Welcome to the Coding in Flow podcast! My name is Florian Walther, I'm a self-taught programmer from Germany. And in this show, I interview interesting people from the programming industry to learn from them about software engineering, career development, and life in general. You can also watch the video version of this podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/codinginflow
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Interviews & insights with experienced developer's across all aspects of App Development. Whether you're a veteran developer or just getting started - listen weekly as I go in depth with professionals on topics ranging from Flutter, Cyber Security, Freelancing, Android, iOS & much much more!
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S4 E2: Building a mobile keyboard w/ Antonio Pallares of Fleksy
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Today’s guest is iOS lead @ Fleksy– Antonio Pallares. In this episode we discuss: What goes into building a mobile keyboard How to build your own mobile keyboard with minimal effort Diagnosing medical conditions from the keyboard and much more! Things discussed in the episode: Fleksy Connect with Antonio You can find Antonio over on LinkedIn @ http…
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S4 E1: Building a Developer Conference w/ Øivind Jorfald
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Today’s guest is senior developer, consultant and founder of the AppRise conference – Øivind Jorfald In this episode we discuss: What goes into starting a developer conference Working as a developer consultant His favourite mobile development platform and much more! Things discussed in the episode: AppRise Conference (with discount code) Connect wi…
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S3 E8: Michael Vogiatzis - How to Build Wealth as a Software Developer
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Today’s guest is Senior Software Engineer, and author of the investment site FoxyMonkey - Michael Vogiatzis. In this episode we discuss: Building wealth as a software developer Investment options for freelancers Putting your money to work for you How to get more out of your limited company and much more! Things discussed in the episode: Company Inv…
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S3 E7 – Catalin Ghita: Is Compose Really the End Of XML? (& How to Nail Your Next interview!)
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Today’s guest is Android Developer, Author and Udemy instructor – Catalin Ghita. In this episode we discuss: Jetpack Compose Nailing your next Android interview Mentoring Secondary income streams for developers and much more! Things discussed in the episode: Catalin’s Book Connect with Catalin You can find Catalin over on Twitter @CatalinGhita4, hi…
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S3 E6 - How To Get 5 Years Experience, in Just 2 Years!
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Today’s episode is a solo one, where I talk about how to get much more development experience, in a lot less time! Things discussed in the episode: Video version of this episode Rob J on Vasily Zukanov's PodcastBy Coffee and Coding
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S3 E5 - Ed Holloway-George: Building Secure Apps, Root/Jailbreak Detection, Tap Jacking & more!
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Today’s guest is Ed Holloway-George, Senior Android Engineer @Asos & speaker on all things cyber app security. In this episode we discuss: The most common app vulnerabilities in 2022 How to build more secure apps Using hardware keystores What is Tap Jacking and much more! Things discussed in the episode: DroidCon London 2022 Connect with Ed You can…
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S3 E4 - Rafael Costa: Is Compose Production Ready, What is Clean Code, Compose Navigation and more!
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Today’s guest is Rafael Costa, Principle Android Engineer @SaltPay & author of Compose Destinations. In this episode we discuss: Is Jetpack Compose necessary in 2022 What is Clean Code The problem with Compose navigation Building an open source library and much more! Things discussed in the episode: Compose Destinations Connect with Rafael You can …
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S3 E3 - Florian Walther: From Youtube Developer to Startup Founder
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Today’s guest is Florian Walther aka Coding in Flow. In this episode we discuss: Founding a startup as a solo developer Making the switch from mobile to web development Deciding on what to build How to promote your product and much more! Things discussed in the episode: TutHub.io Connect with Florian You can find Florian over on Twitter @flo_walthe…
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S3 E2 - Alex Styl: Quitting Apple to Become an Indie App Developer
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Today’s guest is Alex Styl - ex Apple employee turned independent app developer. In this episode we discuss: Working at Apple Choosing happiness over profit What it's really like being an indie dev How to find users How to promote your product and much more! Things discussed in the episode: View to Composable [Book] Composables.co Connect with Alex…
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S3 E1 - Donn Felker: Freelance Developer Masterclass, How to Price Yourself, How to Find Clients, Consulting, Contracting & more!
