Welcome to the Pragmatic Hero's Journey, a monthly podcast about becoming a Pragmatic author. On this podcast, you'll hear from an eclectic group of authors as they discuss their personal journey to becoming a Pragmatic author. You'll discover what tools they use to write and produce code, what challenges and rewards come along with being an author, and what advice they can share to help you jumpstart your technical writing career. The Pragmatic Hero's Journey podcast is owned and operated by The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC, home of The Pragmatic Bookshelf. The Pragmatic Programmers, founded by Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas, has one simple goal: to improve the lives of professional developers.