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🎙 About the episode
Meet Tom Chant 🇬🇧! Tom is a Scrimba instructor who has just released a course on building your own AI apps! In this episode, he joins Alex to discuss everything about AI for developers. You'll find out how AI can augment your skills. You'll learn how to use ChatGPT, Codex, and GitHub Copilot, all powered by OpenAI, what their limitations are, and where they overlap.Tom will also give you useful tips for prompt engineering. You'll hear about the ethical and security risks of using AI when writing code. You'll also get to know how you can train your own ChatGPT model for a specific use! Finally, Tom and Alex also discuss the future of AI. Will coders be replaced with AI language models? Spoiler alert: nope.
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Meet Shaun Jackie Hickman 🇬🇧! Shaun is a new developer who has recently landed his first dev job after meeting his now boss at a LAN party, playing Call of Duty! Earlier, Shaun wanted to become an English teacher but ended up studying social sciences and graduating in business.
Eventually, Shaun realized there was another language he was interested in - and that language was JavaScript. Within a year of dedicated studying, he changed careers. In this episode, Shaun shares how he learned to code while working a full-time job and why it's important to take breaks and have hobbies other than coding. He reveals why long interview processes are not necessarily a bad thing and talks about the philosophy of AI and the ethics of using ChatGPT. Plus: Shaun and Alex delve into the power of determination and maintaining the right mindset.
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Shaun's long and winding journey into tech (01:29)Shaun discovered Scrimba by listening to the Scrimba podcast while at work at his previous job! (04:52)How Shaun learned to code alongside a full-time job, and why you should not overwhelm yourself (05:54)Power hour (08:16)What motivated Shaun to get back into coding, and why this episode almost got titled "Learning to code after a breakup" (09:08)Community break! Your tweets, LinkedIn comments, and Apple Podcast reviews (12:25)How Shaun met his future boss at a LAN party (14:25)Increase your surface area! (17:10)Nobody talks about LAN parties, but they can actually be great for networking (18:08)Shaun's interview process was long. But that was a good thing! Also, he was at a crossroads: React or PhP? (18:52)Contacts don't always turn into opportunities overnight, and that is why Shaun wanted to take things slowly (20:45)Quick-fire questions: Favorite projects, ChatGPT, NetworkChuck, and coding to soundtracks and lo-fi Synthwave (21:56)Finding a balance in using AI (24:24)What is business development (27:07)How Shaun combines his background in business with coding (28:03)You always bring something from your previous experience with you (29:51)On failing and sucking at things, and why you shouldn't avoid that (32:24)Commitment and drive are all you need (34:39)🧰 Resources Mentioned
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Meet Angie Jones 🇺🇸! Angie is a veteran software developer currently working as a global Developer Relations executive at TBD. Before that, she worked as an automation engineer at Twitter and as a software engineer and master inventor at IBM (where she worked for nine years)! Angie is also a teacher and an international keynote speaker who has authored 27 patents.In this episode, Angie takes us through her career path, from falling in love with coding through automation engineering to eventually discovering her passion for teaching and DevRel. You'll learn the differences between large enterprises, medium-sized companies, and startups and find out what to look for if you're just breaking into the industry. Angie also talks about teaching, patenting your ideas, and finding specialization. Plus: decentralized technologies, changing jobs with the same company, and why it's important to keep learning new stuff.
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Angie's father thought she should familiarize herself with computers, so she took a C++ course. The rest is history! (01:41)What Angie loved about programming (03:14)Are developers missing out if they don't study computer science at university? (04:02)What makes a good teacher? (05:51)Community break! Your Tweets and LinkedIn posts (10:00)Angie got his first role in tech through an internship (11:23)How Angie spent nine years at IBM (12:54)What are the advantages of changing jobs within the same company? (13:31)How does working at a huge corporation compare to working at smaller companies and startups, and why should you try a bit of both (15:12)What does career progression look like? (17:17)As a beginner, should you prioritize learning opportunities? What size companies should you go after? (17:55)Pay attention to the ratio of juniors vs. seniors (19:18)Software development is about much more than coding (19:39)How Angie discovered automation engineering and, subsequently, DevRel (20:22)There are gaps in the market for specializations (23:56)How to find a slight specialization within frontend (28:06)Quick-fire questions: Java, decentralized technologies, Sarah Drasner and Kelsey Hightower (29:53)Angie Jones has 27 patents! Here's how that happened. (34:00)What does a patent look like? (35:24)What's it like to invent patents within a big corporation like IBM? (37:54)Closing advice: Aside from technical competency, what else should new developers focus on? (39:31)🧰 Resources Mentioned
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Meet Jimmy Johnston 🇺🇸! Jimmy is a sous-chef turned developer who's just landed his first developer job after working in the culinary industry for twenty years! The career change took Jimmy eleven months. It also involved going through burnout, figuring out his "why," as well as hitting a dead-end with job applications and changing the strategy from the ground up! In this interview, Jimmy will let you in on all of these things so that you can learn from his experience.You'll find out the similarities between cooking and computing, how Jimmy learned to code, and why you shouldn't try to learn too many technologies at once. Jimmy also talks you through his interview process so that you can figure out at what point you are ready to apply for a similar position.
