Develop Yourself

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 or shortcuts to landing her first role in a tough ...

22 Huhti 202438min