Best Shaundai Person Podcasts (2024)

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The Four Stages of Interviewing: How to Conquer the Hiring Process Step by Step, with Ryan Talbert 42:55

33m ago42:55

42:55

Meet Ryan Talbert 🇺🇸! Ryan studied entrepreneurship and had an idea for an app. To build it, he hired a developer who scammed him and used his server for phishing! But that was also the best thing that could've happened: Today, Ryan is a developer, passionate about JavaScript, and helping other career switchers break into tech. Oh, and he wrote a b…

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What's New in React 19 (and What That Means for You), with Dev Agrawal 40:19

1d ago40:19

40:19

Meet Dev Agrawal 🇮🇳🇺🇸! Dev is a software developer, developer advocate, content creator, and A React expert deeply ingrained in the React community. The last time he was on the show, we tried to find an answer to the question of whether we should still be learning React in 2024 - the community was divided! Today, we’re talking about React 19. React…

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The Secret to a Meaningful Portfolio: Solve a Real-world Problem, with Scrimba Student Kevin 35:27

9d ago35:27

35:27

Meet Kevin Tanzyl! Originally from New Zealand, Kevin moved to Japan to become an English teacher. But after a while, he felt like he hit a plateau. Kevin then tried coding, and after a sting in the infamous tutorial hell, he discovered Scrimba. While learning to code, he made a React app for English teachers, which is still used in Japanese school…

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"No" Is Always Guaranteed... So Strive for a "Yes", with the Coding Mermaid Monica Fidalgo 43:00

17d ago43:00

43:00

Meet Monica Fidalgo 🇵🇹! Monica is a front-end product engineer at Cloudflare, an advocate for new developers and women in tech, as well as a teacher, mentor, and resume reviewer. Her path to tech wasn’t straightforward: she originally studied marine biology and was a licensed scuba diver! Monica's life took a dramatic turn when she was involved in …

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Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, Shaundai Person: Here's How to Sell Yourself (and Believe in the Product 😉) 50:27

1M ago50:27

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Meet Shaundai Person 🇺🇸! Shaundai is a senior software engineer at Netflix, but she hasn't always been a coder. She studied entrepreneurship and had a long, successful career in sales. After a decade in sales and running her own business, Shaundai discovered coding through customizing her business's Shopify website. Shaundai realized she was ready …

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Creator of #100DaysOfCode, Alex Kallaway: Here's How to Embrace Discomfort for Growth 48:27

1M ago48:27

48:27

Meet Alex Kallaway 🇷🇺🇨🇦! Alex is a Lead Full-Stack Developer, but he hasn't always been a coder. First, he was a violinist; then, he was interested in having a business; he worked in product management and digital marketing. At one point, he was determined to become a developer and was looking for a way to accelerate his learning, and he thought of…

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What to Do If Nobody's Hiring (and How to Slide Into Their DMs When They Do), with Rachel Nabors 48:41

2M ago48:41

48:41

Meet Rachel Lee Nabors 🇺🇸🇬🇧! They are an award-winning cartoonist who transitioned to become a developer with a passion for teaching the world how to code. Rachel has worked at major tech companies such as Microsoft, AWS, and Meta. At Meta, they were a pivotal contributor to react.dev, the award-winning version of React documentation. Rachel is als…

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This is How Companies Think About Hiring, with Dominik Piątek 47:45

2M ago47:45

47:45

Meet Dominik Piątek 🇵🇱🇬🇧! Dominik moved to the UK from Poland in search of career opportunities. He worked odd jobs, acquired a varied set of skills, and became a partner in a digital agency at the age of 23. That's where he got interested in front-end development, and more than a decade later, Dom is still in London. He's a staff developer who has…

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The Safe Exit: How to Quit Your Job the Right Way, with Ian Douglas 46:30

2M ago46:30

46:30

Meet Ian Douglas 🇺🇸🇨🇦! Developer, DevRel, Tech Educator, Career Coach, and author of The Tech Interview Guide, Ian Douglas, has been coding professionally since 1996. During that time, he worked at seventeen different companies! So, he probably knows a thing or two about how to transition companies in the most productive and secure way. Whether you…

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Early WhatsApp Engineer Jean Lee: Keep Trying New Things in Tech! 42:38

2M ago42:38

42:38

Meet Jean Lee! She was the nineteenth engineer at WhatsApp (that was even before it got acquired by Facebook!) and then worked at Meta as an engineering manager for six years after the acquisition. She helped set up WhatsApp's London office and also worked on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her coding journey didn't start there - she discovered t…

