142: Data Ops with Douwe Maan

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 Introductions 00:03:44 Hustling online at 11 00:08:08 From iOS to web-based development 00:10:20 How Douwe balanced school and work 00:12:05 Sid Sijbrandij 00:19:13 Why Twitter was integral in Douwe’s journey 00:21:01 What Meltano offers for data teams 00:22:01 Remote work 00:30:59 Gitlab’s data team and what they do 00:44:40 What tools do data engineers use 00:47:40 Singer 00:50:26 Game designer travails 00:58:59 Where data operations come in 01:05:12 Getting started with Meltano 01:12:00 Meltano as a company 01:22:09 Farewells Resources mentioned in this episode: Douwe Maan:Website: https://douwe.me/Twitter: https://twitter.com/douwemGitLab: 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/ If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on  Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM  Join the discussion on our Discord Help support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★