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No CS Degree

13 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -

Interviews with successful developers who are self-taught or went to bootcamps

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Scrimba CEO on learning and teaching coding

February 08, 2022 10:02 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

https://scrimba.com  https://twitter.com/perborgen https://www.nocsdegree.com https://startupcoffee.co

From selling beer to writing code

January 28, 2022 10:51 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

I talked to Caitlyn about self-teaching vs bootcamps, her tips for beginners and what being a professional developer is really like. Caitlyn's upcoming book Caitlyn's Twitter Read more interviews like this on No CS Degree Check out our sponsor, Startup Coffee To sponsor the podcast, book a spot here

From teacher to software developer making NFTs

January 05, 2022 16:09 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB

Enyel Sequeira successfully changed career by learning to code. He went from being a teacher, unhappy with the routine, to becoming a developer. Check out the Practicum by Yandex bootcamp , the sponsor of this episode, and become a developer like Enyel. Read more stories like this on No CS Degree

Ric talks coding and consulting as a career option

November 11, 2021 18:40 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

Ric's website: https://www.party-blends.com No CS Degree: https://www.nocsdegree.com  This episode's sponsor: https://startupcoffee.co  Twitter: https://www.nocsdegree.com 

From working in a call centre to learning to code with Boolean

September 29, 2021 10:25 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Ade's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ademola-fabuyi-b98b02218/ Ade's GitHub: https://github.com/brokensythe Boolean coding bootcamp: https://boolean.co.uk Read more stories like this: https://www.nocsdegree.com Find a developer job: https://nocsok.com 

Arvid Kahl on making $55k/m as a self-taught developer

August 17, 2021 15:16 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

An interview with entrepreneur and self-taught developer Arvid Kahl. We go over why you don't need a degree to be successful as a developer, his tips for building a business without VC funding, how to promote products in a community the right way and the importance of building an audience. We also talk about his ebooks Zero to Sold and The Embedded Entrepreneur. A big thanks to this week's sponsor, RunCloud  - contact [email protected] if you'd like to sponsor the show Check ou...

Tom Hirst talks pricing freelance projects and learning to code

August 11, 2021 12:27 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

Thanks to this episode's sponsor, Bio.Link Tom's ebook: Pricing Freelance Projects (affiliate) Tom's Twitter No CS Degree - Read more interviews with self taught and bootcamp developers on No CS OK - A job board for devs without CS degrees Full transcript: https://www.nocsdegree.com/pricing-freelance-projects-tom-hirst/  

Changing lives with Lambda School - an Austen Allred interview

July 28, 2021 17:30 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

You can apply to learn to code at Lambda School here (affiliate) https://lambda-school.sjv.io/JrJg5v Full transcript available and more interviews on No CS Degree: https://www.nocsdegree.com/austen-allred-interview-lambda-school/ Support the podcast - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nocsdegree

Justin Jackson: what coding and skateboarding have in common

July 20, 2021 13:02 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

I chatted to the Transistor FM co-founder on learning to code as a marketer, what skating and coding have in common, tips for beginners and how to choose the right market for your business.  https://transistor.fm/?via=pete (affiliate) https://twitter.com/mijustin https://www.nocsdegree.com

Dennis Ivy made $40k from selling a website to his employer

June 24, 2021 10:18 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

An interview for No CS Degree with Dennis Ivy, a self-taught developer who specialises in Django, a Python framework. We go into how Dennis learned to code without a college education, sold a website to his employer and common beginner developer mistakes.

From Front End to DevOps with no CS degree

June 23, 2021 19:17 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

Pauline Narvas is a self-taught web developer who went from being a Front End developer to Dev-ops without a CS degree. She talked about teaching herself coding, being the only girl in her school who was into programming, doing a degree she disliked, getting into the BT grad scheme with a Bio-Med degree and learning DevOps. Enjoy! 

$18k/m as a self-taught developer

May 28, 2021 14:29 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

https://gikken.co https://twitter.com/chernikovalexey https://www.nocsdegree.com 

Kenneth Cassel makes six figures after 3 years of learning to code

May 10, 2021 16:24 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

An interview with Kenneth, a self-taught developer from Texas. Kenneth has also made over $10,000 teaching developers how to learn Vim and is now helping other developers monetize their knowledge with his Slip product.  Full transcript: https://www.nocsdegree.com/six-figures-software-developer-salary-three-years/ https://www.slip.so https://www.twitter.com/kennethcassel  https://www.nocsdegree.com  https://www.twitter.com/nocsdegree

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