John Welsh – IT Origins

John Welsh, CCIE Voice #20125, is the creator and host of Engineering Deathmatch. 

This week on IT Origins, we had the privilege to talk to John Welsh. We talked about John’s journey from studying Computer Science to an eventual career in IT. We also discussed the joys of loading programs on a Commodore VIC-20, the best and worst trends in IT, and how Engineering Deathmatch got started.

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Music: “Inspired” by Kevin MacLeod 

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