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  "description": "Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Jason Torres talk with Roxy Rodriquez-Becker about her journey from educator and librarian to aspiring developer, the community supporting her transition, navigating motherhood and advocacy, and how her son’s medical challenges inspired her ",
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  "publishedAt": "2025-11-20T07:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Jason Torres talk with Roxy Rodriquez-Becker about her journey from educator and librarian to aspiring developer, the community supporting her transition, navigating motherhood and advocacy, and how her son’s medical challenges inspired her to build a life-changing G-tube feeding app.\n\nIn this episode:\n\n * (00:00) - Working Edit\n * (01:03) - Wine rating and review: San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon\n * (02:35) - Meet Roxy\n * (03:04) - From teaching and libraries to tech\n * (05:38) - How Roxy is learning to code\n * (06:24) - Inside the “Chosen One” series\n * (07:35) - The support systems behind Roxy's move to coding\n * (09:14) - Navigating a public job hunt and being in the spotlight\n * (11:30) - Roxy’s advice for getting out of your comfort zone\n * (12:43) - Roxy’s background in content creation\n * (14:35) - How Roxy juggles parenting, work, and learning to code\n * (16:51) - How her son’s medical journey inspired the Tube Feed app\n * (28:03) - Why advocating for yourself is harder than advocating for others\n * (30:00) - What pulled Roxy back into tech\n * (32:01) - Growing up Cuban and Catholic\n * (35:30) - How Roxy's upbringing shapes how she raises her kids\n * (36:33) - Why Roxy chose software engineering specifically\n * (38:33) - Robbie's biggest strength and biggest weakness\n * (39:27) - Guilty pleasure TV shows\n * (40:43) - What success looks like for Roxy\n * (42:41) - Where to find Roxy online\n\nLinks\n\n * San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon: https://www.sansimeonwines.com/ [https://www.sansimeonwines.com/]\n * Costco: https://costco.com [https://costco.com/]\n * Tube Feed: https://tubefeedratecalculator.vercel.app/ [https://tubefeedratecalculator.vercel.app/]\n * Magnolia Conf: https://magnoliaconf.com/ [https://magnoliaconf.com/]\n * freeCodeCamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/ [https://www.freecodecamp.org/]\n * #100Devs: https://100devs.org/ [https://100devs.org/]\n * Chosen One: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chosen_One_(2023_TV_series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chosen_One_(2023_TV_series)]\n * All Things Open: https://allthingsopen.org/ [https://allthingsopen.org/]\n * Torc: https://torc.dev [https://torc.dev/]\n * Roxy's Treating LinkedIn Like a Blog: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/roxana-rodriguez-becker_100devs-momswhocode-womenintech-activity-7287884373817802755-KOub [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/roxana-rodriguez-becker_100devs-momswhocode-womenintech-activity-7287884373817802755-KOub]\n * OpenAI: https://openai.com [https://openai.com/]\n * Law & Order SVU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit]\n * NBC Peacock: https://www.nbc.com/networks/peacock [https://www.nbc.com/networks/peacock]\n * Below Deck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Below_Deck [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Below_Deck]\n * The Real Housewives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Housewives [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Housewives]\n * The Bachelor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)]\n * Love Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Island_(American_TV_series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Island_(American_TV_series)]\n\nConnect with Jason\n\n * GitHub: https://github.com/jasonetorres [https://github.com/jasonetorres]\n * X / Twitter: https://x.com/TasonJorres [https://x.com/TasonJorres]\n\nConnect with Roxy\n\n * Website: https://roxanarodriguezbecker.com/ [https://roxanarodriguezbecker.com/]\n * X / Twitter: https://x.com/roxanacodes [https://x.com/roxanacodes]\n\nConnect with the hosts\n\n * Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner [https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner]\n * Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd [https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd]\n * Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink [https://x.com/argyleink]\n\nSubscribe and stay in touch\n\n * Website: https://whiskey.fm [https://whiskey.fm/]\n * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603]\n * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf [https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf]\n * Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 [https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603]\n * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot [https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot]\n\nWhiskey Web and Whatnot Merch\nEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund [https://whiskey.fund/].",
  "title": "From Librarian to Developer: w/ Roxy Rodriguez-Becker"
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