From Librarian to Developer: w/ Roxy Rodriguez-Becker

Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat

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

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