Danny Preussler

Engineer @ Soundcloud

Danny is a developer at heart, regularly writing and talking about development and testing, and is a Google Developer Expert for Android. He worked for companies like Groupon, Viacom, eBay, writing Android apps, but started his mobile career long before any Android with Java ME and Blackberry applications. Lately, he has been dipping his toes into full-stack development at SoundCloud.

From Android to Full-Stack: A Developer's Journey to the Great Unknown

For over ten years, I lived and breathed Android. I knew the ecosystem inside out. Then, I decided to hit the reset button and become a full-stack developer. A scary moment, what was I thinking? This session is the story of that transition, one that is still ongoing. I'll take you through the highs of discovering new technologies and the lows of feeling like a beginner all over again. I'll share the eye-opening "aha!" moments, the skills that transfer, and the ones that don't, the frustrating "WTFs," and the practical lessons learned along the way.