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Jimmy was always interested in computing but became a chef instead (02:30)The restaurant industry was hit hard by the pandemic, but coding is almost like cooking (02:54)How Jimmy learned to code and chose what to focus on (04:59)Why you should learn how to learn (07:21)Cooking and web development: science or art? (08:37)Community break: Your LinkedIn posts, Tweets, and Apple Podcast reviews from the past week (10:41)How Jimmy discovered the Scrimba bootcamp (12:58)Jimmy needed mentorship and community, and on Scrimba bootcamp, he found all of that and more (14:31)If he hadn’t enrolled in a bootcamp, Jimmy would have been back to cooking (19:31)Quick-fire questions: brain food, getting old, game development, and learning in silence (21:08)How Jimmy dealt with burnout (25:43)Jimmy’s job hunting strategy: start with “why” (27:07)Jimmy tried the “spray and pray” method before, and it didn’t work - but when he changed his strategy, he saw results immediately (28:51)Jimmy’s interview process (30:27)What do you need to know to start interviewing for jobs? (33:09)Jamie’s first technical interview (34:08)How Jimmy got his first developer job (37:48)What Jimmy wishes he had known when he was starting to learn to code: Stick to one programming language! (40:38)🧰 Resources Mentioned
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Meet Laura Thorson 🇺🇸! Laura is a Program Manager at GitHub and has previously worked at Facebook, Twitter, and Salesforce. She broke into tech after attending the first-ever coding bootcamp in history and has only ever gotten jobs through LinkedIn. So... there's a lot we can learn from her!
In this episode, Laura talks about her career path and how he went from not knowing what coding was to working in high-profile tech companies. You will hear how she approaches LinkedIn and what was the one piece of advice she got from a recruiter that enabled her to get back into tech after a four-year hiatus. You'll also hear how she got a second chance at Facebook after bombing a job interview - and it only took sending a single email!Laura and Alex also talk about best practices for job interviews, why you should stalk your interviewers, and what to do about impostor syndrome at a new job. Ultimately, Laura reveals how, no matter how you learn to code, the technologies you know come and go - and what you should focus on instead.
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Laura studied oboe, then English, and then enrolled in the first bootcamp in history! (02:05)How Laura knew made sure she wanted to code before paying for the bootcamp (05:26)On bootcamps vs. learning on your own (06:35) What was the first ever bootcamp like? (07:55)Community break: We got some new reviews on Apple Podcast! Plus, your tweets from last week. (10:06)Laura’s career in tech: it all started when Salesforce reached out to her on LinkedIn (12:44)Laura’s role at Twitter (14:07)How Laura bombed her interview at Facebook but got another chance after sending an email to the hiring manager (15:08)At Facebook, Laura worked on the Live Video API (18:32)How Laura approaches LinkedIn (19:49)Why Laura’s LinkedIn bio is written in the third person (21:37)How to use your LinkedIn about section (23:19)Why you should send follow-up emails and research your interviewers so you can ask them better questions (25:21)If you’re going to ask a question, be prepared, BUT LISTEN (27:42)When you interview, every touchpoint is an opportunity for them to assess whether you’re the right culture fit (29:22)The killer LinkedIn advice Laura learned the hard way (30:18)What to do with your LinkedIn (and portfolio) if you don’t have relevant coding experience (32:05)Interviewers will do homework on you (33:33)Quick-fire questions: Ruby, Taylor Swift, water, and AI (35:11)Laura’s career journey at GitHub (38:47)Why your most valuable asset is not the coding language you’ve learned (41:29)Imposter syndrome? Don’t overcompensate but talk to a peer or mentor (44:28)🧰 Resources Mentioned
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Meet Gabriel Pedroza 🇺🇸! Gabriel is a Scrimba student who has just landed his first internship. And the internship is at Meta (formerly known as Facebook)!After finishing Scrimba's Frontend Career Path, Gabriel studied computer science at a university, so if you were wondering about the main differences between Scrimba and university, he's the right person to talk to! You'll also hear how he approached learning, how he's already been teaching others how to code, and what did it take for him to get an internship at Meta. More importantly, Gabriel will teach you how to follow your interests and passion, why you shouldn't be afraid of AI, and how to maximize your chances when applying for jobs!
