Making magic happen behind the scenes

If you read our blog, you probably know we like to introduce new team members with an interview. We recently welcomed Emma, who adds some serious girl power to the development team. As the tradition goes, we asked her some serious and fun questions. Let's go!

Amazing. I've been introduced to Blastic and put in a talented team. Right now, I'm focusing on Umbraco, which is new and exciting. I can't wait to learn!

When I learned about the company culture, I was sold. My instincts were shouting "yes, take this opportunity!", and so far, they haven't been wrong (laughs). From what I've seen, done and heard, this was the right choice for me.

I love communicating with people, even though I'm more on the introverted side. That's why I love our weekly coffee calls on Wednesday morning. We're still mostly working from home, but we can catch up and get to know each other on a personal level.

Learning even more. I've always been passionate about computers and coding, and now I get the chance to grow that knowledge even further. On the human side, everyone has been very welcoming, which makes work even more fun!

We make magic happen behind the scenes (laughs)! We set up the logic of a website. You won't see what we did, but you'll be able to use it. Say you want to pull data out of a database automatically: we write the code that makes it happen. A front-end developer then connects our code to what you see as a user.

That's a difficult one. I think .NET MAUI might become a big deal in app development: it's the newer, better successor to Xamarin. As for web development, I'd say artificial intelligence (AI) will be used more and more.

If you could trade lives with anyone for a day, who would it be and why?

Barbra Streisand. Her life was no walk in the park: she got a lot of criticism and overcame all of it. Another reason is her singing talent. I love singing, but I'm not that great at it (laughs).

If you were an influencer, which product would you refuse to promote?

I'd never work with a company that uses animals for product testing or development. I absolutely adore animals! At home, we have 6 chickens that go outside during the day and come back inside every night. Animals have feelings and feel pain, just like us. We wouldn't want to be used as guinea pigs by large companies either, would we?

If your life was a movie, who would make the soundtrack?

John Williams. I love the soundtracks he composed for the Harry Potter movies, so I wouldn't mind him writing mine as well.

Last but not least: if you were a coffee, which one would you be?

A black coffee with a cloud of milk. It's how I drink my coffee, and I feel it represents me well.

Thank you for taking the time to sit down with us, Emma!

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