Podcast Episodes

#137 - How 4 Little Letters Almost Got Me Fired! LGTM - The Art of Code Reviews and How to Not Suck at Them

4 little letters almost got me fired.

LGTM.

"Looks good to me"

As a software developer you'll be reading code much more than you will be writing it.

Par…

1 year, 8 months ago

#136 - 3 Reasons Why Most People Fail After a Coding Bootcamp... and How to Avoid Their Fate

For the last 10 years I've been writing code for a living and also worked at several bootcamp programs. I now own Parsity, a coding bootcamp. I also …

1 year, 8 months ago

#135 - The Junior Developer with 7 Years of Experience

I met a junior developer with 7 years experience. 

His resume actually looked pretty good. 

When we started the interview though… oof.

He struggled with…

1 year, 8 months ago

#134 - From a Failed App to Tech Success: Mastering JavaScript, React, and TypeScript with Ryan Talbert

Ryan Talbert, author of 101 Tips: TypeScript, React, and JavaScript has a hell of a developer origin story:

Part 1: Went to school for entrepreneurshi…

1 year, 8 months ago

#133 - Big Fish in a Small Pond or Small Fish in a Big Pond? A Developer Career Strategy

I’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 ho…

1 year, 8 months ago

#132 - Your Guide to Learning ReactJS and NextJS in 2024

React 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…

1 year, 8 months ago

#131 - From Hired to Fired! Avoid these 2 developer career death traps

As 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…

1 year, 8 months ago

#130 - From Lab Scientist to Software Engineer at 35: Vanessa Vun Shares A Unique Strategy for Changing Careers

This 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…

1 year, 8 months ago

#129 - Coding with AI: The Devin AI Drama and Building Smarter Dev Skills with AI

Could AI ever replace the entire software development industry? Should you still learn to code?

Lets tackle the misconceptions and fears head-on, demy…

1 year, 9 months ago

#128 - One Size Fails All: Exploring Approaches to Learning Code with Guest Ilya Dorman

Here'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 conven…

1 year, 9 months ago