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June 7, 2023

S3 E07: Finding the Humor in Software Development w/ Iris Classon

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June 7, 2023
Margo McCabe
Head of DevRel & Partnerships at HarperDB

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This episode features a fun discussion with Iris Classon, software developer, speaker, and author. Questions covered include:

  • Tell us a bit about who you are, your background / journey in tech.
  • You wrote a comedic fiction about a software developer .. tell us about that.
  • What's it like combining the technical side of things with the creative side of writing, how does everything intersect?
  • Any tips for balancing work, writing, and dev community with family life / personal time?


Iris Classon is a software developer, appreciated speaker, author, Microsoft MVP, and self-proclaimed comedian.

Hobbies include: extreme sports such as deploying on a Friday and force push to master.

Famous last words: it works on my machine.


Here is a link to a sample chapter from her book, The Unlikely Success of a Copy Paste Developer. You can also find it on Goodreads and Amazon.

While you're here, learn about HarperDB, a breakthrough development platform with a database, applications, and streaming engine in one unified solution.

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