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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Apr 18, 2023

Fireside Chat with Lea

Lea Fragner

Think legacy code is dead? Software developer Lea reveals why languages like Assembler still run banking, sharing her unexpected journey into mastering mission-critical financial systems.

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#1 about 3 min

Discovering technical colleges through public employment centers

Utilizing public employment centers helps students without a specific direction uncover paths to software development.

#2 about 2 min

Overcoming frustrations with debuggers in school

The impact of debugging errors on self-confidence reinforces the value of strong educational support frameworks.

#3 about 4 min

Entering the industry via consultancy models

Finding early job opportunities through local marketing eases the transition into independent work on client sites.

#4 about 2 min

Managing flexible routines and asynchronous communication

Starting the day with asynchronous coordination helps properly structure remote and entirely flexible consulting workflows.

#5 about 6 min

Embracing age diversity to learn legacy code

Collaborating with veteran engineers provides unique mentorship styles and access to undocumented legacy programming knowledge.

#6 about 7 min

Combating gender bias and promoting early inclusion

Dedicated diversity resources in technical schools protect students from discrimination and help dismantle societal barriers.

#7 about 3 min

Navigating strict environments for enterprise banking

Safely coordinating critical incident responses and organizing complex data migrations is essential for heavily regulated financial clients.

#8 about 4 min

Evaluating the execution speed of legacy tech stacks

Foundational systems utilizing legacy languages remain highly critical for executing high-speed end-of-month banking calculations natively.

#9 about 2 min

Applying systemic planning as a dungeon master

Preparing role-playing campaigns requires robust asset creation and complex encounter balancing logic outside of standard work activities.

#10 about 3 min

Embracing error resolution as a programming puzzle

Viewing debuggers as essential analysis tools empowers engineers to treat challenging software bugs as engaging mechanical puzzles.

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