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The Scrimba PodcastEnd of Season One, and a Message from Alex BookerSo this is goodbye. But do not unsubscribe!It's the end of what will now be known as Season One of the Scrimba podcast! And Alex Booker is stepping down as its host.Over the past 160+ episodes, we have helped you learn to code and land your first job in tech. If you've missed any episodes, now is the time to go and listen to them. If you're new to the show, just start listening from the very beginning! The archive isn't going anywhere, and we aimed to create an evergreen podcast where you can...
2025-01-1608 min
The Scrimba PodcastCareer Progression Decoded: Angie Jones' Expert Tips for Entering the Tech Industry and Forging Your Unique PathMeet 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 speaker who has authored 27 patents.In this episode, Angie takes us through her career path, from falling in love with coding through automation engineering to eventually discovering her passion for teaching and DevRel. You'll learn the differences between large enterprises, medium-sized companies, and startu...
2024-07-1041 min
The Scrimba PodcastScrimba v2 is Here! Create Your Own Scrims, Use the Advanced Code Editor, and Learn Coding the Right Way, with Per BorgenScrimba v2 is here! And you probably already know this if you've visited our website recently. Scrimba cofounder and CEO Per Borgen 🇳🇴 is joining us to reveal what this update is all about. You might have noticed the redesign - but the update is not just on the surface. Scrimba has been rewritten from the ground up to support further development, and you can already enjoy a lot of new features. The platform is no longer a closed platform, which means you can make your own scrims, create and follow profiles, and make use of numerous templates. You can...
2024-07-0331 min
The Scrimba PodcastThe Four Stages of Interviewing: How to Conquer the Hiring Process Step by Step, with Ryan TalbertMeet 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 book!In this episode, Ryan shares his story and many things he's learned along the way. Ryan will teach you how to break the process of applying and interviewing for a job into smaller steps and improve them o...
2024-06-1442 min
The Scrimba PodcastWhat's New in React 19 (and What That Means for You), with Dev AgrawalMeet 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 19 is the latest version of React, introducing some amazing new features! Key features include the new React Compiler, which automates performance optimization; Server Components, which allow rendering components on the server for faster initial page loads and improved data...
2024-06-0640 min
The Scrimba PodcastThe Secret to a Meaningful Portfolio: Solve a Real-world Problem, with Scrimba Student KevinMeet 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 schools! This game-changing portfolio project for Kevin caught the eye of employers and recruiters alike. Within a couple of months, Kevin got his first developer job, but several months later, he realized that it wasn't a...
2024-05-2935 min
The Scrimba Podcast"No" Is Always Guaranteed... So Strive for a "Yes", with the Coding Mermaid Monica FidalgoMeet 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 a serious car accident that temporarily left her unable to walk. After months of recovery, she was even able to run again! However, her recovery made finding a job in her already competitive field even more challenging. In 2018, she bega...
2024-05-2243 min
The Scrimba PodcastCreator of #100DaysOfCode, Alex Kallaway: Here's How to Embrace Discomfort for GrowthMeet 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 a coding challenge you might have heard of. Believe it or not, Alex created #100DaysOfCode just for himself - he never thought it would become something that other people would want to do. But then Quincy Larson of freeCodeCamp...
2024-05-0848 min
The Scrimba PodcastWhat to Do If Nobody's Hiring (and How to Slide Into Their DMs When They Do), with Rachel NaborsMeet 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 also the author of the Tech Career Survival Guide, a series of Substack essays that may or may not become a book. In these essays, they teach readers about emotional resilience, managing change, and the practical aspects of working in tech. In this episo...
2024-05-0148 min
The Scrimba PodcastThis is How Companies Think About Hiring, with Dominik PiątekMeet 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 also led cross-functional teams, worked with complex JavaScript applications and multiple times served as a tech lead.Dominik interviewed Alex for a job in their previous company. Today, the tables have turned, and Alex interviews Do...
2024-04-2547 min
The Scrimba PodcastThe Safe Exit: How to Quit Your Job the Right Way, with Ian DouglasMeet 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're a new or more experienced developer, sooner or later, the time will come to change companies. How can you be sure it's time to quit your job? How do you hand in your notice, and what do you even write in a resignation...
2024-04-1746 min
The Scrimba PodcastEarly WhatsApp Engineer Jean Lee: Keep Trying New Things in Tech!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 tech almost by chance after her family moved to California. She wanted to study art - but after taking art courses at her university, she realized that coding was her thing. She worked at a tiny startup competing with...
