As of today, I’m still passionate about it.
Really, it’s not a job, it’s a passion.
And after all those years, that’s something
I’m still happy to go to work for.
I was a sound engineer
selling video games in a superstore
And I wanted to take a break to work in computer science.
And this happened precisely
when 42 opened its registration process.
I was applying to another
computer school
that was rather costly.
I figured this could be interesting
to turn to the creation of this new school
that happened to be tuition-free
and required no diploma.
So I applied to the Piscine at 42:
as far as human experience goes, this is wild
because you get to meet people coming from everywhere
and they’re crazy and super nice…
So, that’s a lot of encounters.
You’re really pushed to the limits.
After a very busy year, studying at 42,
I was lucky enough to work at the DINSIC (DINUM),
which is the French government IT service.
Today, I’m in charge of France’s open data
and tools that help open them.
Seven years ago, I had no idea where I was going.
All I knew was I wanted to work in computer science
because it looked like a cool thing to do.
Turns out I was right.
Thank you, 42!