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How Gabriel got interested in coding when he saw Bruno Simon’s portfolio (01:17)How Gabriel learned to code (03:23)Gabriel had imposter syndrome! (04:18)Scrimba and a university: do they go together, and how do they differ? (05:17)Community break: Your tweets and LinkedIn posts (08:10)How Gabriel got his foot in the door at companies like Meta and Google, and the importance of keywords (09:40)What are OAs (open assessments)? (10:42)Gabriel almost didn’t apply at Meta! (11:37)Gabriel taught programming workshops at the university where he’s studying (12:11)Hard skills or soft skills? Gabriel only had behavioral interviews in person at Meta! (13:03)How Gabriel prepared for an interview at Meta (14:28)Why you should practice LeetCode and learn to think like a programmer (15:17)Gabriel’s internship at Meta (16:10)Quick-fire questions: coding languages, AI, and people to follow on YouTube (17:00)Will AI take over coding? (18:43)Follow your passion (20:52)Is AI relevant for front-end development? (21:33)Learning coding is just like learning anything else (23:15)Don’t try to memorize everything! (24:46)It’s easy to apply for jobs: here’s what you can do to maximize your chances (25:45)Gabriel’s plans for the future (28:26)Next week: Laura Thorson from GitHub! (30:59)🧰 Resources Mentioned
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Meet Chad Stewart 🇯🇲! Chad is a Senior Front End Engineer and the founder of TechIsHiring - it's a hashtag, a community, and a transnational job listing channel helping great jobs and great engineers discover each other.
In this episode, Chad talks about the inspiration behind TechIsHiring, plans for its future, and how he cultivated a community around it. More importantly, Chad will teach you how to cultivate community yourself! We all know we need to network, but networking can be daunting. Chad reveals how he networks, who he follows on Twitter, and why being part of a community can help you get jobs, grow as a programmer, and get help when you need it.Chad and Alex also talk about different paths to getting into tech. Becoming a developer is not the only way, and we hope this interview gives you some ideas. Plus: computer bugs, the threat of AI, and water.
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How Chad got interested in computers from a very young age (01:54)There were literal bugs in his computer at times! (03:07)Why do you eventually need to learn how to learn on your own so you can keep growing (04:35)Also… Chad learned React using Scrimba! We had no idea. (05:32)What is TechIsHiring, and how did it start? (07:36)Community break! We’re highlighting tweets and LinkedIn comments from the past week. (09:27)Starting a hashtag is not enough - here’s how Chad cultivates community and what the community says about it (10:57)Becoming a developer is not the only way you can get into tech (13:28)What TechIsHiring is about, and why Chad doesn’t want to branch out into other niches (18:51)Quick-fire questions: Will AI replace software developers?What is the most important thing that a new developer should focus on so they can get their first job? Leverage your connections to get jobs, but don’t forget to grow with your network (25:32)How to create a network and get involved in communities if you’re not good at networking? (28:42)Networking is a marathon, not a sprint (31:26)🧰 Resources Mentioned
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Meet Leo de Leon 🇺🇸! Leo was a successful self-taught motion graphics designer. Today, he's a successful self-taught developer! He used to design motion graphics for billboards at an arena in Kansas City that seats 20,000 people. But he needed a change. Eventually, he taught himself how to code in 314 hours over 3.5 months and landed his dream job in a Web3 startup around four months later.In this episode, you will hear why it's essential to know your learning style and how not doing great at school doesn't mean you cannot learn new things. Leo will teach you how to approach your project and portfolio website, as well as his number one tactic for landing your dream job: niching down.
Alex and Leo also talk about some shady recruiter practices you can come across nowadays, the perks of working at startups (yes, especially in this economy!), developers to follow on YouTube, learning opportunities, consistency, and blessings in disguise.
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How Leo decided to do something with computers after he saw a Matthew Broderick movie when he was 8 (01:59)How Leo worked as a motion graphics designer for a decade (03:15)Why Leo wanted to change careers and get into coding, and how a failed job opportunity propelled him forward (04:20)Why Leo is equipped to teach himself new skills (06:49)Leo signed up for a bootcamp and then realized it didn’t work for him (when he discovered Scrimba!) (08:31)How long it took Leo to learn to code (11:01)Why you need to set realistic goals (11:45)You’re not too late: there’s never a bad time to get into tech (13:37)Community break: Highlighting tweets and LinkedIn posts from our community (that’s you!) (15:26)How Leo approached finding a job and positioning himself in the job market (17:25)When choosing portfolio projects, choose something difficult! (18:08)Here’s how to make sure your projects and portfolio look nice! (20:07)Leo got his first developer job when a recruiter reached out to him on LinkedIn (21:27)Why a culture fit is important at startups (25:14)Leo’s trial project took an entire month, but he still got the job! (27:48)Quick-fire questions: first lines of code, favorite tech YouTubers, and music with lyrics (32:16)How to create an appealing LinkedIn profile, and how to recognize shady recruiting practices (34:15)Leo works at a Web3 and blockchain-related company. How did he optimize his LinkedIn profile to get there? (37:30)Let other people review your LinkedIn profile and your resume before putting yourself out there! (38:36)Why do you need to niche down and focus on one field or technology (39:56)Don’t get FOMO: you can’t be known for everything (41:07)Be consistent and purpose-driven because motivation comes and goes (45:12)What’s ReadMe Driven Development and how to apply that approach to your career (48:39)🧰 Resources Mentioned
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This is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular interviews. Meet Randall Kanna 🇺🇸! Randall is a software developer, lead product engineer, and the author of The Standout Developer.
