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#74 - How to Find and Complete Side Projects (Replay)
Send us a textBuilding your own projects is the single best way to improve and reinforce your development skills. But, often, it's hard to know what to build or where to even start.In this episode, we talk about how...
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#73 - The Beginner's Guide to Understanding React
Send us a textJoin Aaron this week as he discusses React in detail. Learn the overview of what it is, the complete background of how it came about, and it's basic proponents. He dives deep into the technicality of...
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#72 - New Projects & Code School Transparency
Send us a textIn this month's catchup, Aaron and Peter discuss their thoughts on the tech market, delegation, and transparency behind coding school statistics. Plus, get updates on Peter's indie hacker project as well...
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#71 - What Does It Mean to Be a "Senior" Engineer?
Send us a textWe often hear about varying levels of seniority in engineering. Seniority is often reflected in job titles such as associate, mid-level, and senior. But what does it mean to be "senior"? In this episode,...
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#70 - From Software Engineer to Successful Tech Startup Founder with Brian Dainton
Send us a textIn this episode, listen to Aaron interview his first engineering boss, Emmy-award winner Brian Dainton. Brian is not only a successful entrepreneur, but a coach to other engineering leaders.Hear his...
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#69 - How to Become a Freelance Software Engineer
Send us a textMost people who learn to code picture themselves working as a software engineer for a company. However, that doesn't always have to be the case. In this episode, Peter takes you through four strategies...
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#68 - How to Prepare for Coding Bootcamp
Send us a textThis week, Aaron will teach you just how to best prepare for a coding bootcamp.Featuring 6 steps, he will break down how helpful it can be to:1. Learn how to focus2. Learn your first language3. Learn to...
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#67 - Work Updates, Achieving Goals & Transformative Learning Experiences
Send us a textIn this month's catchup episode with Aaron and Peter, hear them chat about their most transformative learning experiences, as well as their updates on:Peter's new indie hacker project and the process...
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#66 - Reflections on a Year as a Freelance Web Developer
Send us a textIf you've been following along with Peter and Aaron's monthly update episodes, then you're probably aware that Peter left full-time software engineering last year to pursue freelance contracts and...
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#65 - Tech Jobs with Will Sanders of Recruiting from Scratch
Send us a textWill Sanders is the founder of “Recruiting from Scratch”, a talent firm that specialized in placing software engineers in “Series A” and “Series B” startups. In this episode, Will and Aaron talk about...
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#64 - How to Communicate as a Software Engineer
Send us a textCommunication is an underrated but essential skill for software engineers because most software development is done in a team environment. In this episode, Peter talks about the three types of...
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#63 - How to Focus When Learning to Code (Replay)
Send us a textThe #1 thing that is preventing you from learning to code is your inability to focus.Join us in this episode of Develop Yourself as we walk through proven, practical strategies you can implement...
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