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How Not to Be Afraid of Git, with O'Reilly Author Anna Skoulikari 44:12

2M ago44:12

44:12

✨Use this link for a free month of O'Reilly Learning and read Anna's book and any other resource on the platform! ✨ Meet Anna Skoulikari! She's a UX designer turned front-end developer, senior technical writer, and the author of "Learning Git" - a book published by O'Reilly Media that teaches Git in a simple, visual, and tangible manner so that you…

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The (Not so) Hidden Benefits of Talking about Code, with Scrimba Bootcamp Lead Micha 36:15

3M ago36:15

36:15

✨Use this link for a 20% discount on the Scrimba bootcamp! ✨ Meet Michaella Rodriguez! If you're already in the Scrimba Discord community, you probably know her. If not, she's a career changer who discovered Scrimba while learning, like many; she was active in the Scrimba community when Guil recruited the first-ever code reviewers for our bootcamp.…

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Neurodiversity in Tech and Why We Should Care About It, with Parul Singh 45:40

3M ago45:40

45:40

Meet Parul Singh 🇬🇧! Parul is a Tech Careers & Neurodiversity Consultant, ADHD advocate, board member at Manchester Tech Festival, Public Speaker, and a former recruitment marketing partner and tech recruiter. The last time she was on the show, she gave us advice on how to stand out and land a role in tech. Today, we're talking about neurodiversity…

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The Only Thing Worth Investing in Is Yourself, with Scrimba Student Özge 30:45

3M ago30:45

30:45

Meet Özge Ahras 🇹🇷! Özge studied computer enigneering, but felt her coding skills weren't up to par. She yearned to transition into frontend development and explore cutting-edge technologies, but the company she had spent eight years in was relying on vanilla javascript. Eventually, she discovered Scrimba, back in the day before the Frontend Career…

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How to Figure Out What You Want to Do, with Scrimba Student Amy 43:42

3M ago43:42

43:42

Meet Amy Posten 🇺🇸! Amy was a veterinary technician for fifteen years before she decided to switch careers. First, she discovered freeCodeCamp while on maternity leave. Later, she joined a premium bootcamp but didn't feel quite ready to apply for coding jobs afterward, so she turned to Scrimba to polish her skills. Nowadays, she's a front-end engin…

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Slow Down to Speed Up: Teacher-Turned-Developer Chris on Successful Adult Learning and Landing his Dream Role 41:31

4M ago41:31

41:31

Meet Chris Webster 🇬🇧! Chris is a full-stack developer based in Reading. In a past life, he taught Mandarin to both children and adults and obtained a master's degree in education. If you're guessing that this episode is about pedagogy, maintaining your mindset, and learning hacks, you're on the right track. When Chris decided to switch careers, he…

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The State of React (and Should You Still Learn It in 2024), with Dev Agrawal 41:09

4M ago41:09

41:09

Meet Dev Agrawal 🇮🇳🇺🇸! With a name like that, how could he not become a developer? He's a software developer, developer advocate, and content creator. Moreover, he's a React expert deeply ingrained in the React community. That's why we invited him onto the show to shed light on the current state of affairs! You've probably noticed certain disconten…

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Everybody's Doing Their Best... Even Tech Recruiters (and This Is How to Get Their Attention), with Parul Singh 39:11

5M ago39:11

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Meet Parul Singh 🇬🇧! Parul is a Tech Careers & Neurodiversity Consultant, ADHD advocate, board member at Manchester Tech Festival, Public Speaker, and a former recruitment marketing partner and tech recruiter. If you're familiar with the topic of neurodiversity in tech, you've probably come across her name. In this episode, we're speaking with Paru…

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The Making of an Industry: The Rise of AI Engineering, with Swyx 37:18

5M ago37:18

37:18

Meet Shawn Wang (Swyx) 🇺🇸! Swyx is a developer, writer, and startup advisor. If you listen to our show regularly, you know him as the biggest advocate for learning in public! Today, he's the founder of smol.ai and a podcast host and teacher at Latent Space. Last summer, Swyx wrote a blog post titled The Rise of the AI Engineer, which quickly went v…

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Passions, Skills, Environment, and Compensation: Career Coach Adam Broda's Framework for Navigating Today's Job Market 43:06