Once upon a time, Randall learned the unsettling truth that almost everyone on her team earned more money than her. She mustered the courage to confront her boss and said, “Hey! Google is interested in me. I could go there, or you can give me the fair salary bump I deserve!” They obliged, and at that moment, Randall learned just how important it is to advocate yourself.
Randall wants you to have the best possible start to your tech career and joins the podcast to share what she’s learned about how to stand out and thrive in tech. Spoiler: It’s not just about your coding skills.
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Meet Spencer Dye 🇺🇸! Spencer is a new developer who recently got his first dev job! In the past, he was a designer, but before that, he studied to become a biologist, and then, an accountant! While moonlighting as a designer during his studies, he discovered Webflow, and from there, realized that development is... kind of fun?In this episode, you'll hear how Spencer learned to code, kept up his motivation by practicing stoicism and filling in a habit tracker, and ultimately landed his first dev job after only five months since he decided to change careers. Alex and Spencer discuss whether you should focus on any job or only the jobs you like, why your background is your asset, and are your coding skills the only thing you should focus on. You'll hear how Spencer interviewed his interviewers and focused on making a human connection - which resulted in one of the shortest interview processes we've heard about on the pod!
Plus: YouTube recommendations, your tweets, and many words of encouragement.
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How Spencer went from computers to design to biology to accountancy, back to design, and eventually, into development (01:25)Before learning frontend, Spencer freelanced as a designer and worked with Webflow (03:03)Spencer dropped out of college and decided to learn development (03:44)How Spencer created his own curriculum and why he used a habit tracker (04:40)What challenges Spencer faced while learning to code (06:17)Nobody teaches problem-solving, but it's essential (06:51)It only took Spencer five months to learn to code at a hireable level (07:53)Community break! Here's what you've been tweeting and posting on LinkedIn (08:35)Interviewing is a skill (11:17)What's the benefit of focusing only on opportunities you find exciting (12:07)How stoicism helped Spencer during his job search (12:46)What Spencer found surprising during his job search (14:23)Why the job Spencer ended up getting had the most effortless interview process compared to the previous ones (15:06)Where does Spencer work now? (16:30)Did Spencer's previous experience in design help him in his new role? (16:56)Another advantage: Spencer interviewed his boss! (17:49)On transferable skills (18:18)Quick-fire questions: favorite frontend YouTube channels, future coding plans, and English breakfast tea (18:52)Why Spencer chose a career in coding (21:03)Webflow jobs vs. coding jobs (22:37)How Spencer got the job within five days of his first interview (24:29)Spencer's interview process and interviewing his interviewers (22:54)Focus on making a human connection! (26:47)Did Spencer have a tech interview? (29:35)Your coding skills are not the only thing (30:31)Why it's important to practice interviewing (32:45)Spencer's tip: Apply at the same company through multiple channels! (33:30)Closing advice: You will get better! Just focus on the smallest steps. (34:58)🧰 Resources Mentioned
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Meet Rizel Scarlett 🇺🇸! Rizel is a Developer Advocate at GitHub. She's also a career changer, software engineer, and community builder!Rizel dropped out of psychology studies after running out of money. Then she went into IT support, then into coding, and then realized that, after working in an organization that teaches women and non-binary people of color to code, developer advocacy could be a great career for her!
In this episode, you will hear how Rizel learned to code, paved her own path, and knew when she needed to pivot. You'll learn why internships are cool and what to be on the lookout for if you're looking for your first opportunity. Rizel will also teach you why you need personal branding and how to do it even if you're an introvert - complete with step-by-step instructions on how to write a blog post, practice public speaking, or network.
