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Apr 2020
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We all focus a lot of our time on engineering work for large companies, but we’ve each had our side projects we’ve worked on in our careers. In this episode, we share our side projects we’ve done in the past. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Ryan Burgess - Remington Hc6550 Cordless Vacuum Haircu ... Show More
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