Q&A #4: Passion, Day in the Life, YouTube and Patrick’s NYC trip & More with Patrick Akil

The more I do these Q&A's, the more privileged it feels. I get to share my experience, introspect, reminisce, laugh and hopefully add value and perspective. Thank you for making it possible :) #Q&A nr. 4, counting them 😂🙌 Enjoy 🎙 Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/KOdohsC6dtk New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!   Big shoutout to ⁠Xebia⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:35 - What do you look for in a guest? 00:02:25 - How do you keep your skills up to date? 00:05:33 - What programming languages do you currently use? 00:06:22 - Balancing work and the podcast 00:08:26 - ChatGPT roasted my work 00:11:11 - From a hobby to part of a job 00:13:40 - Common misconception about software engineering 00:15:08 - Most unexpecting learnings through the podcast 00:17:39 - Paying for podcast guests 00:18:46 - Day in the life when recording an episode 00:20:10 - One of my favourite things 00:24:13 - Memorable feedback and messages 00:27:22 - personal goals 00:31:24 - Gaming and listening to PKA 00:34:23 - Listening to the Joe Rogan Experience 00:35:01 - Patrick's NYC trip 00:35:58 - Casey Neistat video inspiration 00:37:23 - Nigahiga and Internet Icon 00:38:38 - NYC trip part2 00:41:16 - This was a lot of fun