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#134 - From a Failed App to Tech Success: Mastering JavaScript, React, and TypeScript with Ryan Talbert
Send us a textRyan Talbert, author of 101 Tips: TypeScript, React, and JavaScript has a hell of a developer origin story:Part 1: Went to school for entrepreneurshipPart 2: Scammed by a shady developer who stole his...
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#133 - Big Fish in a Small Pond or Small Fish in a Big Pond? A Developer Career Strategy
Send us a textI’m going to break down the strategy that took me from an underpaid, mediocre developer to an engineering leader through a series of strategic job hops.Shameless Plugs 🧠 Parsity - a coding program for...
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#132 - Your Guide to Learning ReactJS and NextJS in 2024
Send us a textReact is the single most popular framework for the world's most popular programming language: JavaScript.Yes, you must learn it.In this episode we go over:- What is React, why you care and changes to...
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#131 - From Hired to Fired! Avoid these 2 developer career death traps
Send us a textAs an engineering manager I've had the privilege of promoting engineers on my team and offering people their first role in tech. It's one of the most rewarding parts of the job. Besides all the meetings...
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#130 - From Lab Scientist to Software Engineer at 35: Vanessa Vun Shares A Unique Strategy for Changing Careers
Send us a textThis week, I interviewed Vanessa Vun who switched careers at 35 and went from clinical lab scientist to software engineer. She doesn't have any hacks or shortcuts to landing her first role in a tough...
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#129 - Coding with AI: The Devin AI Drama and Building Smarter Dev Skills with AI
Send us a textCould AI ever replace the entire software development industry? Should you still learn to code?Lets tackle the misconceptions and fears head-on, demystifying the hype around AI tools like Devin AI, and...
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#128 - One Size Fails All: Exploring Approaches to Learning Code with Guest Ilya Dorman
Send us a textHere's a scary realization: there is no 1 path to learn coding.There are many and not every one will work for you.Guest Ilya Dorman challenges conventional coding education and some of my opinions on how...
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#127 - What to Expect on Your First Day As a Software Developer
Send us a textCongratulations! You landed your first software engineering role.Now an entirely new and much longer game begins.I remember the feelings of joy when I got hired and then my anxiety kicked in:"What will...
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#126 - The Developer's Roadmap: Insights from the Stack Overflow Survey
Send us a textStack Overflow interviewed 90,000 developers to understand the software developer landscape.This survey is a goldmine for developers who are wondering what they should learn next and what current...
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#125 - Your Side Project Cheat Sheet - 6 steps to create cool sh*t
Send us a textYou want to build an amazing side project but you don’t know where to start.❌ TODO app?❌ Clone of that other app that you use?❌ Tutorial project?When I’m not sure what I want to build, I do this:Start...
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#124 - Do You Have to Learn In Public? A Different Take on Networking, Content Creation and Personal Branding with Anna Miller
Send us a textEverybody and their mother, including me, has been telling you to just learn in public. Anna Miller is co-founder of Code Career Mastery and has a different take on creating a brand online, making...
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#123 - I'm an Engineering Manger and I've Seen All Your Resumes: Here Are 4 Ways to Avoid Rejection
Send us a textIn the last 2 years alone, I’ve read through at least 100 resumes for open positions at my current company for junior developers. In addition, I’ve done around 500 calls with developers from around the...
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