
In this episode of BragTalks, host Heather VanCura and her guest and co-author, Bruno Souza, share about their achievement of publishing a book. Bruno shares about the process of writing a book and Heather discusses with him how the book creates a new category in the careers genre combining knowledge and career insights from industry experts in the technical careers space. Season 6 is all about sharing stories of personal accomplishments and Bruno and Heather have an inspiring story to share about becoming published authors. Listen to learn how you can start achieving your dream of writing a book and how we did it. We are excited to share about our book, “Developer Career Masterplan” ! Bruno Souza and I wanted to write a book that shared the stories and knowledge we have gained over the last two decades helping developers grow their careers. You can order as an ebook or in paperback format on Amazon .
Biography:
For more than 20+ years, Bruno Souza helps developers to share their knowledge using presentations and blogs, so they can help their communities, inspire their audiences and grow in their careers. Bruno is a developer and entrepreneur. An international speaker, Bruno has presented worldwide to audiences of all sizes. He is a JavaOne Rockstar Speaker, a The Developer's Conference Rockstar Speaker, a Java Champion and an Oracle Developer Champion. Bruno runs the https://code4.life initiative, where you can get more information about how to improve your career as a software developer.
Heather VanCura is a Vice President at Oracle, leading the Java Community Process (JCP) program and MySQL Community Outreach team. With 20+ years of experience at Oracle and Sun Microsystems, she actively engages with the developer community as an international speaker, event organizer, and mentor. She has visited six continents and over fifty countries meeting developers and helping them to engage in standards-related and open source projects. Heather is passionate about promoting diversity in technology and volunteers with organizations like Women Who Code and IEEE Women in Engineering. Her extensive involvement includes serving on the boards of Dress for Success and FIRST LEGO League NorCal. Heather's dedication to empowering developers and advocating for diversity makes her a respected leader in the industry.