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Joining us today on Elixir Wizards is Catalina Astengo, Staff Software Engineer at Nav Inc. We chat with Catalina about how she went from working as a process engineer in a mine to a software engineer in beautiful Salt Lake City.  In today’s show we find out more about Catalina’s professional background, how and why she started taking Ruby courses while working at a mine in southern Utah, how she fell in love with Salt Lake City and what it looked like transitioning to a new profession. We learn about the ins &amp; outs of Nav and their team roles, as well as how they keep up with all of the languages that they are using including Elixir, Ruby, Go and JS. Tune in today to learn more from today’s special guest, Catalina Astengo! Key Points From This Episode: A brief breakdown of today’s topic and introduction to our special guest, Catalina Astengo. What it was like working in a small town in a mine in southern Utah  What a process engineer is and what the job title entails  What prompted the switch from process engineering to software engineering What Nav does as a company Catalina gives us a rundown of her professional career. Is this the most Polyglot stack we have encountered this season!? The ins &amp; outs at Nav and their teams roles  How Nav uses Elixir on a daily basis How Nav keeps up to date on all of the languages they are using Concerns about using multiple languages on the backend Context switching between languages How Nav decided to use Golang and why she prefers Elixir Where Nav is based and where they are hiring  How Catalina and her team made a home movie production of Beetlejuice We review Elixir Conf 2020 and takeaways that Catalina had from the conference How Nav uses GRPC RP vs GRPC - what’s the difference? Protobuf for validation schemes across GPS  Ways to validate event payloads by using the Graph QL We discuss our experience with management vs. coding  Owens penguin discovery about Catalina on the Nav website  Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Catalina Astengo on Twitter — https://twitter.com/catalinaastengo Catalina Astengo on GitHub — https://github.com/castengo  Catalina Astengo on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/catalinaastengo/ Blog Post on Graph QL Schema Validation – https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/05/graphql-schema-validation/ Nav Careers — https://www.nav.com/  SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/  SmartLogic on Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic SmartLogic on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartlogic-io/ SmartLogic on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/smartlogic/ Sundi Myint on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundimyint/

Joining us today on Elixir Wizards is Catalina Astengo, Staff Software Engineer at Nav Inc. We chat with Catalina about how she went from working as a process engineer in a mine to a software engineer in beautiful Salt Lake City. In today’s show we find out more about Catalina’s professional background, how and why she started taking Ruby courses while working at a mine in southern Utah, how she fell in love with Salt Lake City and what it looked like transitioning to a new profession. We learn about the ins &amp; outs of Nav and their team roles, as well as how they keep up with all of the languages that they are using including Elixir, Ruby, Go and JS. Tune in today to learn more from today’s special guest, Catalina Astengo! Key Points From This Episode: A brief breakdown of today’s topic and introduction to our special guest, Catalina Astengo. What it was like working in a small town in a mine in southern Utah What a process engineer is and what the job title entails What prompted the switch from process engineering to software engineering What Nav does as a company Catalina gives us a rundown of her professional career. Is this the most Polyglot stack we have encountered this season!? The ins &amp; outs at Nav and their teams roles How Nav uses Elixir on a daily basis How Nav keeps up to date on all of the languages they are using Concerns about using multiple languages on the backend Context switching between languages How Nav decided to use Golang and why she prefers Elixir Where Nav is based and where they are hiring How Catalina and her team made a home movie production of Beetlejuice We review Elixir Conf 2020 and takeaways that Catalina had from the conference How Nav uses GRPC RP vs GRPC - what’s the difference? Protobuf for validation schemes across GPS Ways to validate event payloads by using the Graph QL We discuss our experience with management vs. coding Owens penguin discovery about Catalina on the Nav website Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Catalina Astengo on Twitter — <a href="https://twitter.com/catalinaastengo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/catalinaastengo</a> Catalina Astengo on GitHub — <a href="https://github.com/castengo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://github.com/castengo</a> Catalina Astengo on LinkedIn — <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/catalinaastengo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/catalinaastengo/</a> Blog Post on Graph QL Schema Validation – <a href="https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/05/graphql-schema-validation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/05/graphql-schema-validation/</a> Nav Careers — <a href="https://www.nav.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nav.com/</a> SmartLogic — <a href="https://smartlogic.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smartlogic.io/</a> SmartLogic on Twitter — <a href="https://twitter.com/smartlogic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/smartlogic</a> SmartLogic on LinkedIn — <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartlogic-io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartlogic-io/</a> SmartLogic on Facebook — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/smartlogic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/smartlogic/</a> Sundi Myint on LinkedIn — <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundimyint/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundimyint/</a>

