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November 17 & November 19

In our Expert Says series, the expert knows best! 

Join us as we continue our Expert Says series: a series where we learn from experts in a specific area of interest! We introduced the Crystal Career interview where experts talk about their journey to a professional career, followed by Debunking Myths, a session where experts aim to "fill in the gap" on common misconceptions within their area of expertise. 


Meet the Expert


Chris Hemedinger leads the SAS Online Communities team at SAS. His team manages the peer-to-peer forums at communities.sas.com, the developer experience at developer.sas.com, and SAS open source initiatives at github.com/sassoftware.

Chris is a recovering software developer, having spent 14 years in SAS R&D building software products. He continues to coast on his limited fame as author of SAS For Dummies. You can follow his updates at The SAS Dummy Blog.


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Debunking Myths: Programming

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020

In this episode of Debunking Myths, learn from Senior Manager, SAS Online Communities, Chris Hemedinger, as he covers the common misconceptions in programming.

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Journey to a Crystal Career

Thursday, November 19th, 2020

In this episode of Crystal Career, we talk to SAS Online Communities Senior Manager Chris Hemedinger, a recovering software developer and author of SAS For Dummies. Chris will share how he began his career, his best advice on how to plan a career rather than simply working to keep a job, and skills he wasn’t the most skilled in but had to work on starting his career. Hear about his tips to alleviate stress and burnout and the things he had to unlearn as a professional.


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