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Today’s guest is Donn Felker - software developer, freelancer & host of the Fragmented Podcast. In this episode we discuss: The truth about being a Freelance Developer Pro's & Con's of Being a Freelancer How to price yourself How to find clients Freelancing vs Contracting and much more! Discussed in this episode: Donn's Books - https://www.amazon.c…
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S2 E11 - Working at Facebook, Education vs Industry, Providing Value as a Developer & more! w/ Rahul Pandey
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Today’s guest is Rahul Pandey - former developer @Pinterest, former developer @Facebook, Youtuber & now, founder of his own startup. In this episode we discuss: Working in big tech Why he quit Facebook The difference between education & real life in the industry How to provide value as a developer and much more! Links discussed in this episode: htt…
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S2 E10 - Becoming a Better Developer, Teaching Kids to Code & Mentoring Devs w/ John-Michael Velasquez
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Today’s guest is John-Michael Velasquez - senior developer & founder of iteachcode.com In this episode we discuss: How to become a better developer Why he chose employment over freelancing How he teaches kids to code His efforts in mentoring other developers and much more! Connect with John-Michael You can find John-Michael over on LinkedIn @johnmi…
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S2 E9 - Launching an App Startup in Flutter & Bitcoin Lightening Payments w/ Oscar Merry
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Today’s guest is Oscar Merry - founder & developer behind the podcasting app Fountain. In this episode we discuss: Building a production app in Flutter Launching an app startup Podcasting 2.0 the Bitcoin Lightening network and much more! Connect with Oscar You can find Oscar over on Twitter @merryoscar and you can find Fountain on the App or Play S…
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In this episode you’ll learn: Why you should push back on clients How UX is actually part of your job How to help clients make informed technical decisions and much more!By Coffee and Coding
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S2 E7 - the Future of Android w/ Vasiliy Zukanov
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Today’s guest is Vasiliy Zukanov - Android Engineer, Course Creator & Freelancer. In this episode we discuss: The future of Android Jetpack Compose Flutter How to value your time as a developer Remote working and much more! Connect with Vasiliy You can find Vasiliy over on LinkedIn @ https://il.linkedin.com/in/vasiliy-zukanov, on Twitter @VasiliyZu…
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In this episode you’ll learn: Why you should work with developers better than you The benefits of code reviews Why it's important to be able to explain your code and much more!By Coffee and Coding
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S2 E5 - Remote Logging, Code Readability & Over Engineering w/ Elisha Sterngold
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Today’s guest is Elisha Sterngold - founder and CEO of Shipbook.io In this episode you’ll learn: The importance of logs Why code readability is better than "Genius Code" The downsides to over engineering and much more! Connect with Elisha You can find Elisha over on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisha-sterngold/ and you can find Shipbook.…
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S2 E4 -Kill Switches, A/B Testing & Other Tools Underutilised By App Developers
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In this episode you’ll learn: Why you should make use of A/B testing in your apps Why having a kill switch in your app is important How to encourage users to leaves a review and much more! Things mentioned in this episode: Episode where I talk about asking for app reviewsBy Coffee and Coding
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How to Learn Game Development in Unity | Harrison Ferrone
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Harrison Ferrone is a Unity developer and best-selling author of the book "Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity". In this episode, he will share learning strategies, resources, and tips for anyone who wants to teach themselves game development. For the episode links, please visit the Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82cPC7gjd60 …
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S2 E3 - Coding in flow w/ Florian Walther
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Today’s guest is Florian Walther aka Coding In flow - a coding Youtuber & Podcaster. In this episode you’ll learn: How he got into coding Why he started his Youtube channel with no coding experience Florian's thoughts on Jetpack compose Why it's important to do things you actually you enjoy and much more! Connect with Florian You can find Florian o…
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In this episode you’ll learn: How to identify a "bad" interviewer My top strategies to perform well in a bad interview How to provide value in the interview itself and much more!By Coffee and Coding
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S2 E1 - How to Get Hired as an App Developer in 2022 w/ Taylor Desseyn
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Today’s guest is Taylor Desseyn - the recruiter against recruiters & one of the coolest recruiters you'll ever meet. In this episode you’ll learn: How to land your first software developer role with no experience How to craft a winning CV or Resume How to interview well Our thoughts on take home tech tasks and much more! Other Things Discussed in t…
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Season 2 is launching January 5th 2021!By Coffee and Coding
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Strategies From a Successful Indie App Developer | Rob Joseph
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Rob J is an Android developer who has released more than 20 apps to the Google Play Store, some of which gathered several 100k downloads and thousands of active users. He even got featured in publications like Lifehacker, The Guardian, Yahoo, and BBC News. In this episode, he will share strategies and insights on indie app development, like how to …
