CodeNewbie
387 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 567 ratingsThe CodeNewbie podcast was born from CodeNewbie, an organization which fosters a supportive, international community of people learning to code. Each season, host Saron Yitbarek delivers stories and interviews from people of diverse backgrounds and expertise about their coding journeys, as well as beginner friendly discussions about the tech you should know about.
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S10:E7 - Why you should learn to speak machine (John Maeda)
November 04, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBWe chat with John Maeda, Chief Experience Officer at Publicis Sapient, about his journey into combining art and technology, going from working in academia to silicon valley, and his new book, “How to Speak Machine: Laws of Design For a Computational Age.” Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Design in Tech Report WordPress STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) Square RISD: Rhode Island School of Design Kleiner Perkins Automattic Kickstarter Publicis ...
S10:E6 - How can we make the future of programming more inclusive? (Tim O'Reilly)
October 28, 2019 04:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBWe chat with Tim O'Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media, about what we’re doing wrong and what we’re doing right with teaching programming today, and how we need to make coding more inclusive for more than just career developers. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Osborne 1 dBase Harvard Business School Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) United States Digital Service Code for America JavaScript Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Graphical user interface Surely You're ...
S10:E5 - How to be a good manager and a good employee (Lara Hogan)
October 21, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBYou can be an amazing developer, but a terrible manager. We chat with Lara Hogan, former VP of Engineering at Kickstarter, co-founder of Wherewithall, a company that coaches and levels up managers, and author of the new bestselling book, Resilient Management, about her background going from web developer to manager, why becoming a manager isn’t necessarily a promotion, and some of the most important skills people need to not only be good managers, but in any supporting role. Show Links Partn...
S10:E4 - Building a personal brand early in your development career (Amy Chen)
October 14, 2019 04:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBWe chat with Amy Chen, systems software engineer at VMware and creator of the Amy Codes YouTube channel, about her career two years into being a professional developer, getting into coding for distributed systems, and the benefits of creating a personal brand. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Slack Go Virtual Machine Jessie Frazelle Rancher Labs Java (programming language) Amy Codes Docker Swarm Mesos Container Orchestration Ada Developers Academy Omegle Kubernetes
S10:E3 - How do you prepare for bootcamp and break into tech? (Ruben Harris)
October 07, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBWe chat with Ruben Harris, CEO of Career Karma, and a man with bit of an unconventional background. He’s worked as an event organizer for athletes and celebrities, an investment banker, and professional cellist. We chat with him about how he broke into the startup world, his advice for people trying to do the same, and his app, Career Karma, a resource for people trying to find a coding community and preparing themselves for bootcamps. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Mar...
S10:E2 - What are the pros and cons of getting paid for open source (Katie Delfin)
September 30, 2019 04:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MBFor all of the benefits of open source, such as pushing innovation and creating huge collaborative ways to build powerful products, there are also very legitimate concerns in terms of sustainability, exploitation of new developers, and the privilege of who actually has the time and resources to contribute to open source. We chat with Katie Delfin, one of the four software engineers who worked on GitHub's new "GitHub Sponsors" tool, which hopes to solve some of these issues. Show Links Partner...
S10:E1 - What does ageism in tech look like (Ariana Tobin)
September 23, 2019 07:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBAgeism in tech has been an open secret in Silicon Valley for years. We spoke with Ariana Tobin, engagement editor at ProPublica, and co-author of the investigative piece "Cutting 'Old Heads' at IBM," about what ageism in tech really looks like, and allegations of ageism against the tech giant. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Got a Story About Age Discrimination in the Workplace? We Want to Hear From You. Cutting 'Old Heads' at IBM U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commiss...
S9:E8 - Why you should read the new edition of the Pragmatic Programmer (Dave Thomas, Andy Hunt)
August 26, 2019 04:00 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBThe Pragmatic Programmer was published in 1999 by software engineers Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas, and is considered to be one of the quintessential books on programming. For its 20th anniversary edition, we chat with Andy and Dave about the book’s impact, what’s changed in the new edition, and what remains the same, along with things they’ve learned over the past 20 years. Show Links Digital Ocean (sponsor) Educative (sponsor) Heroku (sponsor) Career Karma (sponsor) CodeNewbie Survey Elixir...
S9:E8 - Why you should read the new edition of the Pragmatic Programmer (Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas)
August 26, 2019 04:00 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBThe Pragmatic Programmer was published in 1999 by software engineers Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas, and is considered to be one of the quintessential books on programming. For its 20th anniversary edition, we chat with Andy and Dave about the book’s impact, what’s changed in the new edition, and what remains the same, along with things they’ve learned over the past 20 years. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) CodeNewbie Survey Lisp BASIC Remote Method Invocation (RMI) Don't repe...