5M ago43:06

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Meet Adam Broda 🇺🇸! Adam is a tech lead and career coach who helps career changers break into tech. He did the same - after a decade of working in aerospace engineering at Boeing, Adam now works at Amazon! Through his coaching business, Broda Coaching, Adam aids career transitioners in constructing personalized job search strategies. In this episod…

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Effective Living for Better Coding: From Retail to Software Engineering with Scrimba Student Cassie 38:26

5M ago38:26

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🎙 About the episode Meet Cassie Lewis 🇺🇸! Cassie has a fine arts degree, which turned out to be too fancy for the real world. After working in different fields, from photography to retail, she got interested in coding - and it turned out to be just the right fit with how her mind works! Cassie is fueled by curiosity, creativity, and challenges. And…

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Who's Afraid of AI Agents? The Future of Automation, with Bob Ziroll 37:56

6M ago37:56

37:56

🎙 About the episode Meet Bob Ziroll 🇺🇸! Bob is Scrimba's Head of Education and one of the Internet's favorite React teachers. His latest course is on AI, but don't worry, there's React... I mean, ReAct in AI as well! In the previous three episodes, we defined an AI engineer and demystified their tools. We explored foundation models and discussed ho…

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What Is Retrieval-Augmented Generation and How to Make AI Work for You, with Guil Hernandez 26:25

6M ago26:25

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🎙 About the episode Meet Guil Hernandez 🇺🇸! He is a developer and educator with over 15 years of experience in tech. He's also a Scrimba teacher who is a part of the team bringing you the AI Engineer Path, and in this episode, he's helping us understand retrieval-augmented generation. In the previous episode, Tom Chant helped us understand the worl…

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Demystifying AI: What Are Foundation Models (and How to Use Them), with Tom Chant 48:44

6M ago48:44

48:44

Meet Tom Chant 🇬🇧! Tom is a Scrimba instructor who is a part of our in-house team that brought you a brand new career path available on Scrimba.com - the AI engineer Path. In this episode, we're diving into the world of AI foundation models: what are they, how do they work, and how can you use them to build front-end applications that you, until re…

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The Path to Becoming an AI Engineer with Scrimba CEO Per Borgen 48:27

7M ago48:27

48:27

🎙 About the episode Meet Per Borgen 🇳🇴! Scrimba's co-founder and CEO returns to the show after more than two years. In this episode, Per and Alex delve into the emergence of a new breed of developer—the AI engineer. What defines an AI engineer? What key skills set them apart? Is machine learning knowledge a prerequisite? Why did ChatGPT bring a par…

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What Is Productivity Anxiety and How to Beat It, with Matt and Eric from Self-Taught Devs Podcast 39:06

7M ago39:06

39:06

🎙 About the episode Meet Matt Ehrlich and Eric Winkelspecht 🇬🇧! They are the hosts of the Self-Taught Devs podcast. And, you guessed it, they are self-taught devs and career changers to boot. Matt was a park ranger, and Eric worked at an IT solutions company but didn't code. Today, they are a front-end developer and a full-stack developer, respecti…

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How to Find Your People and the Work You Find Exciting, with Scrimba Student Anna 37:28

8M ago37:28

37:28

🎙 About the episode Meet Anna Ha 🇵🇱 🇰🇷! Anna was born in Poland, where she majored in English and minored in Chinese. She then moved to South Korea and set off to learn Korean and coding at the same time! Today, she works at a startup that creates tools for learning Korean. Perfect match! In this episode, you'll discover if coding is a language. An…

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Mastering Corporate Culture for New Developers 36:01

8M ago36:01

36:01

🎙 About the episode Ready for your first dev job? Today on the podcast, you'll learn how companies work and how teams stay efficient. How does a typical team operate? Who do you report to? How do you know if you're the right culture fit? Why should you know what you need from your team? And why do job postings sometimes... not make sense? We have c…

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Nadia Zhuk: Anybody Can Code, and Your Background Doesn't Define You 35:18

8M ago35:18

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🎙 About the episode This is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular interviews. Meet Nadia Zhuk 🇧🇾! Nadia made a switch to coding from journalism at the age of 25. That decision has got her moving countries not once but twice! Nowadays, she lives in London, works at Intercom, and helps aspiring developers. She's also written a book, Crossing the R…

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How Johnny Learned Angular and Typescript in Three Days 42:46

9M ago42:46

42:46

🎙 About the episode Meet Johnny Proano 🇺🇸! Johnny had a long and happy career in sales, spanning almost two decades. But, something was missing, so he decided to explore coding. He thought he had to have a degree, but when it turned out he couldn't afford it, he enrolled into a bootcamp and signed up for Scrimba. This is a fun and exciting story ab…