2024-04-1042 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow Not to Be Afraid of Git, with O'Reilly Author Anna Skoulikari✨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 can build a solid mental model of how it all works.Anna started teaching Git because she had to understand it herself. It's powerful but not the most user-friendly of tools. Yet, Git is what we all have...
2024-04-0344 min
The Scrimba PodcastThe (Not so) Hidden Benefits of Talking about Code, with Scrimba Bootcamp Lead Micha✨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. Now, she's a bootcamp lead at Scrimba. And no, she never thought she would be a coder - but a friend made her try it.Yes, Micha and Alex do talk about the Scrimba bootcamp in this episode. But even if you're not...
2024-03-2936 min
The Scrimba PodcastNeurodiversity in Tech and Why We Should Care About It, with Parul SinghMeet 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! What does it mean, why do we need it, why do tech companies seem to attract neurodivergent talent, and how can we create a more inclusive workplace? In this episode, you'll find out why neurodivergent conditions aren't superpowers (but sometimes feel l...
2024-03-2245 min
The Scrimba PodcastThe Only Thing Worth Investing in Is Yourself, with Scrimba Student ÖzgeMeet 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 Path even existed. Can you imagine?Özge fell in love with Scrimba's pedagogy and enrolled in the Path. But the journey wasn't without its challenges. It took her two and a half years to complete the course, balancing her studies with a demanding full-time job. And...
2024-03-1330 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to Figure Out What You Want to Do, with Scrimba Student AmyMeet 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 engineer and instructor.In this episode, you'll learn how to figure out what kind of job you want and what was a small change in her job-hunting approach that brought Amy immediate results. You'll discover what are the gaps in knowledge one might...
2024-03-0543 min
The Scrimba PodcastSlow Down to Speed Up: Teacher-Turned-Developer Chris on Successful Adult Learning and Landing his Dream RoleMeet 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 enrolled in a premium London boot camp. Was it worth the money? Or the time? In this episode, Chris lays out the differences between a boot camp and learning to code by yourself online. He ended up on Scrimba afterw...
2024-02-2341 min
The Scrimba PodcastThe State of React (and Should You Still Learn It in 2024), with Dev AgrawalMeet 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 discontent surrounding React recently. A basic React app has become significantly more complex. It has been quite some time since there has been a significant update to React, with the recent ones relying heavily on meta-frameworks. And what about the React core t...
2024-02-0941 min
The Scrimba PodcastEverybody's Doing Their Best... Even Tech Recruiters (and This Is How to Get Their Attention), with Parul SinghMeet 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 Parul because her advice on how to stand out and land a role in tech is anything but ordinary. This episode contains refreshingly unique and honest insights and perspectives on hiring in tech, along with some new job platforms you can use to inspire or recharg...
2024-01-3139 min
The Scrimba PodcastPassions, Skills, Environment, and Compensation: Career Coach Adam Broda's Framework for Navigating Today's Job MarketMeet 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 episode, Adam unveils the four pillars of his framework: identifying your passions, skills, desired environment, and needed compensation. Alex and Adam also delve into the current state of the job market: have we moved beyond significant tech layoffs, are return-to-office polici...
2024-01-1843 min
The Scrimba PodcastEffective Living for Better Coding: From Retail to Software Engineering with Scrimba Student Cassie🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 learning to code alongside a day job was certainly a challenge.Two years into her learning path, Cassie realized she had hit a wall. In an attempt to get unstuck, she joined the Scrim...
2024-01-1038 min
The Scrimba PodcastWho's Afraid of AI Agents? The Future of Automation, with Bob Ziroll🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 how to personalize them through retrieval augmented generation and fine-tuning. We also delved into various use cases for incorporating AI models into your projects and explored why ChatGPT has brought a fundamental shift in how we perceive...
2024-01-0437 min
The Scrimba PodcastWhat Is Retrieval-Augmented Generation and How to Make AI Work for You, with Guil Hernandez🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 world of AI models. Today, Guil will further teach us how these models work under the hood. AI models don't understand the world like we do. When we interact with them, they turn our inputs into mathematical represent...
2023-12-2026 min
The Scrimba PodcastDemystifying AI: What Are Foundation Models (and How to Use Them), with Tom ChantMeet 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 recently, couldn't even think of unless you were a big company with loads of resources.AI is fundamentally changing the features and user experience of front-end applications. In this episode, you'll...