S9:E7 - How do you create visual recognition software ethically and responsibly (Nashlie Sephus)
August 19, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBAt the time of this recording, the New York Times released a report titled "As Cameras Track Detroit’s Residents a Debate Ensues Over Racial Bias," which discussed some of the issues in machine learning such as algorithmic bias, and facial recognition software giving more false matches for black people than white people. We chat with Nashlie Sephus, CTO of Partpic, which was acquired by Amazon in 2016, and now an Applied Science Manager at Amazon Web Services, about her journey into machine l...
S9:E6 - What is Java good for and why is it still one of the most popular coding languages (Peggy Fisher)
August 12, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MBGitHub cited Java as one of the most popular coding languages in 2018, and there is a reason why this language has stood the test of time. We chat with Peggy Fisher, content manager at Linkedin Learning Solutions, and author of the book Get Programming with Java, about why Java is still so popular, what it’s good for, and how to get started. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) CodeNewbie Survey C Sharp (programming language) NetBeans Eclipse Coursera Udemy COBOL Sequential Pr...
S9:E5 - Why you should understand user interface and design (Mina Markham)
August 05, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBNo matter how good of an idea you have for a product, if the design isn't executed well and people don't like the interface, the product might as well not even exist. To talk about the importance of good user interfaces and design, we brought in Mina Markham, senior engineer at Slack and creator of the Pantsuit User Interface for Hilary Clinton's 2016 campaign Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Figma CodeNewbie Survey webpack Task Runner Udacity Pluralsight Code School Smas...
S9:E4 - What is workplace burnout and how can you stop it (Jeffrey Liebert)
July 29, 2019 04:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBIt's been an open secret in the tech world for a long time that workplace burnout is a real issue. One of the reasons why it persists is the general stigma around mental health and not having open discussions about it. And only just this year, in May 2019, the World Health Organization finally made it an official medical diagnosis. We chat with Jeffery Liebert, a psychologist who specializes in workplace burnout in Silicon Valley, to give us some resources and tools to help with workplace bur...
S9:E3 - How do you develop yourself and your code while fighting off trolls (Ali Spittel)
July 22, 2019 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBWe chat with Ali Spittel, a software engineer and developer advocate at DEV, an online community where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. Ali talks about the beginnings of her popular coding blog, strategies for dealing with online abuse, as well as some coding advice for beginners, such as what non-programming skills can help programmers, how to get past the cycle of just using online tutorials, and what makes a great website. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (spons...
S9:E2 - What is data journalism and how do you tell stories through your code (Sandeep Junnarkar)
July 15, 2019 04:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBIn this episode, we chat with Sandeep Junnarkar, Director of Interactive Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. He tells us about his journey into code launching the New York Times on the web, what data journalism is and how to do it, and why it’s important to tell stories through code. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) jQuery fuzzywuzzy gender-guesser Beautiful Soup Hate Index JSON D3 JavaScript Python Excel Craig Newmark Graduate School of Jour...
S9:E1 - How do you go from hackathons to building a hurricane relief business (Nick Feuer)
July 08, 2019 04:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this episode we chat with one of the winner of IBM's 2018 Call for Code virtual hackathon, which focuses on challenging developers to find ways to reduce the impact of natural disasters through technology. The winners of Project OWL, a deployable mesh network for bringing connectivity to survivors of natural disasters (don't worry, we explain what that it), were part of 100,000 developers to compete. You can join this year's Call for Code 2019 at callforcode.org. Show Links Partner with D...
