Forem: Sowju The latest articles on Forem by Sowju (@sowjumn). https://forem.com/sowjumn https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F61569%2Fbf1a29d4-a9c7-453f-9ae2-f14b1d5d0c9d.png Forem: Sowju https://forem.com/sowjumn en Nevertheless, Sowju Coded Sowju Thu, 08 Mar 2018 23:41:49 +0000 https://forem.com/sowjumn/nevertheless-sowju-coded--3ghn https://forem.com/sowjumn/nevertheless-sowju-coded--3ghn <h2> I am ... </h2> <p>My full name is Naga Sowjanya Mudunuri. People call me Sowju! I am a Senior Software Engineer at Heroku. You can find me on <a href="https://twitter.com/gritncompassion" rel="noopener noreferrer">twitter</a> </p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fvod8wkh27ae6wuw3fnki.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fvod8wkh27ae6wuw3fnki.jpg" alt="sowju_picture" width="720" height="960"></a></p> <h2> I began/continue to code because... </h2> <p>I began to code over 15 years ago because I love solving problems. The first few languages I coded in are C, Assembly and Verilog. Over the years I have coded in C, Assembly, Verilog, SystemVerilog, Ruby, Javascript, Java &amp; Go</p> <h2> I recently overcame... </h2> <p>Presenting in front of 100+ people !!</p> <h2> I want to brag about... </h2> <p>I build backend services in Go &amp; Ruby at Heroku. Previously I have worked at Fitbit, LinkedIn, Intel &amp; Xilinx to name a few....I graduated with a Masters in Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. I have some amazing women engineers &amp; leaders as my friends. I am proud to be a nerd. </p> <h2> I look upto !! </h2> <p>My friend and mentor <a href="https://twitter.com/girlie_mac" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tomomi</a> </p> wecoded