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Why Rizel switched from psychology to IT and, later, to coding (01:59)Was the transition to coding easy? (03:08)Rizel tried many different jobs. Here’s why that’s not a bad thing! (03:41)How Rizel approached learning to code (05:55)Community and camaraderie are important parts of learning to code (06:29)How Rizel decided to enroll in a bootcamp (07:50)On learning to code with your significant other (08:49)Thinking like a programmer comes with practice (09:34)Why Rizel pursued internships (10:44)Why connections are important (12:13)What was Rizel’s internship experience like (13:02)What should you look for in an internship or your first job? (13:47)Community break! Here’s what you’ve been tweeting (15:47)What juniors bring to the table (17:30)How Rizel discovered developer advocacy and got hired as a developer advocate at GitHub (18:45)What does a supportive manager do (20:46)How Rizel approaches personal branding (22:08)You can’t expect people to find you. The best person to advocate for you is you (23:31)How to work on your public speaking (24:36)How to work on your writing and how Rizel approaches writing blog posts (26:58)How to get involved with the community (31:18)Closing advice: it’s okay to switch your focus, take your time, and maintain a list of your wins! (35:11)🧰 Resources Mentioned
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Meet Emre Albayrak 🇹🇷! Emre is a classical pianist from Turkey who decided to change careers, so he trained as a pilot! But then, the pandemic hit. Looking for something else to do (yet again), Emre discovered coding, tried it, and realized he enjoyed it! Only a year after starting to learn to code, Emre landed a job at an international IT company.In this episode, Emre talks about his long and winding but also efficient path to becoming a developer. You'll hear how he learned to code, what resources he used, and how he approached his portfolio projects and job applications! You will probably learn something about keeping up your motivation and managing stage fright before your interviews.
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How Emre went from music to piloting to coding (02:06)Emre had a developer friend who encouraged him to focus on frontend, after writing his first code in Python (05:10)What resources did Emre use to learn to code? And how did he discover Scrimba? (07:06)Emre landed a job only a year after he started learning to code... and he completed the Career Path in the meantime! (08:10)Emre's job hunting strategy: it's all about your portfolio (09:19)The secret to getting a job quickly (10:45)Quickfire questions: Why doesn't Emre, a musician, listen to music while coding? Who are his favorite coding teachers? Who does he follow on YouTube?How Emre knew he was ready for job interviews? (15:24)Where does Emre work now? (16:01)Emre found the job posting on LinkedIn. Here's what happened next (18:12)Emre had to learn Redux for the test project (18:44)The interview was so successful that HR told Emre they would continue with him immediately! (19:32)The final stage of the interview was an English test! (20:05)How Emre felt when he found out he was hired (20:24)Community break! Here's what you tweeted since our previous episode. (20:55)Did Emre regret leaving musicology? (22:37)How Emre made sure to stay motivated during tougherr times)? (22:57)How Emre deals with the stage fright that hits right before job interviews and with the pain of being rejected for a job (24:28)Why does stage anxiety hit? (27:28)🧰 Resources Mentioned
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Meet Saron Yitbarek 🇺🇸! Saron is a developer, entrepreneur, community builder, and the founder of CodeNewbie. Saron has been helping new developers break into tech for a decade, and in this episode, she distills her best and most sought-after advice!Saron, who recently launched a new project called NewDevCareer.com, is a career changer herself - she first studied to become a doctor! In this interview, you will hear how she decided to make that change, why her first attempts at learning to code didn't work, and what she wishes she knew then. You will learn the ins and outs of different paths you can take to break into tech. You will get practical tips for creating deeper connections within your online community - and learn why they're important. Saron and Alex also discuss the right motivation to learn to code, why tech is fascinating, and how to decide what to learn first.
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Saron’s road to becoming a developer: Originally, she studied to become a doctor and then worked as a journalist (01:31)How Saron got interested in tech after reading a book on Steve Jobs (03:32)How Saron approached learning to code and why that approach was wrong (05:43)Saron first joined startups working in sales and marketing and decided to try coding again out of frustration (08:03)Bootcamp, university, or a self-directed path? Here’s how Saron made that decision (09:38)The benefits of bootcamps… and coding communities (11:35)Community break! Jan the producer reads your tweets, reviews, and LinkedIn posts (13:21)How can an aspiring developer involve more in the community? (15:21)How to foster deeper connections online? (17:24)How important is consistency when learning to code? (19:21)Can anybody teach themselves coding? (20:23)What is the right motivation to become a developer? How much should you be passionate about coding? (22:00)What are a first-time developer’s biggest assets and why? (24:22)Is “passion” too strong of a word? Should you be passionate about coding? (27:15)The importance of mentoring juniors (28:53)Junior developers are an investment (30:45)What is newdevcareer.com? (32:22)Information is all around us, but we’re lacking action (36:42)What is the main problem new developers face? (38:38)🧰 Resources Mentioned
CodeNewbieNewDevCareer.comScrimba Podcast: Tech Layoffs Are Still Happening, and ChatGPT Can Code: How To Stay Ahead of the Curve as a New Developer, With Lane WagnerHow to Be Great? Just Be Good, Repeatably⭐️ Leave a Review
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Meet Jamie Baker 🇬🇧! Jamie is a recently hired new developer who used to be a butcher. Recently, he took the plunge to leave his growing business and, at 38, start his first front-end developer job after only interviewing at one company!This is a story of perseverance and knowing when to niche down. You will hear how Jamie started coding, why he loves CSS, and how he fell in love with Shopify. You will learn why you should be enthusiastic about the tech you're working with and why if you're sending too many resumes, that might mean you need a better strategy. Jamie also talks about his typical day as a developer working at Velstar, a Shopify agency, why honesty and people skills matter, and why you shouldn't sleep on domain knowledge. There are also some fun quick-fire questions!