Catalina Astengo on The Many Languages of Nav

We talk with Engineering Manager and Elixirist Catalina Astengo about using gRPC, Protobuf and Elixir to standardize communication between microservices, why and when to reach for gRPC and why Elixir lends itself so well to this pattern of communication.  Panel   Sophie DeBenedetto Steven Nunez Alex Koutmos Lars Wikman   Guest   Catalina Astengo   Picks   Alex - AMD Ryzen™ 9 3950X Alex - A brief introduction to BEAM  Lars - Webcam Settings App Lars - Underjord Steven - Packwerk  Steven - Bakeware  Sophie - https://github.blog/2020-10-29-building-github-introduction/ Sophie - Waterproof Blanket Cover Catalina - Vegan Recipes 

We talk with Engineering Manager and Elixirist Catalina Astengo about using gRPC, Protobuf and Elixir to standardize communication between microservices, why and when to reach for gRPC and why Elixir lends itself so well to this pattern of communication. <h2>Panel</h2> <ul> <li>Sophie DeBenedetto</li> <li>Steven Nunez</li> <li>Alex Koutmos</li> <li>Lars Wikman</li> </ul> <h2>Guest</h2> <ul> <li>Catalina Astengo</li> </ul> <h2>Picks</h2> <ul> <li>Alex - <a href="https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-9-3950x" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">AMD Ryzen™ 9 3950X</a></li> <li>Alex - <a href="https://blog.erlang.org/a-brief-BEAM-primer/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A brief introduction to BEAM </a></li> <li>Lars - <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/webcam-settings/id533696630?mt=12" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Webcam Settings App</a></li> <li>Lars - <a href="https://underjord.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Underjord</a></li> <li>Steven - <a href="https://github.com/Shopify/packwerk" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Packwerk </a></li> <li>Steven - <a href="https://github.com/spawnfest/bakeware" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bakeware </a></li> <li>Sophie - <a href="https://github.blog/2020-10-29-building-github-introduction/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://github.blog/2020-10-29-building-github-introduction/</a></li> <li>Sophie - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Blanket-Protector-Reversible-Lightweight/dp/B07SRVY4N8" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Waterproof Blanket Cover</a></li> <li>Catalina - <a href="http://planforplants.com" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Vegan Recipes </a></li></ul>

EMx 118: gRPC + Elixir, A Love Story with Catalina Astengo

We talk with Engineering Manager and Elixirist Catalina Astengo about using gRPC, Protobuf and Elixir to standardize communication between microservices, why and when to reach for gRPC and why Elixir lends itself so well to this pattern of communication.Panel Sophie DeBenedetto Steven Nunez Alex Koutmos Lars Wikman Guest Catalina Astengo Picks Alex - AMD Ryzen™ 9 3950X  Alex - A brief introduction to BEAM   Lars - Webcam Settings App  Lars - Underjord  Steven - Packwerk   Steven - Bakeware   Sophie - https://github.blog/2020-10-29-building-github-introduction/  Sophie - Waterproof Blanket Cover  Catalina - Vegan Recipes   Special Guest: Catalina Astengo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &amp; Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We talk with Engineering Manager and Elixirist Catalina Astengo about using gRPC, Protobuf and Elixir to standardize communication between microservices, why and when to reach for gRPC and why Elixir lends itself so well to this pattern of communication.<h2>Panel</h2><ul> <li>Sophie DeBenedetto</li> <li>Steven Nunez</li> <li>Alex Koutmos</li> <li>Lars Wikman</li> </ul><h2>Guest</h2><ul> <li>Catalina Astengo</li> </ul><h2>Picks</h2><ul> <li>Alex - <a href="https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-9-3950x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AMD Ryzen™ 9 3950X</a> </li> <li>Alex - <a href="https://blog.erlang.org/a-brief-BEAM-primer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A brief introduction to BEAM </a> </li> <li>Lars - <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/webcam-settings/id533696630?mt=12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Webcam Settings App</a> </li> <li>Lars - <a href="https://underjord.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Underjord</a> </li> <li>Steven - <a href="https://github.com/Shopify/packwerk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Packwerk </a> </li> <li>Steven - <a href="https://github.com/spawnfest/bakeware" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bakeware </a> </li> <li>Sophie - <a href="https://github.blog/2020-10-29-building-github-introduction/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://github.blog/2020-10-29-building-github-introduction/</a> </li> <li>Sophie - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Blanket-Protector-Reversible-Lightweight/dp/B07SRVY4N8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Waterproof Blanket Cover</a> </li> <li>Catalina - <a href="http://planforplants.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vegan Recipes </a> </li> </ul>Special Guest: Catalina Astengo. Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>