free for 90 days. That’s nearly 300,000 errors tracked totally free. Members can get an extra $200 in credit. Linode – Our cloud server of choice! This is what we built our new CMS on. Use the code changelog20 to get 2 months free! Featuring: Parham Doustdar – Website, GitHub, X Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X Show Notes: Interviewing a good backend developer (without sight) · Issue #437 · thechangelog/ping MUD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An Autobiography of a Blind Programmer – Parham Doustdar’s Blog The Tools of a Blind Programmer – Parham Doustdar’s Blog The Advantages of Being a Blind Programmer – Parham Doustdar’s Blog Eclipse desktop & web IDEs Aphantasia: “how it feels to be blind in the mind” Hero: Uncle Bob Hero: Uncle Bob Martin (@unclebobmartin) on Twitter Docker - Build, Ship, and Run Any App, Anywhere Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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Parham Doustdar is a blind programmer and joined the show to talk about the advantages he has being a blind programmer, the tools he uses, why he had to quit school, and carving your own path.

Note: We couldn’t stop using visual words when talking with Parham — even he couldn’t help himself. So you’ll get to hear us all laugh at ourselves near the end.

Join the discussion

Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!

Sponsors:

  • Toptal – Take control of your career and join the best at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to our friends at Toptal.
  • Rollbar – Put errors in their place! Full-stack error tracking for all apps in any language. Get the Bootstrap plan free for 90 days. That’s nearly 300,000 errors tracked totally free. Members can get an extra $200 in credit.
  • Linode – Our cloud server of choice! This is what we built our new CMS on. Use the code changelog20 to get 2 months free!

Featuring:

Show Notes:

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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