Learn to code

I learned #Python in 24 hours.

August 28, 2019 09:34 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MB

And I'm still looking for job. Two companies are interested in what I have to offer: Volkswagen Puebla and Nearshore technology. For Volkswagen Puebla, I was asked to create a REST API for transferring money between balance accounts and the required technology was Python. Listen to the tale of how I managed to create a RESTful API on Python and how I learned Python in 24 hours. YouTube: https://youtu.be/JhfzDPI-5Vo Mixer: JorgeEscobar - Mixer

Streaming on Mixer, Ninja drama with Twitch, IRL update and YouTube plans.

August 13, 2019 21:05 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MB

And today I talk about Mixer streaming, YouTube plans for my new channel and a little update on my life...

Realities of learning to code.

August 06, 2019 14:30 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB

And today I talk about the realites of learning to code, and my experience at tutorial hell...

I just got fired and I'm afraid

August 03, 2019 01:34 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MB

And after 3 or 4 months of sitting and saving money. I'm notified that this month it's my last paycheck as the entire company collapsed and everyone is getting terminated (myself among them).

(Bonus) Going back to mentoring my wife

July 30, 2019 18:52 - 7 minutes - 6.96 MB

And after some time ignoring my wife on mentoring, she decided to ask me about our classes on software development...

(Bonus) I'm separating podcasting from YouTube

July 20, 2019 22:24 - 8 minutes - 8.23 MB

And after thinking about it, I'm doing podcasting and YouTube in separate. I think that each media deserves it's own content, designed to it.

Mentoring my wife (update).

July 20, 2019 21:57 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB

And today I talk about my experiences mentoring my wife after 2 months. It ended and was unfinished by her decision. Looks like software development is not for everyone. I'm sad and relieved at the same time, since I don't have to learn web development for her sake anymore. Now I'm focused on my own learning of Java.

Learning programming with Basic as a kid & learning Object Oriented programming as an adult.

July 20, 2019 21:06 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MB

And today I tell the story of how I got involved with programming in the first place, as well as telling my personal opinion on why Java is really easy to get into Object Oriented Programming.

Java Error and Exception handling.

July 17, 2019 23:59 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

And today I get to get back to Java and establish myself as a Java developer, for that end I need to get the hang of the basics. Error and Exceptions are misunderstood (in my work at least). YouTube video.

Teaching markdown to my wife

July 06, 2019 19:36 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

And I'm trying the new feature on Anchor with the "Add background music" and I think it's pretty good. Today I talk about my wife's experience on learning the fundamentals of programming and what we decided to learn next. Please let me know if you like it @JorgeEscobar Please visit the video version at YouTube.

Mentoring my wife on programming fundamentals

June 30, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

And after a couple of weeks of teaching and mentoring my wife on the fundamentals of programming, I have some things to say about it. My experience has been entirely positive, yet I don't think it would be a good idea to try it out with another woman in an actual job... YouTube video.

JavaScript conditional programming

June 21, 2019 18:53 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

And I continue with JavaScript and today I talk about conditional logic. YouTube Video

Teach to code it's the best way to learn to code

June 19, 2019 23:09 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

And today it's the second of me teaching the foundations of programming to my wife. She graduated from college on computer science and I 'm a college dropout. She worked in administrative tasks and I did programming as a career. She recently asked me to teach her how to program so she could get a well paid job like mine. Go figure, learning to code, does actually get paid very well here in Mexico. YouTube Video

Reflecting on the YouTube experiment

June 16, 2019 02:12 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

And after recording the last episode, I find myself with the need to just talk to you...

Bash scripting and how I save storage space for big video files

June 15, 2019 19:50 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB

And today I talk about scripting on Linux with bash. I use it to compress my video footage and save a lot of space. You can follow along, watch the video on YouTube.

Podcast and private life updates

June 04, 2019 19:25 - 1 minute - 911 KB

And just a little message for you

Building a wordpress site with Divi

May 30, 2019 19:57 - 12 minutes - 11 MB

And I have a new Fiverr job for a website. I'm using wordpress as always and I'm using some help from a great theme called Divi.

