In this week's Town Hall, Alex, Bob, Tom, and Frode discuss how it takes on average 25 minutes to create every 1 minute of a course. Plus, what's up-and-coming for Scrimba's beloved Discord bot and mascot, Pumpkin!By Alex Booker and Leanne Rybintsev

By Alex Booker and Leanne Rybintsev

In the first Town Hall of 2022, new Scrimba teacher Tom Chant joins us to share what they've been working on when it comes to module 6 (next-level JavaScript) of the Front-end Developer Career Path. Per shares how Scrimba made international news last week. Leanne shares some interesting stats from #JavaScriptmas. Bob chimes on Scrimba's pedagogy. F…

Alex, Leanne, Per, and Michael share updates to the Discord server (the power hour is back!), share how to answer non-technical interview questions like "what is your biggest weakness?" and because this is our last town hall (formerly, Fireside chat) of the year, we answer some fun, random questions like if we prefer light or dark mode, and why Mic…

Alex, Leanne, Bob, Per, and Frode talk about the great Scrimba Discord hack of 2021, new updates to the Scrimba Discord bot, and how module 6 is coming along. Attention soon turns to the chat and questions around if you should learn data structure and algorithms before applying to Junior developer jobs (spoiler: nah).…

Alex, Michael, Per, Bob, and Abdellah chat about updates to module 6 of the career path, a new course on learning React class components, Randall Kanna's new LinkedIn course, JavaScriptmas, karma updates (you can now see it in your dashboard), LabelMaker5000 updates (it's going bye bye soon), and a new `/scrim` command you can access in Discord.…

Guests - Alex, Leanne, Michael, Bob Topics - #JavaScriptmas, Job interview red flags, Solo projects, and listening back to your own voice!By Alex Booker and Leanne Rybintsev

By Alex Booker and Leanne Rybintsev

In this Fireside Chat, Leanne, Michael, Bob, Per, and Alex are chatting with the Scrimba community and answering questions from the audience. We’re talking Scrimba courses and their planned updates, and how to track your progress when you’ll learning to code. We’re answering your learning and job-searching questions, and helping you choose projects…

In this Fireside Chat, Leanne, Michael, Bob, and Alex are chatting with the Scrimba community and answering questions from the audience. We’re talking Scrimba courses and their planned updates, a Christmas coding challenge, and how to track your progress when you’ll learning to code. We’re answering your learning and job-searching questions, and he…

Bob Ziroll is the Head of Education at Scrimba and in this AMA, he’s answering your career-building questions and letting you in on the inner workings and future plans for our platform. In this Fireside Chat, Scrimba’s Head of Education Bob Ziroll is answering your questions. You’ll learn more about Scrimba’s pedagogy and how our Front-end Career P…

Jermaine Jupiter is a senior tech recruiter and career coach. In this episode, Jermaine is coming back to the Scrimba community to answer your questions in a live audio chat! This is a series of talks where we’re talking about anything that can help you become a hireable developer. In this Fireside Chat, with the help of senior recruiter Jermaine J…

Leanne, Michael, and Alex have all been beginners at some point, and all three of them had to land their first developer job with no professional experience in the industry. In this Fireside Chat, they’re sharing advice (either their own or from the experts they’ve interviewed on the Scrimba podcast or YouTube channel) on how to do just that. There…

Why do most self-taught developers fail? And how can you make sure to be among the ones who succeed? It’s not all so grim, we promise! In this Fireside Chat, Alex, Leanne, and Michael are pooling together everything they have learned from experience to give advice to aspiring junior developers and the ones who are just learning to code. We’re discu…

Working on your online presence and learning in public are two hot topics in the developer community. Some people prefer blogging, but we’ve been seeing a rise in the number of developer channels on YouTube. If you feel video is your jam, or you’d at least like to give it a go, this episode is for you! In this Fireside Chat, we’re unmasking differe…

What is a certificate, anyway? Does having a coding certificate prove that you're a capable developer? There are a few of them that are industry-recognized, but some of them are only there for your own sense of achievement. Some are educational, and some prove your proficiency with a particular software or service (think AWS or Salesforce). How do …

In coding, there are many different ways to solve a problem, but there are still best some practices that will make the process easier. In this Fireside chat, we're making a list of bad programming habits. And it's all from experience! From exercising your soft skills (which are more important than you’d think) to organizing and prioritizing your t…

What do juniors do? Can you skip a junior stage and just become a developer? We’re discussing this with the members of the Scrimba community at different places in their careers. In this Fireside chat, we’re trying to define the role of a junior developer. How do you know that you are ready for it? What should a junior developer expect to do at wor…

Whether you’re looking to set up your own business as a developer, you’re between jobs, or you’re building your portfolio, freelancing is a useful thing to master. But as a freelancer, you’re no longer just a coder - you also need to think about marketing yourself. In this Fireside chat, we’re talking about the ins and outs of being a freelance dev…

What is the difference between a resume and a CV, and how long should it be? Whether you’re a junior or a senior developer, there’s always something you can learn about leaving a good first impression on a potential employer. You are awesome, but when a recruiter looks at your CV, you only have ten seconds to get that point across! In this Fireside…

Whether you’re a working professional or just starting learning to code, you probably know what’s it like to struggle with motivation. How can you ensure you’re staying on top of your game? And, more importantly, how do you quantify productivity? In this Fireside chat, members of the Scrimba community are looking for the right techniques to help th…

Danny Thompson is currently working in Developer Relations at Google. He is a software engineer who has previously spent ten years as a fry cook at a gas station. Today, he creates resources and organizes communities helping others succeed by learning to code and landing their first developer jobs. In this Q&A Danny answers questions about picking …