2023-12-1448 min
The Scrimba PodcastThe Path to Becoming an AI Engineer with Scrimba CEO Per Borgen🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 paradigm shift in our interaction with AI? Dive into these topics, discover how to utilize and personalize existing AI models, and explore alternative options beyond OpenAI.Since the Scrimba podcast alw...
2023-11-2248 min
The Scrimba PodcastWhat Is Productivity Anxiety and How to Beat It, with Matt and Eric from Self-Taught Devs Podcast🎙 About the episodeMeet 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, respectively, who met through LinkedIn and then decided to host a podcast!In this episode, you will learn about their coding journeys, the resources they used, and why they decided to be self-taught. They talk about motivatio...
2023-11-1439 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to Find Your People and the Work You Find Exciting, with Scrimba Student Anna🎙 About the episodeMeet 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. Anna also shares her learning strategy, how she discovered Scrimba, what amazing projects she worked on via Chingu, how she kept herself motivated, and how finding a community helped her stay on track. You'l...
2023-10-2537 min
The Scrimba PodcastNadia Zhuk: Anybody Can Code, and Your Background Doesn't Define You🎙 About the episodeThis 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 Rubycon, filled with practical advice and insider tips on learning to code and building a programming career.In this episode, Nadia shares her story and many things she's learned along the way! You'll get to know what...
2023-10-1035 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow Johnny Learned Angular and Typescript in Three Days🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 about career change and looking for your purpose. It is also a story of networking at your daughter's school events, as well as learning Angular and TypeScript (and creating a project u...
2023-10-0342 min
The Scrimba PodcastChanging Careers? This Is How to Defeat the Sunk Cost Fallacy, with Doctor-turned-developer Shona🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 intrinsic motivation, amazing portfolio projects, and landing a job without even having to go through a tech interview. You'll discover how to identify your purpose, find out how to muster enoug...
2023-09-2740 min
The Scrimba PodcastLearning to Code with ADHD: How Zuza Landed Her First Tech Job after Only Four Months🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 team, she put two and two together and decided to learn to code. She landed her first dev job after only four months of intense studying! Zuza has ADHD, which can be a hindrance and a s...
2023-09-1946 min
The Scrimba PodcastIt's All about Your Additude: Building a Software Apprenticeship Program with Luke Hovee🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 creating a software apprenticeship program so that he can help people at scale.In this episode, you'll find out whether army is a good training for having to deal with product managers, why grit and determination are impor...
2023-09-1239 min
The Scrimba PodcastTreat Learning to Code Like an RPG (and You Might Get a Job in Three Business Days), with Scrimba student Tomáš🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 approached learning to code as if it were an RPG, how he selected his projects, why going the extra mile while crafting your portfolio is a must, and how you can transform code-alongs into something of your own. You...
2023-08-3036 min
The Scrimba PodcastWhat Are the Most Common React Mistakes? Inside a React Job Simulator with Johannes Kettmann🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 since!In this episode, dive into Johannes's coding journey and discover why he's all about React. Get ready for tales of his first freelancing gig - it wasn't a walk in the park, but it taught him loads and gave him a taste of...
2023-08-2246 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow Mohamed Landed a Dev Job Through Instagram🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 this episode, you'll discover exactly how he did it. And no, it doesn't involve cold DMing.After completing his law studies, Mohamed realized that a career in law wasn't what he truly desired for the next few dec...
2023-08-1535 min
The Scrimba PodcastAre You a New Developer? Follow This One Tip! (With Scrimba Student Danny)🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 better work-life balance that made him start learning. When he quit his job, he focused on coding. But nobody was responding to his job applications. Danny then went to a developer meetup in Barcelona, where somebody gave him wise advice...
2023-08-0843 min
The Scrimba PodcastFrom Lab Coat to Code: Vanessa's Path from Lab Scientist to Developing Lab Software🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 a startup making lab software!However, Vanessa's path to success was not without challenges. She started applying for tech jobs during layoffs, facing rejections due to a lack of relevant experience. In this episode, she share...
2023-08-0136 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to Create a Personal Brand as a Developer🎙 About the episodePersonal 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, and ensuring you get noticed rather than ignored. When others appreciate your work and projects and understand your capabilities, they may approach you with enticing job opportunities or freelance projects. A hiring manager at a company you applied for will, for sure...
2023-07-2537 min
The Scrimba PodcastIs This Easy Mode? Breaking into Tech in 400 Hours, with Writer-Turned-Developer Jen-Li Lim🎙 About the episodeMeet 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. She was doing it alongside a full-time job and quickly realized that she shouldn't compare herself to other learners since everybody has different circumstances. Jen started learning to code as a hobby. But after a couple of years and only about...
