Douwe Maan’s journey sounds too fantastic to be true, yet the tale that Meltano’s founder shares with Jason and Patrick today is very, very real. Whether it’s about doing software development by 11, joining Gitlab while juggling college responsibilities, or building his own company during today’s challenging times, he has quite the story to tell. In today’s episode, he speaks on Twitter, his perspective on remote work, and why data operations are a critical part of developer stacks in today’s world.00:01:00 Introductions00:03:44 Hustling online at 1100:08:08 From iOS to web-based development00:10:20 How Douwe balanced school and work00:12:05 Sid Sijbrandij00:19:13 Why Twitter was integral in Douwe’s journey00:21:01 What Meltano offers for data teams00:22:01 Remote work00:30:59 Gitlab’s data team and what they do00:44:40 What tools do data engineers use00:47:40 Singer00:50:26 Game designer travails00:58:59 Where data operations come in01:05:12 Getting started with Meltano01:12:00 Meltano as a company01:22:09 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Douwe Maan:
Website: https://douwe.me/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/douwem

GitLab: https://github.com/DouweM

Meltano:
Website: https://meltano.com/

Careers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/meltano

Singer:Website: https://www.singer.io/
Mergify:Website: https://mergify.com/
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