Interview with Anthony Zinni and Jon Buda and Shay Howe
The Interviewer
Mike Hall
Interviewer, community organizer at UGtastic
The Guest
Anthony Zinni
Software Engineer
The Guest
Jon Buda
Software Engineer
The Guest
Shay Howe
Designer and Frontend Developer
The Conversation
Mike Hall
Interviewer, community organizer at UGtastic
Hi, it's Mike Hall with UGtastic. I'm here at WindyCityRails, and I'm sitting down with Anthony Zinni, Jon Buda, and Shay Howe. You guys work together at a local shop?
Anthony Zinni
Software Engineer
Yeah, we all work at a shop here in Chicago.
Mike Hall
Interviewer, community organizer at UGtastic
You've been involved in the Chicago community for a while. What's the best part about being a developer here?
Jon Buda
Software Engineer
It's the tight-knit network. You can meet everyone at a single Meetup. Everyone helps each other out, which is rare.
Shay Howe
Designer and Frontend Developer
Exactly. Being able to cross-pollinate design and code in the Chicago scene is fantastic.
Critical Insights
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"Local tech ecosystems thrive when cross-pollination between design and engineering is fostered through small, tight-knit communities."