2023-07-1829 min
The Scrimba PodcastThis Is How You Onboard: Actionable Tips for Developers On a New Job from Ian Douglas🎙 About the episodeMeet 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.Whether you're a new developer or aiming for a mid-level or senior position, the onboarding process can feel overwhelming. In this episode, Ian shares his invaluable insights on how to make your onboarding experience truly worthwhile. From essential do's and don'ts...
2023-07-1157 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow Kyle Became a Developer and Found His First Dev Job in Just Four Months🎙 About the episodeMeet 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, Kyle shares his approach to learning, unveiling the secrets behind his rapid progress. Discover the invaluable role of downtime and gain insights into the way Kyle chose his portfolio projects: what are the right ones, and why embra...
2023-07-0435 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow Teacher-Turned-Developer Jess Secured a Tech Job Even Before Learning to Code🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 manage to secure a job offer before diving into her coding education? Jess and Alex also discuss Code First: Girls and why it's worth exploring if you belong to an underrepresented group in the tech industry...
2023-06-2745 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow not to struggle with CSS, with Kevin Powell🎙 About the episodeThis 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.In this episode, you'll learn how not to get frustrated with CSS, how to debug it, why people struggle with it, and how come we might never see a launch of CSS 4. Kevin als...
2023-06-2043 min
The Scrimba PodcastThe Power of Domain Knowledge: How Katrina Skipped Junior Roles and Immediately Landed a Senior Developer Job🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 transitioning careers. Katrina dives into the significance of language and emphasizes how your domain knowledge can make a significant impact. Get ready to uncover Katrina's networking strategies (spoiler alert: you're probably overthinking yours) and gain insights into how she learned to code while juggling a...
2023-06-1339 min
The Scrimba PodcastOpenAI for Developers: How to Use AI for Coding, with Tom Chant🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 limitations are, and where they overlap.Tom will also give you useful tips for prompt engineering. You'll hear about the ethical and security risks of using AI when writing code. You'll also get to know h...
2023-06-0651 min
The Scrimba PodcastCareer Progression Decoded: Angie Jones' Expert Tips for Entering the Tech Industry and Forging Your Unique Path🎙 About the episodeMeet 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 speaker who has authored 27 patents.In this episode, Angie takes us through her career path, from falling in love with coding through automation engineering to eventually discovering her passion for teaching and DevRel. You'll learn the differences between l...
2023-05-2342 min
The Scrimba PodcastTech Is Hiring, and Here's What You Need to Do! (With Chad Stewart)🎙 About the episodeMeet Chad Stewart 🇯🇲! Chad is a Senior Front End Engineer and the founder of TechIsHiring - it's a hashtag, a community, and a transnational job listing channel helping great jobs and great engineers discover each other. In this episode, Chad talks about the inspiration behind TechIsHiring, plans for its future, and how he cultivated a community around it. More importantly, Chad will teach you how to cultivate community yourself! We all know we need to network, but networking can be daunting. Chad reveals how he networks, who he follows on Twitter, a...
2023-04-2533 min
The Scrimba PodcastCodeNewbie Founder Saron Yitbarek: New to Coding? Take Action with These Practical Tips🎙 About the episodeMeet Saron Yitbarek 🇺🇸! Saron is a developer, entrepreneur, community builder, and the founder of CodeNewbie. Saron has been helping new developers break into tech for a decade, and in this episode, she distills her best and most sought-after advice! Saron, who recently launched a new project called NewDevCareer.com, is a career changer herself - she first studied to become a doctor! In this interview, you will hear how she decided to make that change, why her first attempts at learning to code didn't work, and what she wishes she knew then. You...
2023-03-1441 min
The Scrimba PodcastWhy nobody hires junior developers anymore according to an engineering managerMeet Gregory Witek 🇳🇱! Greg is an experienced developer and engineering manager currently working at Booking.com. There, he made an alarming observation: While the industry is going nuts for experienced Senior developers, it would seem no one is really hiring junior developers. Why?In this episode, we explore the state of the junior developer job market and how you can maximise your chance for success. Don't worry! Becoming a Junior developer was always going to be tough. Gregory maintains there's room for everyone in this industry and even shares what he would specifically do with the benefit...