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The Dangers of Jetpack Compose | Gabor Varadi
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Gabor Varadi aka Zhuinden/EpicPandaForce is a well-known member of the Android developer community because of his elaborate and helpful answers on Reddit and Stackoverflow. In this episode, he will share his experiences in using Jetpack Compose in real-world Android applications and explain problems we have to watch out for. He will also share his …
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How to Teach Yourself Web Development | Jessica Chan
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Jessica Chan is a self-taught web developer and popular Youtuber. In this episode, she will lay out a learning roadmap for anyone who wants to teach themselves web development and eventually land a job. We will also discuss common obstacles self-taught programmers face, like imposter syndrome and analysis paralysis. For the episode links, please vi…
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How to Successfully Sell Online Courses in 2021 | Catalin Ghita
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Catalin Ghita is an Android developer and course creator on Udemy with currently over 22k students and an average rating of 4.6 stars. In this episode, he will share his experience and tips on how to successfully create and sell online courses in 2021. We will talk about the technical parts, like the tools you can use to record your course and whic…
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Rahul Pandey is a software engineer at Facebook and lecturer at Stanford. In this episode, Rahul will answer all questions you had about getting into a Big Tech company, like how to get noticed by recruiters, if you need a computer science degree, how much you can earn, what the interview process looks like, and much more. Check out our sponsor: ht…
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How to Teach Yourself Programming Effectively | Ryan Kay
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Ryan Kay is a self-taught programmer and Youtuber with great knowledge in software architecture and computer science fundamentals. In high school, he struggled with learning to code and felt untalented. When he applied to college for computer science, he didn't get accepted. In this podcast episode, he will explain how he still managed to teach him…
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How to Become a Successful Freelance Programmer | Donn Felker
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Must listen for any (future) freelancer! Donn Felker is a software developer and freelancer with over 20 years of experience in the industry. In this episode, we will talk about his new book "Freelance Tactics" and answer all your questions about freelancing, like how to get started and find clients, how to set your hourly rate, if you should use U…
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Branding, Productivity & The Future of Android | Philipp Lackner
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Philipp Lackner is an Android developer, course creator, and social media personality. In this episode, we will talk about tips on how to grow your personal brand on social media, freelancing, developer productivity, Jetpack Compose, Flutter, KMM, and much more. For the episode links, please visit the Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
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Welcome to the Coding in Flow podcast! My name is Florian Walther, I'm a self-taught programmer from Germany. And in this show, I interview interesting people from the programming industry to learn from them about software engineering, career development, and life in general. 📺 Subscribe to the podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/codingin…
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41 - Rewind: João Dias: Making a Living on the Play Store, Tasker, Working around OS Permissions, App Stalkers & more!
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Today's guest is João Dias - developer behind legendary Android automation app Tasker. In this episode we discuss: Why he started developing apps Quitting his job to earn a living as a full time independent developer App monetization models Deciding which features to build The mess that is the Android permissions system Working around OS restrictio…
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40 - Rewind: Android Conspiracy Theories, Freelancing, Tech Blogging, Course Creation & more! w/ Vasiliy Zukanov
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Today's guest is Vasiliy Zukanov - Freelance Android Veteran, Course Creator, Youtuber & Tech Blogger. In this episode we discuss: How he became a freelancer Finding & pricing projects Self discipline Creating courses Tech blogging His new membership programme React Native vs Flutter How the Oracle vs Google lawsuit could spell the end for Android …
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39 - Rewind: Hacking mobile apps w/ Jahmel Harris
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Today's guest is Cyber Security Researcher and founder of the Cyber Security firm, Digital Interruption - Jahmel Harris. In this episode we discuss: Mobile Cyber Secuirty The main 3 attack vectors on a mobile app Penetration testing mobile apps How to protect your apps from being hacked Android vs iOS Security Rex - an automated vulnerability scann…
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38 - From Writing Code for Nuclear Submarines to Founding 4 App Focused Startups w/ Dan Burcaw
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Today's guest is serial app startup founder - Dan Burcaw. In this episode you'll learn: • What it was like working at Apple when the iPhone was released • What app development looked like in 2007 • How he launched one of the first app development studios ever • How he landed the NBA as an app client • and much much more! 🌎 Connect with Dan Burcaw Y…
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37 - 3 Tips That Got Me 100k App Installs in 2 Weeks
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In this episode I share with you my top 3 tips that I implemented to get one of my apps 100k installs in it's first 2 weeks! Top takeaways from this episode: • Tell your audience that the app exists • Avoid negative reviews by controlling the feedback loop • Ask for positive reviews strategically 🔎 Resources discussed in the show • Original Talk @ …
