#154 - I Got Laid Off from my Tech Job.... and Hired in the Same Month
It's been a hell of a 2024 so far.I bought a business (Parsity.io), got laid off, interviewed a ton and then got hired.Check my LinkedIn if you don't believe me.Let's explore 3 lessons from this layof...
18 Jul 202423min
#153 - From Nike’s Principal Software Engineer to YouTube Sensation: The Jack Herrington Interview
Jack Herrington is the mastermind behind the YouTube channel Blue Collar Coder where he does deep dives on React, JavaScript and front end concepts. He shares his impressive 40-year journey in coding ...
15 Jul 20241h 4min
#152 - Why AI Won't Replace Software Developers (Yet) but It Might Make You a Worse Developer: A Deep Dive
Let's tackle the widespread fear that AI will replace software developers. Get a high level overview of how AI and large language models like ChatGPT work and why they produce such mid code.We go over...
11 Jul 202422min
#151 - The Secret Strategies of an Interview Champion: Bhupinder Singh aka The Dynamic Singh
Special guest Bhupinder Singh, an engineering leader and author of 'Interview Champion', shares his decades of experience in tech, from starting coding at 12 to working with Fortune 100 companies.Lear...
8 Jul 202446min
#150 - Why JavaScript is Hard to Learn and How to Do It the Right Way
Learning JS is tough because you're trying to learn it the same way you learned in school. The ONLY way you can be a hire-able developer is to write code, NOT memorization.Let's go over a practical, h...
4 Jul 202420min
#148 - 3 Mental Shifts that Separate Software Developers from Code Bots
Learning to code is tough but it's not enough.Too many developers end up as glorified typists or code-bots. As a code-bot you will write code, given a clear set of instructions, that might even work.Y...
1 Jul 202415min
#148 - How to Use VS Code Like a Pro
Your VS Code Shortcuts here including a video.Send us a textShameless Plugs 🧑💻 Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI 🤔 Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Apply for 1...
27 Jun 202413min
#147 - Freelancing in Tech: Carly's Journey from Retail to Code
I chat with Carly, a former Parsity student who learned to code, didn't quit her job and instead decided to become a freelance web developer.I love stories like hers.Carly talks about the reality of j...
24 Jun 202435min
