End of interview questions

[jdkent]

I don't know if there is time in the interview, but I would get a lot out of knowing what the speaker's development environment looks like. It can be as simple as asking what is their current go-to text editor, or what packages they think are cool that not a lot people may know about. The talk python to me podcast asks these questions at the end of every interview, and it helps me gauge what is being used out there by professionals. This channel may get more varied responses since it's not restricted to python, so it may be a little harder to frame the "packages" comment to be language agnostic.

Suggestion for questions at the end (if there's time)

1. What's your current goto text editor when writing code?
2. What package does your code most depend on/What package do you find most useful that others may not know about/What package helps you develop more effectively? (One of those, or another, I'm open to suggestions)

Thank you for setting up this great resource!

[emdupre]

This won't be applicable to every guest, as we have some speakers discussing open initiatives they've developed (e.g., brainhack) rather than a specific tool. But for those who are writing software, this could definitely be asked to get a better sense of their day-to-day.

My one caveat is that the emphasis here is on the people behind the software, so I'm not sure exactly how much sense it would make to go into detail in our limited time window. Either way, if there's ever a specific speaker you'd like to ask this for and @KirstieJane hasn't brought it up, definitely add it on the live chat (or ask afterwards on Neurostars) !

[jdkent]

Sounds good, yeah, it won't make sense for some speakers, and it does go against the emphasis of these short interviews. I'll ask when it's relevant on the live chat.

[jdkent]

Going through cleaning up old issues. Should I close this issue or should it be left open for other users?