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How Jamie started learning CSS by hosting a football forum (01:54)How Jamie landed his first paid gig while knowing only CSS (03:16)How Jamie decided to go from a craft butcher shop owner to front-end developer (and discovered Scrimba) (04:33)Jamie learned to code alongside his day job (07:29)His butcher shop had a Shopify website, and Jamie loved it (08:01)Today, Jamie works in a Shopify agency (09:17)How Jamie decided to narrow down his focus on Shopify-related jobs (09:58)Community break! (11:32)How Jamie left his business and started a coding job at the age of 38 (13:11)The job Jamie got was the only job he applied for! (13:54)Jamie's personality and people skills played the biggest role when it came to him getting the job (14:29)Find what excites you! (18:44)Quick-fi e questions: Favorite coding courses? Is CSS a language? Why is everybody wearing headphones? (19:28)What Jamie's typical day at a Shopify agency looks like, and why you should put yourself in the shoes of the user (21:50)Why you should be honest with your prospective employers (23:27)Has the career change been worth it for Jamie? (17:00)Next week: Saron Yitbarek, the founder of CodeNewbie! (29:20)🧰 Resources Mentioned
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Meet Lane Wagner 🇺🇸! Lane is an engineering manager and the founder of Boot.dev. In this episode, as an experienced leader and educator, Lane talks about the recent changes in the job market and what they mean for aspiring and established developers alike. With tech layoffs and AI that can write code, how do you even stand out?Lane and Alex discuss the future of the industry as well as the ongoing recession and why it seems to hit tech companies especially hard. You'll learn what's the main difference between a developer and an AI that can write code and how to focus on it. They also talk about different types of companies, how different paths require different strategies to break into tech, and why it's okay to change companies as that's the quickest way to learn and figure out what works for you..
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Why is the tech industry experiencing layoffs? (01:41)Do tech layoffs affect junior developers in the long run? (03:20)Why we are in a recession: the (tech) bubble created during the COVID pandemic burst (05:00)Why have big companies mostly hired seniors in the past three years (08:31)Should junior developers aim to work at smaller companies? (09:24)Getting a job requires different strategies for different types of companies (12:29)Changing jobs is okay! (16:06)Community break! (18:23)Get your first developer job ASAP because that's the quickest way to learn (20:36)AI can write code. Should developers be worried for their livelihoods? (22:37)The difference between ChatGPT and a junior developer (26:03)If your biggest selling point as a junior is what technologies you use, you're doing something wrong (30:21)What we can learn from the data available at layoffs.fyi (33:39)We can't control most things happening in the job market, but we can focus on the things we can control: Lane's advice for junior developers (35:21)🧰 Resources Mentioned
boot.devlayoffs.fyiBlog post: What Do Tech Layoffs Mean for Budding DevelopersScrimba Podcast: How to become a successful Junior Developer with Danny ThompsonScrimba Podcast: How to Use Twitter to Beat Your Social Anxiety and Land Your First Job, with Scrimba Student Trecia⭐️ Leave a Review
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Meet Matheus Pessoa 🇧🇷! Matheus is a recently hired new developer who landed his first junior developer job after only about a year of learning to code. To make this story even more awesome, the CTO of the company he now works at reached out to him!In this episode, you'll hear how Matheus approached learning to code with ADHD, how he chose front-end development as a career that blends his different interests, and how he ultimately landed his first dev job. You'll learn what's important when applying for jobs at startups (hint: it's not necessarily your tech knowledge, especially if you're a junior), whether you can apply for a position involving something you haven't learned yet, and how not to get stuck if everybody on your team is super young.
