#111 - Musician to Software Engineer: Nathan Drake Shares His Odd Journey to Coding and How He Got Hired Fast
I spoke with Nathan Drake, a Parsity graduate and software engineer at Paylocity. He came into our program with some basic programming knowledge and was hired literally the day he graduated! This i...
12 Feb 202437min
#110 - I spoke to 500 developers from all around the world - here are 4 takeaways
About a year ago an event happened that gave me a very unique perspective on the web dev world: Kyle Simpson, world famous JS developer reposted me. My notifications blew tf up, and I got over 500 15-...
5 Feb 202416min
#109 - From Teacher to Software Engineer to Teacher? David Rogers Breaks Down How He Taught Himself to Code and Land a Job
This week, I interviewed David Rogers, a teacher turned software engineer. He now mentors others and breaks down difficult JS concepts unlike many can. Maybe you're thinking, "Wait, isn't he like, you...
29 Jan 202438min
#108 - The Caterpillar Learning Method to Learn Fast AF
The caterpillar learning method to the rescue.I've switched tech stacks 3 times so far in my career. More like 5 if you count the contract jobs I've worked on.That means I had to learn completely new ...
22 Jan 202413min
#107 - How Zubin went from 37 Year Old Lawyer to Software Engineer at Google and the Reality of Changing Careers into Tech
Zubin Pratap didn't hold back in this episode. He breaks down how he went from lawyer to Software Engineer at Google to BlockChain developer to mentoring others making the transition into tech.We spea...
15 Jan 202450min
#106 - The 3 Worst Things About Being a Software Engineer
Listen, becoming a software engineer is not a decision to make lightly. Along with the ability to work remotely and the potential to make multiple 6 figures comes with a lot of expectations and stress...
8 Jan 202427min
#105 - The 2024 Tech Stack and What You Need to Study to Keep Up to Date in the New Year
In this episode I break down the only 3 things I think you should be adding to your toolbelt as a developer in 2024 and because I like you, here's an advanced project that uses AI, NodeJS and Express....
2 Jan 202426min
#104 - LinkedIn Unleashed: How Shy Coders Can Network Like Pros and Get Hired
Let's dive into a practical LinkedIn strategy to attract the right people through your posts:Step 1: Be anti-cringe. Posting platitudes is an easy way to get ignored or not taken seriously. That's not...
26 Dec 202328min