Happy birthday to me and celebrating installing Ubuntu and Java

May 29, 2019 04:28 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

And today it's my birthday, I'm celebrating with wine and Ubuntu...

Make sure your software does what the customer wants it to do

May 27, 2019 15:12 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

And today I talk about the book I'm reading about object oriented design and the simple way of thinking about rebuilding and changing code. Video: https://youtu.be/KkUQ0E97vhk

Progression on reading about object oriented design and Huawei's ban

May 26, 2019 21:33 - 10 minutes - 8.52 MB

And today I talk about Huawei again and my progress on the object oriented design book.

Huawei ban, my personal lifestyle and books that I read

May 26, 2019 01:12 - 30 minutes - 29 MB

And today I talk about what president trump is doing to keep the American economy going...well a war with China is not going to help.

The manga guide to databases and the obsolete Behringer podcast studio firewire

May 22, 2019 02:15 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

And this is a special episode and a longer than usual, one hour of me talking about the first book (or may I say manga) on databases that I actually managed to finish.

Previous client is having problems replacing us?

May 20, 2019 19:23 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

And last weekend I got emails and whatsapp messages asking for very specific questions about how to do my previous job...

The journey to Learn to code

May 17, 2019 15:16 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

And today I talk about my experience and my thoughts after a life of learning to code.

#google's #java #coding standards

May 16, 2019 16:44 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB

And yesterday I was watching courses on my TV and came to remember that I used to follow the Google's java coding standards. I'm talking about good coding practices today.

#database relationships between tables, #Java basics and #objectOrientedProgramming sins

May 15, 2019 16:12 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

And today I was re-watching a Java course and remembered how useful is to stop coding and just learn the basics... Twitter: @JorgeEscobar

#automation part 2, I got called from my previous job

May 14, 2019 14:30 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

And I received a call and an email asking me very serious questions about my previous job, it seems like a lot of problems had arrived and they just have no idea how to fix them.

Databases and happy mother's day

May 11, 2019 15:41 - 23 minutes - 22.4 MB

And today I talk about databases...

Two main regrets of my software development career

May 10, 2019 13:10 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Regrets: - Assuming that everyone else is better than me at this job. - Not learning the basics.

Tools that I use the most: notebook, index cards and postit notes

May 09, 2019 14:20 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

And you may think that all your tools should be programs that run on your computer or phone, but the reality is that these items are helping me more than any computer has ever done on these past 11 years of working building software.

Outsorcing vs in-house software development

May 09, 2019 04:51 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

And a decision every business owner needs to make is if it's better to make software in-house or just ask someone else to do it for you...

I'm learning #kotlin

May 07, 2019 21:22 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB

And after doing some research this morning I decided to make a plan to learn kotlin efficiently...

Anchor is great and multiple podcast on a single account

May 07, 2019 14:17 - 9 minutes - 8.47 MB

And I love Anchor, yet I would love to see some improvements in the account area...

The new #Microsoft #Windows command line tool

May 07, 2019 14:02 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

And yestarday we got news from Microsoft Build 2019 event and we are getting a new command line tool for windows and it runs Linux.

Cinco de mayo and wrapping up the day

May 07, 2019 02:06 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

And I'm just updating you witch what I did today...

Learning fast is the most important skill for programmers, coders and software developers

May 06, 2019 15:20 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

And today I face a dilemma, keep learning Java or move on and begin learning Kotlin. The answer: do both and fast.

My sins as a software developer, and source code control with GIT.

May 05, 2019 14:03 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

And this article is 10 years old! Read it if you already know GIT to have a very efficient way to keep track of your software source code. https://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/

#linux #ubuntu server is amazing

May 04, 2019 15:27 - 35 minutes - 21.7 MB

And today I talk about ubuntu server and my experience with it after 11 years of use.

#software requirements, scope of a software #development project and #automation

May 03, 2019 21:35 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

And today I focus on actual software development topics on my way to Walmart...

I enjoy life right now. I'm not fired.

May 03, 2019 02:24 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

And it turns out that I wasn't fired, we just lost a client. I'm getting paid my full salary and in exchange of that I'm asked to just remain available. So I won't make more job seeking. I'm very happy indeed.