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Changing Careers? This Is How to Defeat the Sunk Cost Fallacy, with Doctor-turned-developer Shona 40:22

9M ago40:22

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🎙 About the episode Meet Shona Chan 🇸🇬🇬🇧! Shona was an anesthesiologist. Now, she's a developer. It all started when she wanted to write an app to solve a problem she had at work as a doctor. One thing led to another, and eventually, she took the plunge into coding, realizing that a career switch might not be such a bad idea. This is a story of int…

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Learning to Code with ADHD: How Zuza Landed Her First Tech Job after Only Four Months 46:59

9M ago46:59

46:59

🎙 About the episode Meet Zuza Grońska 🇵🇱🇳🇱! Zuza is a recently hired new developer with a previous career in social media marketing in the music industry. She's also a Polish transplant who moved to the Netherlands during the pandemic. She craved a career change, and when it turned out that all of her work friends were from the software development…

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It's All about Your Additude: Building a Software Apprenticeship Program with Luke Hovee 39:59

9M ago39:59

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🎙 About the episode Meet Luke Hovee 🇺🇸! After a career in the US Army, Luke didn't know what to do next. He was considering a career in construction, until he stumbled upon a bootcamp teaching army veterans how to code. Today, he's a full-time web developer with a passion for helping other aspiring web developers getting into tech. Currently, he's …

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Ultimate LinkedIn Guide: Listen to This If You’re Working on Your LinkedIn Profile 39:16

10M ago39:16

39:16

🎙 About the episode No matter where you are in your career journey - whether you're a new developer just looking to break into the industry or an industry veteran - having a strategic and up-to-date LinkedIn profile is a must. LinkedIn is something we often talk about on this podcast - many people, from experts to recently hired Scrimba students, h…

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Treat Learning to Code Like an RPG (and You Might Get a Job in Three Business Days), with Scrimba student Tomáš 36:28

10M ago36:28

36:28

🎙 About the episode Meet Tomáš Lukeš 🇨🇿! Tomáš is an audio engineer turned primary school teacher turned developer! In only nine months, he learned to code alongside a full-time job, created an awesome portfolio, and then landed a job in three business days. What?! In this episode, you'll discover exactly how he did it! Tomáš will reveal why he app…

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What Are the Most Common React Mistakes? Inside a React Job Simulator with Johannes Kettmann 46:41

10M ago46:41

46:41

🎙 About the episode Meet Johannes Kettmann 🇩🇪! Johannes is a Fullstack JavaScript Developer from Germany who's also the mastermind behind profy.dev - it’s a React Job Simulator program for aspiring Junior React developers. Originally, Johannes studied physics before transitioning into coding, and he's been working as a freelancer or contractor ever…

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How Mohamed Landed a Dev Job Through Instagram 35:08

10M ago35:08

35:08

🎙 About the episode Meet Mohamed Amine Hachemi! Mohamed is a full-stack developer who recently landed his first dev job! But that's not the most amazing part of his story. He actually found that job through Instagram! In a world where everyone is applying through LinkedIn, Mohamed decided to take a different approach and utilize social media. In th…

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Are You a New Developer? Follow This One Tip! (With Scrimba Student Danny) 43:45

10M ago43:45

43:45

🎙 About the episode Meet Danny Vogel 🇩🇪🇪🇸! Danny is a lawyer-turned-developer who decided to switch careers after ten years in law! In high school, he thought he could never do maths and picked a different path. It was meeting his wife, who is a software developer, that made him stop seeing coding as something unachievable, and the search for a bet…

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From Lab Coat to Code: Vanessa's Path from Lab Scientist to Developing Lab Software 36:47

11M ago36:47

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🎙 About the episode Meet Vanessa Vun 🇺🇸! Vanessa is a long-time listener of the Scrimba podcast. She's also a career changer who has spent a decade working as a lab scientist before realizing she would be happier coding. She started learning front-end in April 2022. By September, she started applying for jobs. In June this year, she landed a job at…

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How to Create a Personal Brand as a Developer 37:22

11M ago37:22

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🎙 About the episode Personal branding is something we often mention on this podcast. However, it is also something many developers don’t prioritize. In today's job market, having a strong personal brand is vital for success in the tech industry. Personal branding involves crafting a distinctive image and reputation for yourself, setting you apart, …

