Recorded March 9th, 2017This episode we sit around and talk to front end developer Tim Dickens about the odd paths we take to get to becoming a developer. Additionally, we have another Mail Drop! That’s two weeks in a row. Followed up by Drupal News,  Pro Project Pick, and finally, we unpack the Final Bell. And yes, I am fully aware that we totally ignored the episode title.Episode 30 Audio Download Link Updates:Show notes and past episodes available at http://www.mediacurrent.com/dropcast.If you want to be a guest on this fine show, you can sign up at Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher.Feed: https://www.mediacurrent.com/taxonomy/term/639/feedMediacurrent is hiring. Go to mediacurrent.com/dropcastjobsEmail your questions to: dropcast@mediacurrent.comFriday 5: http://mediacurrent.com/friday5Most if not all of our articles come from TheWeeklyDrop. The best Drupal news and links delivered to your inbox every week, which we turn around and steal.Interview / Discussion with Tim Dickens (Mario)Tell us about yourself (where are you from, etc.)What is your role at Mediacurrent (explain what you do)What did you do before Mediacurrent?What inspires you and keeps you going?That made you decide to change careers and how did you learn about Mediacurrent?How did you get involved in organizing a Drupal meetup and what advice do you have for someone who may be thinking of doing the same?What would you say is the biggest learning experience working with Mediacurrent?Drupal News:Drupal Blog: Drupal 8.3.0-Rc1 Is Available for TestingIT's Time to Vote - Community ElectionsCore Will Be Updated to Use Short Array Syntax (Many Patches Will Need Rerolls)Announcing 161 DrupalCon Baltimore Sessions Updated Deprecation Process for Drupal 8 CodePro Project Pick:Admin ToolbarMediacurrent theme_generator_8MAIL DROPScott McKinnis asks “Just wondering what kind of education I would need to be employable by a company like yours. I don't really have a formal education in anything, but I've learned a little about Drupal over the years and right now I'm working on getting a Linux Essentials cert and have set up a couple Drupal sites on servers that I maintain on Digital Ocean. Will Linux certs help me? I really like working with Drupal and I like Linux, but am I on the right track?“Events:Stanford Drupal Camp - March 10 -11 in Stanford CA (Mark)NERD Summit - March 18 -19 in Amherst MADrupal Developer Days - March 21 - 25 in Seville SpainMIDCamp - March 30 - April 1 in Chicago (Ryan)DrupalCon - April 25 - 28th in Baltimore (Lots of peoples)Drupal Camp Utah - May 12th in Sandy UTAsheville Drupal Camp - July 14 - 15 in Asheville NCGovCon - July 31 - Aug 2nd - Washington DC (ish)The Final Bell:Myfridgefood.comMapFightOn Being A Senior Engineer