2022-03-1538 min
The Scrimba PodcastCareer Advice From a Vue Core Team Member🎙 About the episodeMeet Ben Hong 🇺🇸! Ben is a Senior Staff Developer Experience Engineer at Netlify, Vue Core Team member, Google Developer Expert, and teacher. After studying psychology at school, Ben picked up programming in his own time, making him one of the most successful self-taught programmers on the podcast to date! He joins us to share his best advice about learning to code and the many career benefits of getting involved with open source.🔗 Connect with Ben👨🏻💼 LinkedIn🌐 Website👩🚀 GitHub🐦 Twitter⏰ TimestampsIntroduction (0:00)Ben’s transition from psychology to programming...
2022-02-1534 min
The Scrimba PodcastLearning to Code Alongside a Full-Time Job: How Josh Went from Property Manager to Junior Developer in 10 Months with Scrimba🎙 About the episodeMeet Joshua Smith 🇦🇺! While working full-time as a property manager, Joshua made time after work to learn to code on Scrimba. After just 10 months and, in part, thanks to a referral, Josh was recently hired as a junior web developer 🎉! In this episode, you’ll see how networking and referals don’t have to be complicated. In Josh’s case, he proved his skills to a friend who then vouched for him. From here, it was still up to Josh to crack the coding interview and take-home task.🔗 Connect with GUEST👨🏻...
2022-02-0821 min
The Scrimba PodcastLessons Learned Recruiting and Managing Junior Developers for 10 Years🎙 About the episodeJason has been recruiting and supporting Junior Developers for more than a decade! He joins us to share his inspiring story breaking into tech after sustaining a head injury, and what he’s learned about how to find success as a Junior without a degree along the way.🔗 Connect with Jason👨🏻💼 LinkedIn🌐 Website👩🚀 GitHub🐦 Twitter⏰ TimestampsIntroduction (0:00)How a head injury at 16 influenced Jason’s career path (01:27)Interns vs. juniors (05:07)Job titles matter, but not for the reasons you might think (08:04)Are there more juniors than junior jobs? (10:35...
2022-02-0229 min
The Scrimba PodcastAdvice from a Junior Developer Career Coach🎙 About the episodeAnna is well-regarded as the Opera singer who turned into a Developer! Before serenading the masses, Anna was a marketer and code-tinkerer. This concoction of marketing know-how, work experience, and an inclination to solve problems enabled Anna to find work as a Junior Developer in the wake of the pandemic in record time. Aside from working full-time, Anna also coaches Junior Developers on her YouTube channel, Twitter, and around the web. In this episode, we peel back the curtain to learn Anna’s streamlined advice for new programmers looking to find their succe...
2022-01-2534 min
The Scrimba Podcast3 Months and 600 Job Applications Later: How Fredrik Became a Junior Developer in Record Time with Scrimba🎙 About the episodeMeet Fredrik Ridderfalk from Sweden 🇸🇪! He went from not knowing any code to landing a Junior Developer role in just 3 months! Having studied before, Fredrik knew exactly how to structure his learning on Scrimba so that it worked best for him. Thanks to trying some other jobs in the past, he also had a good idea of how to crack the coding interview. In this episode, Fredrik imparts the knowledge that got him hired in record time to YOU.🔗 Connect with Fredrik Ridderfalk👨🏻💼 LinkedIn🌐 Website👩🚀 GitHub🐦 Twitter🤖 Deepity#4791 on the Scrimba D...
2022-01-1829 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to become a successful Junior Developer with Danny Thompson🎙 About the episodeMeet Danny Thompson 🇺🇸! Danny worked in gas stations frying chicken for 10 years before teaching himself how to code. Since then, he’s gone from strength to strength, working at Google for a stint before returning to a company called FrontDoor as a Software Engineer. Along the way, he’s amassed 140k+ followers on Twitter, helping others learn to code and break into tech with measured, actionable advice. He joins the Scrimba Podcast to talk job-hunting strategies and mindset, plus answer quick-fire questions so we can get to know him better.🔗 Connec...
2022-01-1139 min
The Scrimba PodcastThis Scrimba student dropped out of college to learn online instead - now she's a Junior Developer!🎙 About the episodeMeet Elly! She dropped out from their CompiSci degree to double down on frontend web development with Scrimba. After showing a recruiter their beautifully-presented portfolio, Elly managed to secure their first “real” job: A Junior Developer role at a purpose-driven web agency!🔗 Connect with Elly👨🏻💼 LinkedIn🌐 Website👩🚀 GitHub🐦 Twitter🤖 elly#5924 on the Scrimba Discord⏰ TimestampsIntroduction (0:00)Elly dropped out from their CompSci degree to pursue front end (02:59)Replacing university with Scrimba’s Frontend Career Path and community (06:00)Did Elly need to know Data Structures and Algorithms? (08:03)Elly’s wo...
