Episode 15: We Were All Young Once

On this very special episode of Model View Conversation, the guys interview one of Ben's former iOS students, Shane Nelson, to see what he's been up to since graduation and how his career has progressed. Shane also has some questions for the hosts on how he can advance in his career to becoming a mid level engineer.
Follow us on Twitter @mvcpodcast (https://www.twitter.com/mvcpodcast).
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Shane's post school career so far
15:58 - Bootcamps are not real life
20:28 - Being a dev vs. training to be a dev
27:52 - Goals of a junior to become mid level
33:20 - Extracurricular activities for advancement
43:19 - Brian's journey to mid level
48:52 - Ben's journey to mid level
55:50 - Become the go-to person
07:24 - Advice for beginners
14:20 - Outro
Links
Design Patterns (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Patterns) by the Gang of Four
Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual (https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Skills-software-developers-manual/dp/1617292397) by John Sonmez
Shane Nelson's Twitter (https://twitter.com/shanesmn)

On this very special episode of Model View Conversation, the guys interview one of Ben's former iOS students, Shane Nelson, to see what he's been up to since graduation and how his career has progressed. Shane also has some questions for the hosts on how he can advance in his career to becoming a mid level engineer.

Follow us on Twitter @mvcpodcast.

Chapters

00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Shane's post school career so far
15:58 - Bootcamps are not real life
20:28 - Being a dev vs. training to be a dev
27:52 - Goals of a junior to become mid level
33:20 - Extracurricular activities for advancement
43:19 - Brian's journey to mid level
48:52 - Ben's journey to mid level
55:50 - Become the go-to person
07:24 - Advice for beginners
14:20 - Outro

Links

Design Patterns by the Gang of Four
Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual by John Sonmez
Shane Nelson's Twitter