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Is This Easy Mode? Breaking into Tech in 400 Hours, with Writer-Turned-Developer Jen-Li Lim 29:24

11M ago29:24

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🎙 About the episode Meet Jen-Li Lim 🇲🇾! Jen is a writer-turned-developer who has recently landed her first developer job! Although she had been tech-adjacent in the past (before becoming a full-stack developer, she worked in content marketing) and had always been interested in coding, it wasn't until the lockdowns that Jen started learning to code.…

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This Is How You Onboard: Actionable Tips for Developers On a New Job from Ian Douglas 57:13

11M ago57:13

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🎙 About the episode Meet Ian Douglas 🇺🇸🇨🇦! The first repeat guest on the Scrimba Podcast and author of The Tech Interview Guide, Ian Douglas, has been coding professionally since 1996. With experience at several notable companies and currently working at Postman, Ian is not only a software engineer but also a mentor, streamer, and career coach. Whe…

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How Kyle Became a Developer and Found His First Dev Job in Just Four Months 35:00

12M ago35:00

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🎙 About the episode Meet Kyle Tan 🇵🇭! A business major with an unrelenting passion for coding, Kyle decided he couldn't wait any longer to pursue his dream. Taking a leap of faith, he left his job, discovered Scrimba's Frontend Career Path, and within only four months, he found his first developer job. Talk about lightning speed! In this episode, K…

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How Teacher-Turned-Developer Jess Secured a Tech Job Even Before Learning to Code 45:28

12M ago45:28

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🎙 About the episode Meet Jess Gilbert 🇬🇧! Jess recently made a career change from being a primary school teacher to becoming a developer. In this episode, we delve into her journey and explore how she successfully transitioned in less than a year! What was it like being a teacher? Are there any similarities between teaching and coding? How did Jess…

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How not to struggle with CSS, with Kevin Powell 43:25

12M ago43:25

43:25

🎙 About the episode This is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular interviews. Meet Kevin Powell 🇨🇦! Kevin is a CSS Evangelist and educator. He makes weekly YouTube videos, streams on Twitch, writes articles, and teaches courses. His mission is to show new developers that CSS is fun and teach them how it works... and why it works the way it does.…

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The Power of Domain Knowledge: How Katrina Skipped Junior Roles and Immediately Landed a Senior Developer Job 39:41

1y ago39:41

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🎙 About the episode Meet Katrina Tucker 🇺🇸! Katrina recently changed careers and got her first software engineering job. But here's the interesting part – she didn't start as a junior! No, Katrina was immediately offered a senior title. In this episode, you'll discover the importance of never labeling yourself as a junior, especially when transitio…

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OpenAI for Developers: How to Use AI for Coding, with Tom Chant 51:23

1y ago51:23

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🎙 About the episode Meet Tom Chant 🇬🇧! Tom is a Scrimba instructor who has just released a course on building your own AI apps! In this episode, he joins Alex to discuss everything about AI for developers. You'll find out how AI can augment your skills. You'll learn how to use ChatGPT, Codex, and GitHub Copilot, all powered by OpenAI, what their li…

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How to Get Your First Dev Job by Playing Call of Duty, with Scrimba Student Shaun 36:26

1y ago36:26

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🎙 About the episode Meet Shaun Jackie Hickman 🇬🇧! Shaun is a new developer who has recently landed his first dev job after meeting his now boss at a LAN party, playing Call of Duty! Earlier, Shaun wanted to become an English teacher but ended up studying social sciences and graduating in business. Eventually, Shaun realized there was another langua…

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Career Progression Decoded: Angie Jones' Expert Tips for Entering the Tech Industry and Forging Your Unique Path 42:19

1y ago42:19

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🎙 About the episode Meet Angie Jones 🇺🇸! Angie is a veteran software developer currently working as a global Developer Relations executive at TBD. Before that, she worked as an automation engineer at Twitter and as a software engineer and master inventor at IBM (where she worked for nine years)! Angie is also a teacher and an international keynote …

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Cooking Up a Career Change: Overcoming Burnout and Finding Your Why with Scrimba Student Jimmy 42:45

1y ago42:45

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🎙 About the episode Meet Jimmy Johnston 🇺🇸! Jimmy is a sous-chef turned developer who's just landed his first developer job after working in the culinary industry for twenty years! The career change took Jimmy eleven months. It also involved going through burnout, figuring out his "why," as well as hitting a dead-end with job applications and chang…

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