S9:E0 - Season 9 trailer (Jeffrey Liebert, Ali Spittel, Dave Thomas, Mina Markham, Andy Hunt)
July 03, 2019 04:00 - 1 minute - 1.91 MBWe're gearing up to launch season 9 on July 8th, and we couldn't be more excited for you to listen. We got a ton of great guests to talk about a bunch of awesome topics including workplace burnout, why you should learn user interface and design, and dealing with online trolls. Show Links Digital Ocean (sponsor) Educative (sponsor) Heroku (sponsor) Career Karma (sponsor)
S9:E0 - Season 9 trailer (Jeffrey Liebert, Ali Spittel, Mina Markham, Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas)
July 03, 2019 04:00 - 1 minute - 1.91 MBWe're gearing up to launch season 9 on July 8th, and we couldn't be more excited for you to listen. We got a ton of great guests to talk about a bunch of awesome topics including workplace burnout, why you should learn user interface and design, and dealing with online trolls. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor)
S8:E8 - What it's like to be in a computer science class (David Malan)
May 27, 2019 04:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBCS50 is the largest class at Harvard, with 800 students, but you can also find these engaging lectures online. We chat with the professor of this popular and unconventional class, David Malan, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) CO.LAB Lisp AJAX CSS Ruby C++ Python Code.org Scratch Big O Notation CS50 for MBAs HTTP SQL HTML PHP JavaScript Java Blockly Snap C CS50
S8:E7 - How do you transform your career? (Kanika Tolver)
May 20, 2019 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBDeciding to start over again and begin a new career path can be overwhelming and stressful. We chat with Kanika Tolver, founder of Career Rehab and senior project manager for the US Department of the Treasury, about some of the most important things to consider and some of the best resources to use to help you along with your career shift. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) PayScale glassdoor LinkedIn Blacks in Technology Career Rehab
S8:E6 - How to make the workplace more inclusive (Nicole Sanchez)
May 13, 2019 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MBWe chat with Nicole Sanchez, founder and managing partner at Vaya Consulting, a D&I consulting firm, about living by your company's values and making diversity and inclusion a founding priority. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Vaya Consulting GitHub Codeland 2019
S8:E5 - UX in healthcare (Danielle Smith)
May 06, 2019 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBDanielle Smith, director of user experience research and accessibility at Express Scripts, gives us a look inside the world of UX in healthcare. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) R (programming language) SQL Codeland 2019
S8:E4 - How to get hired (Kevin Lozandier)
April 29, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBIn this week’s episode, Saron chats with Google user experience engineer, Kevin Lozandier about how he spent years building his resume and after failing the first time, finally got in to Google. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) YouTube TV Netscape Composer Denver’s Gifted & Talented Program Microsoft Frontpage USC Digital Entrepreneurship Program Treehouse Scholarship Kahn Academy Code School (Pluralsight) Codeland 2019
S8:E3 - Coding without code (Joanna Smith)
April 22, 2019 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBHow do you code without actually coding? What tools can you use to build apps and automate workflows without using any code? Joanna shares the power for these non-coding tools and how you can build amazing solutions with tools like GSuite. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Codeland 2019
S8:E2 - How to build a community (Michael Berhane)
April 15, 2019 04:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBWhat does it take to build a community? And once you've built one, how do you sustain it? Michael shares his story of how he built the People of Color in Tech community and how he balances community and entrepreneurship. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) People of Color in Tech Codeland 2019
S8:E1 - From police recruit to developer (Tim Heuer)
April 08, 2019 04:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBTim Heuer really wanted to be a police officer, so he started down that track and became a police recruit. But after facing the reality that police recruits don't get paid much and wanting to settle down with a lady he was seeing, he decided to look for other ways to make money. He got a temp job doing basic data entry, and that kicked off his long winding path to the world of coding. He tells us how he eventually became a principal at Microsoft, and what helped him navigate his career. Show ...
S7:E8 - How do you build a great product? (Ryan Hoover)
March 04, 2019 05:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBRyan took his love of products and created Product Hunt, a place to share and discover new products, which sold to Angel List for a rumored $20M. Ryan shares what makes a great product, what he looks for in products as an investor, and how you can get started in product management. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Dreamweaver Product Hunt Codeland 2019
S7:E7 - When things go wrong at work (Jaime-Alexis Fowler)
February 25, 2019 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBYou've got a new job at a new company in a new industry. It's been a few weeks, and things feel a bit off. Maybe you were excluded from a meeting, or your boss isn't being supportive, or maybe you're worried about keeping that new job. What do you do? Who do you call for help? Jaime-Alexis started a non-profit to solve this problem. She created a hotline where you can reach professionals to help you strategize how to tackle workplace challenges. She digs into some of common issues that folks ...
S7:E6 - What are progressive web apps? (Frances Coronel)
February 18, 2019 05:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBWhat are progressive web apps? And why are they so important? Frances breaks down what they are, how they work, and how they make technology more accessible. We also have our sixth episode of "Tales from the Command Line" where Scotts gives us a tour of the infrastructure needed to make mobile happen. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) PWA Rocks PWA Checklist Workbox Lighthouse Chrome DevTools Twitter Lite Apple - Progressive Web Apps Microsoft - Progressive Web Apps Mozilla...
