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Why do I stream my app development?
I started streaming 3 or 4 years ago because I thought it would be a good way to show what I’m working on, and I was interested in the Twitch platform and live streaming. I didn’t play video games too often, so I decided to just stream what I’m working on. I started taking it more serious during the pandemic since I had a lot of time while furloughed and wasn’t traveling.
Why I started
I chose to start streaming because I thought it would help me be a better communicator and help me talk with other people that are interested in app development. When I started streaming, I was a product support specialist for an entertainment systems manufacturer, which means I was not coding at my day job. I wanted to build apps and code as a profession and part of the job switch meant I would need to talk about certain concepts and explain what I’m doing whether that was in the interview or actually on the job. I had heard of the rubber duck debugging method to try and solve problems, so I thought I could apply that to streaming.
Another reason I started streaming is because I was actually hoping I could find people who could help me be a better developer. Whether it was…