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How Matheus decided to learn to code after studying statistics while being interested in visual arts (01:42)What projects did Matheus make to learn to code? (03:02)How Matheus decided to focus on becoming a front-end developer (04:32)How Matheus approached learning to code and navigated being self-taught while having ADHD (05:56)What's the job market like in Brazil, and when did Matheus start applying? (08:23)Community break! (09:35)The real challenge is finding the right cultural fit (11:37)Matheus found a job because the CTO of the company reached out to him! (12:06)Interviewing in reverse (14:43)What kind of technical skills were they looking for from a junior candidate? (15:47)What made Matheus stand out (16:10)What is more important: mission fit, tech, or communication skills?Matheus got an offer letter only five days after the interview! (18:22)What does a day of work look like for Matheus today? (20:08)Matheus works in a very young team. Here's why that's awesome and how to do with its shortcomings (20:41)Matheus's future career goals (21:55)What Matheus wishes he had known when he was starting out: Be patient! (22:38)Next week, Lane Wagner of Btalks about layoffs and what they mean for new developers (24:06)🧰 Resources Mentioned
Front-end Developer Career PathScrimba's Discord CommunityMatheus' museum projectOptimize Your LinkedIn Page with Danny ThompsonScrimba Podcast: How to Make Your LinkedIn Stand OutScrimba Podcast: An Introvert's Guide to Networking (and Becoming Amazing at LinkedIn), with Stephanie Chiu from PayPal⭐️ Leave a Review
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Meet Mathias Biilmann 🇩🇰! Matt is CEO and Co-founder of Netlify, a cloud computing company you might have heard of. He's also a self-taught developer who was a music journalist in a past life! In this episode, he talks about bootstrapping a company, and hiring his first developers. He also talks about how he initially learned to code and, eventually, decided to change careers! Yes, this story will also take you to the time before everybody had Internet.
Matt will teach you how to best position yourself as a developer, and why companies in different stages of their development look for different things in their hires. Alex and Matt will discuss the current state of the job market and whether you should be worried about the potential for finding job opportunities. And on top of that, this episode is also about the fascinating story about the inception of a company we all know and love.
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How Matt started fiddling with a Commodore 64 before becoming a developer was cool (02:07)How you would learn coding in the era before everybody was connected to the Internet (03:56)Matt pursued musicology, comparative literature, and cultural studies degrees and worked as a freelance music journalist! (05:40)How Matt kept coding as a hobby and decided to switch careers after meeting a girl from Spain (06:10)Matt’s first notable coding projects: a Sudoku game where you could challenge friends like in Wordle, and a procedurally generated space game (07:24)How Matt got his first developer job (09:29)Break: Here’s what our community is saying! (11:50)How Matt Biilmann went from being an employee to CTO to CEO (14:28)Matt had a hunch about the future of the web… And it turned out he was right! (17:04)What is Jamstack? (20:38)How much code does Matt write today, and how much did he use to write in Netlify’s early days? (23:32)What was Netlify looking for in the first developers they hired? (25:45)What kinds of developers do early-stage startups need? What are the differentiators between developers with similar backgrounds? (27:57)Break: Subscribe! (31:37)Why do companies still need to hire junior developers? (32:19)Are junior developers a good investment? (37:03)Why are there tech layoffs happening right now? (37:49)Should you be worried about the current state of the job market? (44:28)🧰 Resources Mentioned
NetlifyNetlify Drop, formerly BitBalloonJamstackScrimba Podcast: How to Avoid Burnout, Improve Your Confidence and Keep Coding Fun, with Scrimba Student Sylvia⭐️ Leave a Review
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Meet Trecia Kat 🇿🇦! Trecia is a new developer from South Africa who originally wanted to work in healthcare. She eventually decided to study IT, but she dropped out of college when it turned out that online resources were better! Today she's a front-end developer. She got her feet wet in the world of Developer Advocacy, she beat her social anxiety, and she even spoke at a conference!In this episode, you'll learn why passion doesn't mean you'll be great at something - and how to recognize what you can actually be great at. Trecia tells us how she learned to code, overcame her fear of interacting with people she doesn't know, and landed her first developer job. Twitter was essential for Trecia's journey - she will teach you how to use it to get out of your comfort zone and what Tech Twitter tropes to ignore. You will also hear about Trecia's DevRel internship at Strapi and how she ended up speaking at a conference by trying not to speak at a conference.