S7:E5 - What does it mean to be offline-first? (Carmen Bourlon)
February 11, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBNot everyone has fast internet, or access to internet at all. It might be because it's too expensive, or simply that the infrastructure isn't there. Whatever the reason, high-speed internet isn't as universal as we might think. But what does that mean for developers? How do we build products that work even without fast internet? Carmen breaks it down and tells us all about the offline-first movement. We've also got an episode of Tales from the Command Line that's all about what offline-first ...
S7:E4 - What's a compiler? (Thorsten Ball)
February 04, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBSo what exactly is a compiler? And how is it different from an interpreter? And do you even need to know any of this stuff as a developer? Thorsten Ball has all the answers. He's written two books on the topic and he gives us a newbie-friendly introduction to the world of compilers and interpreters. We've also got our fourth episode of Tales from the Command Line, where Scott tells us about the computer science professor who failed the entire class. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (...
S7:E3 - Can you do open source full-time? (Jessie Frazelle, Bryan Liles)
January 28, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWhat does open source look like when you do it at a big company? Is it even possible to work on open source full-time? In this special episode, we talk to Jessie Frazelle and Bryan Liles about their experiences and perspectives on open source. We also feature our third episode of Tales from the Command Line, which is all about going from a really small startup to coding at a huge company. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Ruby on Rails Jenn Schiffer Node Kubernetes Go Ruby ...
S7:E2 - How do I level up? (Ben Orenstein)
January 21, 2019 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBYou've been coding for a little while. Maybe you just finished a bootcamp, maybe you're in your first job or your second. But at what point do you get to level up? And what does leveling up even look like for a developer? We talk to Ben Orenstein, one of the creators of Upcase, a learning platform designed specifically to "take the junior out of your title." He shares what technical topics you should learn when trying to level up, and what steps a newbie might take to start that leveling up p...
S7:E1 - Moms who code (Bekah Hawrot Weigel)
January 14, 2019 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBBekah is a mother of four who’s learning to code. But what’s incredible about her story isn’t just that she’s raising young children while finding 2-4 hours every day to code, it’s that she used coding as a form of therapy to get through a very tough time in her life. We’re also introducing a new segment called Tales from the Command Line, and in our first episode, we dig into coding and mental health. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) freeCodeCamp Moms Learn Tech (repo) Mo...
S6:E8 - What do you need to know about security? (Kyla Guru)
December 03, 2018 05:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBKyla's really passionate about cybersecurity. She's so passionate that she started a company that produces events and content to help people better understand security and how to protect themselves. She's worked with IBM and Facebook, created open source curriculum that's being used in other countries, and she's also sixteen. She shares why she's so passionate about security, what we as consumers and developers should pay attention to, and how we can build security into all the things we code...
S6:E7 - From nanny to developer (Sudie Roweton)
November 26, 2018 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBIt was late at night when Sudie ran to her bus stop after a long day at work, just in time to see the bus pull away. And then it started raining. She took this moment to reflect on her life, and ask herself questions about her goals and her dreams, questions that led to her moving to Utah, getting a computer science degree, and working as a developer for the Air Force. She tells us how she made the career change and what she learned along the way. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sp...
S6:E6 - How do I learn design? (Laura Elizabeth)
November 19, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBYou have an idea for an app. You manage to get the basic features working, but it doesn't look great. After all, you're a coder, not a designer, so what do you do? Laura Elizabeth spent years learning design, and, now, she's helping developers up their design game. She shares some helpful design tips, explains what it really takes to get better at design, and tells us why coders can make the best designers. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Land-book Lapa Ninja Dribbble Dro...
S6:E5 - Should you start freelancing? (Devon Campbell)
November 12, 2018 05:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBDevon didn't mean to be a freelancer. But when he applied to developer jobs and didn't hear back, he started freelancing to bring in some money temporarily. Five years later, he's still freelancing and loving it. He shares how he got his first client, how he sets his rate, and why he thinks freelancing is a great first job for a new coder. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Devon's Mentoring Session Bootstrap Visual Basic Pong (game) Codeland Conf Codeland 2019
S6:E4 - Why do I need to test my code? (Jonas Nicklas)
November 05, 2018 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBIf you're new to testing, the idea of writing tests for code that you wrote might sound strange. You just wrote it, so, theoretically, you should know what it does, right? But with a growing codebase and lots of people touching the code, implementing your piece of software might come with some unexpected side effects! Jonas explains why testing is so important, how to get started, and what it was like to write Capybara, the very popular testing framework. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNew...
S6:E3 - What’s it like to code for NASA? (Jesslyn Tannady)
October 29, 2018 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBJesslyn worked with NASA to build an app for astronauts. She and a small team used augmented reality to create a navigation tool, much like Google Maps for space. Building it meant learning new tools, even traveling to a volcano to test it out. But most of what she built, she learned on the job. She tells us how she did it, what she's learned about leveling up in a short amount of time, and how she got started on her coding journey. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Unity H...
