#127 - What to Expect on Your First Day As a Software Developer
Congratulations! 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 wil...
12 Huhti 202419min
#126 - The Developer's Roadmap: Insights from the Stack Overflow Survey
Stack 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 prof...
8 Huhti 202431min
#125 - Your Side Project Cheat Sheet - 6 steps to create cool sh*t
You 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...
4 Huhti 202425min
#124 - Do You Have to Learn In Public? A Different Take on Networking, Content Creation and Personal Branding with Anna Miller
Everybody 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 gen...
1 Huhti 202429min
#123 - I'm an Engineering Manger and I've Seen All Your Resumes: Here Are 4 Ways to Avoid Rejection
In 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 th...
28 Maalis 202420min
#122 - Self Taught vs Coding Bootcamp: Surprising takeaways from Levy, a current bootcamper
We hear a lot of success stories about bootcamp grads AFTER they’ve landed their first role. What about those who are in the middle of learning to code?I sit down with Levy, a current student in a cod...
25 Maalis 202426min
#121 - Am I Gonna Get Fired? The 4 Biggest Mistakes in my Developer Career
Maybe I've fooled you.To be transparent, I've screwed up a lot over the years as a developer.I’ve blown up production a few times. I deleted the column without a back up. I pretended to understand and...
21 Maalis 202423min
#120 - Data Structures and Algorithms for Beginners
Learning data structures and algorithms (DSA) isn't JUST a smart interview skill, it will boost your confidence as a software engineer, give you a deeper understanding of computer science fundamentals...
18 Maalis 202419min