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How Trecia decided to learn to code, and should you be passionate about coding to do so (01:27)Trecia wanted to work in healthcare but eventually decided to study IT (02:52)Why Trecia dropped out of her studies (06:42)How Trecia decided to pick up front-end when her cousin needed a website (9:30)Resources Trecia used to learn to code (11:18)Break: Here’s what you’ve tweeted about the podcast. (13:54)The biggest challenge Trecia faced was wanting to learn too many things at once (16:13)Tech Twitter is useful… but don’t believe everything you read (17:41)How Trecia grew her Twitter following (18:52)How Trecia used Twitter to fight her social anxiety and connect with the community (20:05)Trecia got her first freelance gig because of Twitter! (26:15)How Trecia learned about DevRel and got a DevRel internship (27:29)Ad break: Next week, it’s Netlify CEO Matt Biilmann! (30:03)On Trecia’s DevRel internship at Strapi (32:10)How Trecia spoke at the Next.js conference by trying too hard not to speak at a conference at all (33:36)Why Trecia decided to drop being a developer advocate for the time being and focus on becoming a better developer (34:34)What Trecia wishes she knew when she was starting out as a coder: focus on yourself and break out of your comfort zone (37:15)🧰 Resources Mentioned
freeCodeCampLearn Javascript for free on ScrimbaTrecia at Next.JSIntro to artificial intelligence and Developer Relations with Pratim BhosalePratim Bhosale on TwitterTraversyMedia on YoutubeScrimba Podcast: How to get started in Developer Relations according to Head of Developer Relations Phil Leggetter⭐️ Leave a Review
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Meet Patrick Akil 🇳🇱! Patrick is a software engineer, Golang trainer, and the host of the Beyond Coding podcast. In this interview, he shares his story of becoming a developer and talks about everything beyond coding - mindset, mental health, life- and soft skills. By the way, this is the 100th episode of the Scrimba podcast! 🎉In this episode, you will learn how to become a better team player and what being a good communicator actually entails. Patrick will teach you how to find your strengths even if you're not the best coder in the world, why mental health is important, and how creating genuine connections with your coworkers benefits everybody. You will also hear how Patrick pivoted to coding after initially missing an opportunity to study it at a university and how he learned from consultants from a company he later worked for!
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Patrick’s long and winding path to coding through operations (01:28)Is attending a university a good path to becoming a developer? (05:02)How Patrick learn development on the job from external consultants (07:36)People around you will define your growth curve, and mentors are important (10:09)How much of success is luck, and how much is under your control? (11:09)How to advocate for yourself (13:13)What does it mean to be a good communicator (14:16)Ad break! Next week, it’s Trecia Kat! (16:13)Why it’s important to talk about things that are ‘beyond coding’? (17:53)How not to be too harsh on yourself (19:37)Creating a system that doesn’t rely on motivation (21:55)What’s more important: hard skills or soft skills? (24:04)The typical roles within a team (25:28)How to get better at teamwork (29:04)Where does perfectionism come from? (33:17)How to get better at receiving feedback (35:11)How to apply the takeaways from this interview to interviewing for a job without going over the top (37:56)Redefining what success means (40:19)What are goals (43:05)How Patrick got his first developer job even though he wasn’t expecting to (44:15)How Patrick became a podcaster (47:54)🧰 Resources Mentioned
Beyond Coding on YoutubeBeyond Coding on AnchorBeyond Coding: Mental Health Problems and Conference Talks, with Stacy Cashmore⭐️ Leave a Review
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Meet Amy Corson 🇺🇸! Amy is a recently hired new developer. She's also an aspiring comedian! During the pandemic, she realized she was unhappy with her day job and decided to change it. So: this episode is both insightful and funny!In this interview, Amy talks about learning to code and how her brother, also a self-taught developer, introduced her to Scrimba. You'll learn about ghost buses, local coding meetups, and how help can come from the unlikeliest of places. Amy also teaches you how to pick a coding project you're not going to give up on, even if it might give you food poisoning. Ultimately, you will hear how Amy approached both studying and applying for jobs, how she prepared for the job interview that landed her the job she's doing now, and why vague emails from recruiters are even more stressful when you're in the mountains.
👩💼 Linkedin🌐 Website👩🚀 Github
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How Amy went from an aspiring comedy writer with a day job to learning to code (02:12)Amy quit her job and focused on coding (04:51)Amy landed her first developer job after a little over a year of studying! (06:20)How Amy approached learning to code (06:48)What projects did Amy build? (08:07)How Amy decided on a complex project, learned a lot, and avoided food poisoning (08:20)Ad break! Next week, it’s Patrick Akil! (10:17)How Scrimba’s Discord community helped Amy solve problems better (12:11)When did Amy decide to start applying for jobs? (13:58)How Amy tackled her lack of teamwork experience by joining a civic open-source meetup (15:02)What Amy did when she got stuck on her new project (17:38)Does Amy’s new job mirror her experience working on the projects at the local meetup group? (18:52)You don’t know who you know! (21:24)How Amy landed her developer job (25:14)What Amy did to prepare for her job interview (27:37)Why did Amy put work into presenting herself to the interviewers (28:58)How did Amy's technical interview go? (32:47)Amy almost two job offers at once! (34:29)How do you tell your prospective employer to hurry up? (36:22)How Amy got the job offer she ended up accepting while on a hike with no phone reception (38:15)Should you negotiate the salary for your first opportunity? (40:08)Junior developers are an investment (44:39)🧰 Resources Mentioned
The Front-End Developer Career PathScrimba's Discord server!⭐️ Leave a Review
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