#138 - Self Taught Developer to Engineering Manager at IBM: Brian Schuster shares lessons for developers on the non-traditional path
In today’s episode, we chat with another Brian, a founder, mentor, and recurring guest at Parsity. Brian shares his fascinating journey from being a self-taught developer to working as an engineering ...
20 Touko 202450min
#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. Part of your role will almost certainly include lookin...
16 Touko 202421min
#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 went to 2 bootcamps myself!I know they can work won...
13 Touko 202417min
#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 a simple problem that required iterating over an a...
9 Touko 202420min
#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 entrepreneurshipPart 2: Scammed by a shady developer who stole his...
6 Touko 202451min
#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 hops.Send us a textShameless Plugs 🧑💻 Free 5 day e...
2 Touko 202421min
#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 over:- What is React, why you care and changes to ...
29 Huhti 202420min
#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 rewarding parts of the job. Besides all the meetin...
25 Huhti 202411min
