Podcast Episodes

#284 - The Junior Developer Interview Guide (From Recruiter Screen to React)

Let's be honest - interviews suck.

But you can't suck at them.

In this episode I break down what your next interview as a junior developer will LIKELY include.

Your mileage will vary.

Grab the interview …

Published on 8 hours ago

#285 - Listen to This Before You Learn to Code with AI

Thinking about learning to code with ChatGPT, Cursor, or Copilot?

Hit pause for ten minutes.

In this episode, I break down why AI isn’t replacing developers but it is making it harder to learn. 

You’ll …

Published on 2 days, 23 hours ago

#284 - Are We in an AI Bubble?

Original article: https://medium.com/@wlockett/you-have-no-idea-how-screwed-openai-actually-is-8358dccfca1c

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Published on 1 week ago

#283 - The Practical Guide to LinkedIn for Developers Who Hate LinkedIn

Grab the templates for posting to LinkedIn here: https://www.parsity.io/learning-in-public

I’ve grown from 0 to nearly 40K followers on LinkedIn with barely any viral posts, and along the way I learne…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

#282 - From Overwhelmed To Hired: A Realistic Plan For Learning To Code on an Adult Schedule

👉 Your adult time audit worksheet 👈

I get it.

There is no time. 

You have kids, maybe adult dependents or a really good show you're binging in between our slow descent into a dystopian reality.

I don't b…

Published on 2 weeks ago

#281 - Coding Bootcamp, College, Or Self-Taught? Which is Right For You and How to Decide

Let's weigh college, bootcamps, and the self-taught route with blunt pros and cons, then map each path to market realities, hiring filters, and long-term growth. 

The goal is to help you choose a rout…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

#280 - The Missing Guide to AI for Web Developers

I just quit my job as a senior AI developer, and while helping hire my replacement, I realized how few people actually know how AI apps work. 

In this episode, I walk through Retrieval-Augmented Gener…

Published on 3 weeks ago

#279 - Recruiter Exposes the Truth About Junior Developer Jobs

Just give up?

Everyone says no one’s hiring junior developers anymore — but is that actually true?

In this episode, I sit down with recruiter David Roberts to uncover what’s really happening in the job…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

#278 - AI Does NOT Replace Junior Developers, Here's Why

Every headline says AI is eating developer jobs. But spend a week in production and you’ll see the opposite: brittle code, flaky tests, and tools that look fast until you actually ship something.

In t…

Published on 4 weeks ago

#277 - RAG: The Only AI Skill Web Devs Need to Learn in 2026

I thought Ben was a troll when he slid into my DMs after a LinkedIn argument. Turns out, he’s building some of the most practical AI systems I’ve seen. In this episode, we talk about how that disagre…

Published on 1 month ago