From Librarian to Developer: w/ Roxy Rodriguez-Becker

Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Jason Torres talk with Roxy Rodriquez-Becker about her journey from educator and librarian to aspiring developer, the community supporting her transition, navigating motherhood and advocacy, and how her son’s medical challenges inspired her to build a life-changing G-tube feeding app. In this episode: (00:00) - Working Edit (01:03) - Wine rating and review: San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon (02:35) - Meet Roxy (03:04) - From teaching and libraries to tech (05:38) - How Roxy is learning to code (06:24) - Inside the “Chosen One” series (07:35) - The support systems behind Roxy's move to coding (09:14) - Navigating a public job hunt and being in the spotlight (11:30) - Roxy’s advice for getting out of your comfort zone (12:43) - Roxy’s background in content creation (14:35) - How Roxy juggles parenting, work, and learning to code (16:51) - How her son’s medical journey inspired the Tube Feed app (28:03) - Why advocating for yourself is harder than advocating for others (30:00) - What pulled Roxy back into tech (32:01) - Growing up Cuban and Catholic (35:30) - How Roxy's upbringing shapes how she raises her kids (36:33) - Why Roxy chose software engineering specifically (38:33) - Robbie's biggest strength and biggest weakness (39:27) - Guilty pleasure TV shows (40:43) - What success looks like for Roxy (42:41) - Where to find Roxy online Links San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon: https://www.sansimeonwines.com/ Costco: https://costco.com Tube Feed: https://tubefeedratecalculator.vercel.app/ Magnolia Conf: https://magnoliaconf.com/ freeCodeCamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/ #100Devs: https://100devs.org/ Chosen One: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chosen_One_(2023_TV_series) All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/ Torc: https://torc.dev Roxy's Treating LinkedIn Like a Blog: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/roxana-rodriguez-becker_100devs-momswhocode-womenintech-activity-7287884373817802755-KOub OpenAI: https://openai.com Law & Order SVU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit NBC Peacock: https://www.nbc.com/networks/peacock Below Deck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Below_Deck The Real Housewives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Housewives The Bachelor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series) Love Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Island_(American_TV_series) Connect with Jason GitHub: https://github.com/jasonetorres X / Twitter: https://x.com/TasonJorres Connect with Roxy Website: https://roxanarodriguezbecker.com/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/roxanacodes Connect with the hosts Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot MerchEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.