# Welcome to programmista *let's start with an async AMA* By [programmista](https://paragraph.com/@programmista) · 2023-11-24 cta --- I've always wanted to publish content online, but I've never really gotten around to it. I write plenty for work—design docs, proposals, and code—but I haven't engaged much online with my own content, like a blog. Lately, I've started writing more, through tweets and casts, but long threads or screenshot essays are rare for me. I haven't given myself the time due to other commitments. I'd like to share my experiences and thoughts, assuming others find them useful. I prefer asynchronous communication, which is why [Farcaster](https://farcaster.xyz) appeals to me more than group chats. So, I'm looking to experiment with an asynchronous AMA , of sorts, and see if that works for me and others. Kind of an interview podcast/newsletter where I’m the interviewee. This could lead to stand-alone posts that grow from those “conversations”. Initially, I'll prompt for questions with a cast, select some, and answer them in a podcast/newsletter in the following week. Since I prefer podcasts, I'll offer that format alongside text—no live spaces, just audio responses to questions. There's no set schedule... I might aim for weekly releases, possibly dividing questions into separate posts if there's enough interest. I’ll start by doing a very brief intro for now… I can expand on it based on people’s questions or I might just feel like telling a longer story myself at some point… A little about me ----------------- I was born and raised in a touristy beach town in the pacific of Mexico. I got into movies, games and computers at an early age. Although I didn’t really learn to code until college, in Mexico. Before then I mostly played around with photoshop and Flash so technically ActionScript was my first language. I considered majoring in Graphic Design or Physics but I chose Computer Science instead because it combined the technical and the creative. After college I moved to Germany since I had never been to Europe and wanted to experience living there. While living there I worked at Nero which was a Windows software company but I was part of the Online Services building things such as online storage, photo printing, payments, etc. After four years I quit my job and moved to Mexico for a bit before searching for jobs in the US. While I was there I built a Tumblr MacOS client but, soon after I put it in the Mac App Store, Nero offered me a job in their LA office, so I took it to get my foot in the US.  I helped build a photo synching service for a new mobile app Nero was building but after a bit over a year there a Google recruiter reached out so I went through the job interview process and got the job so I moved to SF. That was a little over 9 years ago. At Google I’ve mostly worked in Search, in the data engineering side of things supporting experimentation, strategic analysis, growth, quality/ranking, etc. When I moved back to LA, I switched to work on YouTube Ads for a couple of years where I worked on the ad formats on Android and iOS, before going back to Search. A couple of years ago I got hooked on the idea of a new decentralized web (web3) powered by blockchains, p2p networks, etc. I joined crypto twitter and Discord servers where I met many people working in the space. Unlike many others, I stayed at Google since, as a true believer of Google Search’s mission, I saw the new decentralized web as a return to the origins of Google, a great fit. I managed to build an internal community of Googlers that were excited about “web3” and I was even one of the first Googlers to work on “web3” explorations full-time, even assisting GV with crypto deals. However, after the bear market hit and ChatGPT’s wake up call to Google, I switched from working on web3 to AI related data and quality stuff. However, I’m still a true believer of the new decentralized web so I try to stay active and engaged in the community mainly through Farcaster. Participate ----------- Follow me on [Farcaster](https://warpcast.com/gabrielayuso.eth) or [X](https://x.com/gabrielayuso), I'll post the AMA call-to-actions there (I'll also link them from [http://gabrielayuso.com/programmista/cta](http://gabrielayuso.com/programmista/cta)). Reply to the post with your question and I might answer it on the next post. Audio ----- Since many of us consume more audio than text these days, like myself, I'll include an audio version of each post and will provide a link to a feed (coming soon). I'm experimenting using [ElevenLabs](https://elevenlabs.io/) to generate the audio version using AI to make it sound more like me. So you know, in case it sounds odd. --- *Originally published on [programmista](https://paragraph.com/@programmista/welcome)*