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36 - 3 Tips to Successfully Deliver a Freelance Project
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In this episode I share with you my top 3 tips to successfully deliver a freelance project. Top takeaways from this episode: • Understand the project before you commit • Structure the contract so there's no ambiguity • Set expectations up front so there's never any doubt about deliverablesBy Coffee and Coding
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35 - How To Grow Your Developer Brand on Instagram w/ Phillip Lackner
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Today's guest is Programming Mentor, App Developer & Social Media Expert - Phillip Lackner. In this episode we discuss: • How to grow your developer brand on Instagram • The benefits of having a social media presence as a developer • His top tips to grow your following • and much much more! 🌎 Connect with Phillip Lackner You can find Phillip on Ins…
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34 - From Nano Degree to Google Featured Android Developer w/ David Odari
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Today's guest is Featured Android Developer @ Trivago - David Odari. In this episode we discuss: • How he got featured in the official Android Developer video series • The hiring process when moving to another country for a visa sponsored role • The importance of having your own personal app portfolio • and much much more! 🌎 Connect with David Odar…
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33 - How Secure is Your App, Hacking Medical Devices, the Blockchain Bandit & more! w/ Ted Harrington
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Today's guest is Ted Harrington, Cyber Security Expert & Author of the #1 bestseller "Hackable: How to do Application Security Right" In this episode we discuss: • His origins in Cyber Security • How his team hacked medical devices • How secure is your smartphone • How to think like a hacker • The book writing process • the Blockchain Bandit • and …
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32 - Being A Lead Developer, Contractor Mortgage's, the Problem with Google's Apps, Getting a Book Published & more! w/ Eran Boudjnah
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Today's guest is Eran Boudjnah, Lead Android Consultant & Co-Author of the book "How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin". In this episode we discuss: How he started developing at 6 years old!! Why he only works freelance The challenges of getting a mortgage as a contractor The writing process behind his new book The problem with Google's apps and mu…
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31 - Why your CV/Resume SUCKS.. And How to Fix It.
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In this episode I discuss: • What's wrong with most developer CV's • How to craft your CV to land the interview • Why you should delete your personal statement ASAP • What to write when you have no experience • and more!By Coffee and Coding
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30 - SMS 2FA is NOT secure, Apple Held to Ransom, Writing Secure Code, the Hacker's Mindset & more! w/ Greg Edwards
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Today's guest is Greg Edwards, the CEO at cyber security company CryptoStopper. In this episode we discuss: His origins in Cyber Security How SMS 2 Factor Authentication is fundamentally broken How Apple was recently held to ransom Mobile devices as attack vectors The future of ransomware on mobile How to write secure code Getting into the hackers …
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29 - What the F*** is BDD, Becoming a T Shaped Developer, Being a Lead Engineer & more! w/ Teresa Wu
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Today's guest is Teresa Wu - Head of Android Engineering at Tide. In this episode we discuss: BDD - What is it, How to do it & Why it's useful Why she left contract work for a permanent job What being Lead Engineer entails Becoming a T Shaped Developer Her thoughts on Flutter and much much more! 🌎 Connect with Teresa You can find Teresa on Twitter …
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Bonus: How I Passed on a Startup that Exited for $14m, 6 months later!
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In this episode you'll hear me on the Mentoring Developer's Podcast, talking about: My journey as a freelancer My advice to new or aspiring software engineers How I passed on the chance to be part of a startup that could have made him a millionaire and much more! Find the original episode on the Mentoring Developer's Podcast…
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28 - Becoming More Hireable - Why I Advocate Releasing Your OWN Apps
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In this episode I discuss: Why releasing your own apps appeals to recruiters The benefits of experiencing the entire development lifecycle My own experience of releasing my own apps How to leverage your own apps to teach yourself new technologies and more!By Coffee and Coding
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27 - Technical Interview Tips from a Serial Interviewer
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In this episode I discuss: My top tips & advice when interviewing How to deal with bad interviewers How to stand out during the interview process Why I don't advocate for technical tests and more!By Coffee and Coding
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26 - Going from Full Time Employee to Freelancer in 2021
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In this episode I discuss: How to get your CV ready to make the switch How to get your LinkedIn noticed by recruiters My favorite hack for leveraging recruiters My top tips for crushing at interviews and more!By Coffee and Coding
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25 - Timirah James: A Non Linear Journey into Coding, Knowing Your Worth, Tech Evangelism, Guiding Women to Tech & more!
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Today's guest is Timirah James - Software Engineer, iOS Developer, Tech Evangelist, Musician & Founder of Technigal In this episode we discuss: How she went from musical child star to software engineer Her thoughts on higher education in tech Why she started Technigal Her thoughts on Freelancing vs Employment Why she transitioned to freelancing dur…
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