S6:E2 - From librarian to developer (Hayley Swimelar)
October 22, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBHayley works with storage software. But before that job, she had no idea what storage software even was. In fact, at the time, she was a librarian working towards becoming a web developer. Then one day, she visited a booth at OSCON, a huge conference on open source, where she met the company that would end up hiring her for her first technical role in storage software. She talks about what it was like to transition from librarian to developer, and gives us an intro to the world of storage sof...
S6:E1 - How do you build a database? (Jeff Nelson)
October 15, 2018 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBJeff is an executive at two very different tech companies, but data is at the heart of both. He describes how he uses data to make apps better and smarter, how he got started in the world of data, and how he built a database of his own. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Cinchapi Blavity Palantir MVP Concourse DB Apache Thrift TensorFlow Codeland Conf Codeland 2019
S5:E8 - From musician to developer (Chad Fowler)
September 24, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBChad Fowler is an author, developer, speaker, and investor. He's been a CTO, he founded Ruby Central, the non-profit behind RubyConf and RailsConf, and is a recognizable tech figure, particularly in the Ruby community. But before he knew what code was, he was a professional musician. He shares how he switched careers without a computer science degree and how he's ended up with such an incredible tech career. He also shares how he's managed his bipolar disorder over the years, and how mental h...
S5:E7 - What's an Indie Hacker? (Courtland Allen)
September 17, 2018 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBCourtland Allen has built up a community of Indie Hackers, people who want to make money by selling products they build themselves. But how do you become an Indie Hacker? And how good of a coder do you need to be to become an Indie Hacker full time? Courtland shares lessons he's gathered over the years on what it takes to live off of your own product and how you can do it too. He also gives us his take on some popular tech business topics. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) ...
S5:E6 - How do you build a robot in JavaScript? (Rachel White)
September 10, 2018 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBRachel spends her free time building robots, creating hardware art, and making silicone molds of her friends' faces. She got her start with NodeBots, a beginner-friendly way of creating hardware projects using JavaScript. Rachel shares how she was first introduced to the hardware world, breaks down what a simple hardware project looks like, and tells us what it was like to be one of the first beta users of Twitch.tv, back when it was called Justin.tv. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie!...
S5:E5 - How to figure out what’s next in your coding career (Jarvis Johnson)
September 03, 2018 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBJarvis recently went from engineer to engineering manager, taking his career down a whole new path. He talks about how he thinks about his career, what different tech career paths look like, and why, although being a developer can be wonderful, it may not be everything you think it'll be. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) CodeNewbie Patreon Jarvis's YouTube Channel "Why I don't code anymore" [Jarvis's YouTube video] Codeland Conf Codeland 2019
S5:E4 - Learning to code with technical books (Katel LeDû)
August 27, 2018 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBWith so many different ways to learn to code, how do you pick? And where do technical books fit into your learning curriculum? Katel LeDû is the CEO of A Book Apart, a company that produces short technical books. She shares how to get the most out of a coding book, the benefits of reading technical books, and how she went from a career in photography to running a technical publishing house. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Submit a book idea to A Book Apart A Book Apart br...
S5:E3 - From teacher to developer (Dan Piston)
August 20, 2018 04:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBDan decided he wanted to get into tech, so he looked for a new job. And he found one! But it wasn't exactly the coding job he was hoping for. In fact, it would be about five years before Dan landed that dream coding job. He shares how he navigated the many ups and downs of becoming a developer, and what helped him persevere. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Codeland Conf Codeland 2019
S5:E2 - What is quality engineering? (Rocio Montes)
August 13, 2018 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBYou may have heard of quality assurance and testing, but what's quality engineering? Intuit engineer, Rocio Montes, guides us through the world of quality, and shares why she's so passionate about this piece of the product development process. She also shares her own journey of being a quality engineer and how you can get started on the same career path. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Mocha (JavaScript testing framework) Chai (BDD/TDD assertion library) Design for Deligh...
S5:E1 - What is open source hardware? (Suz Hinton)
August 06, 2018 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBSuz Hinton introduces us to the world of open source hardware. She shares interesting projects, both artistic and functional, and breaks down the steps it takes to create a hardware product. She also tells us what it's like to livestream her coding projects on her Twitch channel, and why she keeps doing it even though it can be scary and uncomfortable. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Arduino Raspberry Pi Adafruit Suz's Twitch channel Codeland Conf Codeland 2019