Hello?
Hello
If money were no object, how would you spend your time?
I would spend my time learning how to make apps Or watching Netflix...
That's cool, what kind of apps would you like to learn to make? Do you already have experience in app development?
I don't have current experience with app development per se, but I do have general programming experience
Gotcha, what kind of programming experience do you have? Are you studying computer science?
I am a computer science major, so I have some experience with C++, assembly, and Java
Have you taken 240 yet? Or did you get your experience in Java elsewhere?
I took 240 last year, but I started teaching myself Java when I was 16
Wow, way cool! So if you had a choice, what platform would you build your apps on?
I am personally an Apple guy, but I would like to be able to develop for both Apple and Android
That would be cool. I'm not the biggest fan of Android development after taking 240. Currently I do a lot of work with Angular and I've been exploring the Ionic framework.
That sounds fun
It lets you develop native apps for IOS, android, and windows using the same codebase. It's pretty cool!
I've been looking a little bit at a framework called Flutter that was put out by Google to do something similar
I've never heard of that one. There are some really cool tools out there!
What would you do if money was not an object
I know that it sounds cliche, but I'd love to travel, experience different cultures and foods, and serve wherever I go.
Where would be your dream place to visit?
My wife and I would love to explore South America since we both speak Spanish, though we also have dreamed of going to Africa and south Asia. I'd really love to go to as many different places as I can... if money were no object.
Do you still practice your Spanish?
As much as I can. My wife and I don't speak Spanish together, but her mom and grandparents are from Argentina, so we get some practice in.
That's cool. I volunteer at the MTC to practice my Spanish, but its not as much as I would like
That's neat! Where did you learn Spanish?
I was a missionary in Mexico
Neat! Which mission?
Culiacan
Cool! What made you decide to study Computer Science?
My dad is a programmer, so I've been around computers most of my life
That's cool. I had no idea that computer science would be something that I'd be interested in until my freshman year at college.
What got you interested in it?
I was originally a pre-engineering major, but I decided that I didn't want to do engineering when I got here. I had met a lot of engineers on my mission and I didn't really want their job. So then I started talking to different people, expressing my interests and strengths. Eventually, there were three different majors that sounded like I would really enjoy them: Computer Science, Information Systems, and Global Supply Chain. What decided it for me was a conversation that I had with my future father-in-law (my wife and I weren't even dating at the time) that just made it really clear. So I took Computer Science 142 and never looked back!
Well, it was nice chatting with you