Interviews

We spoke with Joviane Bellegarde – a student at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Joviane gave us a student’s perspective on online education in the field of programming and shared her thoughts about how it can be beneficial in academic studies.

In this interview with Andrei Maftei we continue our series of interviews with people inspired to learn programming through JetBrains Academy.

We love hearing about our learners’ journeys! Wojtek Ślusarczyk, a Software Tester at Nokia, shares his learning experience with JetBrains Academy and offers some good advice for anyone thinking about getting into programming.

Sebastian Aigner, a passionate education-focused developer advocate at JetBrains, talks about working with students as well as his path from university to JetBrains, and he offers inspiration for those who are ready for frustration.

People get into programming in different ways. Some begin learning it in school, some go to university to study Computer Science, while others get started with online courses – like Zina Smirnova, now a member of the Educational Products development team at JetBrains. We talked with Zina to find out more about her professional path. Can you tell us about your background and how you decided to become a developer? It didn't happen overnight, but like all worthy things in life, it took a lot of time and effort. It all began when I was on maternity leave as a junior researcher at the Institute of