#210 - Why You Keep Failing Tech Interviews (And It’s Not Your Fault)
A student at Parsity recently bombed a tech interview—and it wasn’t just their fault. The hiring process in tech is broken, with endless interview rounds, AI filtering out candidates, and companies th...
30 Jan 202518min
#209 - Zuckerberg, Rogan, and the AI Takeover: Should Engineers Be Worried?
Zuckerberg went on JRE and told the world that AI will replace mid-level engineers soon.Are we talking about the same mid-level engineers here?AI fear mongering gets lots of engagement but how real is...
27 Jan 202529min
#207 - From Addict to Software Developer: A Story of Habit Stacking
Learning to code didn’t change my life.Getting sober and exercising did however.10 years ago I was lost in addiction and headed on a path to jail or death. I think there are some lessons from my failu...
23 Jan 202512min
#206 - You Asked, We Answered: No BS Advice for Thriving as a Developer in 2025
Alex Lau has nearly 2 decades in software and even wrote a book to help developers avoid the pitfalls that nearly derailed his career.What I like about Alex is that he keeps it real. We answered quest...
20 Jan 202549min
#206 - Real Developers Barely Code: What Your Job Will Really Be Like
Think developers spend all day writing code? Think again. A recent study from Software.com reveals that developers actively code for just 52 minutes per day—about 4 hours and 21 minutes per week. So w...
16 Jan 202520min
#205 - 5 Steps to Solving (nearly) Any Coding Problem
In this episode of the Develop Yourself podcast, we walk you through my 5-step process for solving coding problems. If you’ve ever found yourself staring at a problem, unsure of where to start, this e...
13 Jan 202518min
#204 - AI Is Coming for Your Dev Job (But Not Really): AGI, o3 and Fear Mongering
How cooked are we now that OpenAI is getting closer to AGI (artificial general intelligence)?It feels like AI is inching closer towards making software developers obsolete but how much of this fear is...
9 Jan 202515min
#203 - Breaking into Tech: Self-Taught Success Stories with Vanessa and Wilfredo
In this episode, Vanessa and Wilfredo share their inspiring journeys of breaking into tech as self-taught developers. Learn how they avoided tutorial hell, built standout portfolios, and reinvented th...
6 Jan 202544min