2022-01-0425 min
The Scrimba PodcastOrigin of the name Scrimba, winning the lottery, and our biggest mistakes - Christmas special QnA with Team Scrimba🎙 About the episodeMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year! In this special episode, Scrimba co-founders Per (CEO) and Sindre (CTO), plus Bob, Leanne, Michael, Abdellah, and Matias from Team Scrimba join to answer your questions - some serious ones (like the origin of Scrimba) and some totally random and fun ones (like what we would all do if we won the lottery).🔗 Connect with Team Scrimba🐦 Alex from Scrimba (Host)🐦 Per from Scrimba🐦 Sindre from Scrimba🐦 Bob from Scrimba🐦 Leanne from Scrimba🐦 Michael from Scrimba🐦 Matias from Scrimba🐦 Abdellah from Scrimba⭐️ Leave a Review...
2021-12-2833 min
The Scrimba PodcastCareer advice from the maintainer Redux, Mark Erikson🎙 About the episodeMeet Mark! Mark maintains Redux and is a seasoned developer with more than a decade of professional experience coding and working with Juniors. In this episode, Alex and Mark explore if beginners need to know Redux before delving into Mark's best coding career advice around searching and evaluating online information efficiently and how to find meaningful information on even the most obscure programming errors!🔗 Connect with Mark👨🏻💼 LinkedIn🌐 Website👩🚀 GitHub🐦 Twitter⏰ TimestampsIntroduction (0:00)Working at the same company for a decade (01:47)What is Redux and should newer developers bother learning...
2021-12-2126 min
The Scrimba PodcastRecruited by Activision to code email templates (best first Developer job ever?)🎙 About the episodeTony is a successful Scrimba student from Los Angeles who was recently got their first Junior Developer job at Activision! Tony used to work in finance but hated it. He knew he wanted to find meaningful work that allowed him to prioritize his mental health but couldn't afford to quit outright. For months on end, Tony learned to code alongside his full-time job. Despite many setbacks, he managed to come out on top by niching down and becoming an expert at creating email templates. In this episode, you'll learn all about it!
2021-12-1424 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow an effective portfolio landed Claire her first remote Junior Developer role🎙 About the episodeClaire Ramming is a successful Scrimba student from New York City 🇺🇸, who recently got their first full-time developer job 🎉! Before learning to code, Claire studied Data Science and received mentorship on how to choose projects that standout and navigate the job market without a degree. Claire joins us today to share the tactics she learned and how specifically they helped her land this awesome new opportunity. Stay tuned for the end where Alex asks Claire a mock job interview question.🔗 Connect with Claire👨🏻💼 LinkedIn🌐 Website👩🚀 GitHub🤖 clay2k#2840 on the Scrimba Discord⏰ Timestamps
2021-12-0729 min
The Scrimba PodcastFrom Photographer to Developer at 35Christopher Kühn is a Scrimba student from Cologne, Germany 🇩🇪, who recently got their first Developer job 🎉! At the ripe age of 35 and after 3 arduous years learning to code alongside a full-time job and 70 job applications, this is the interview about how Christopher finally completed the transition from Photographer to Developer. In the conversation, Alex from Scrimba and Christopher talk about changing careers later in life, keeping motivated, and what the job interview process specifically looked like.🔗 Connect with Christopher👨🏻💼 LinkedIn🐦 Twitter🌐 Website👩🚀 GitHub🤖 KlarLuCK#1266 on the Scrimba Discord⏰ TimestampsIntroduction (00:00)Christopher on learning to code at 35 (00:57)Christoph...
2021-11-3027 min
The Scrimba PodcastBecoming a Standout Developer with Randall KannaOnce upon a time, Randall learned the unsettling truth that almost everyone on her team earned more money than her. She mustered the courage to confront her her boss and said, “Hey! Google are interested in me. I could go there or you can give me the fair salary bump I deserve!” They obliged and in that moment, Randall learned just how important it is to advocate yourself.Randall wants you to have the best possible start to your tech career and joins the podcast to share what she’s learned about how to stand out and th...
2021-11-2337 min
The Scrimba PodcastFrom a PhD in Materials Science to Junior Developer with ScrimbaMaeling earned a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering before realising her passion for code! After months of practice and with help from her new friends in various communities, she’s now working as a Junior Developer at a remote start-up. In this episode, you’ll learn how Maeling found the job through a virtual career fair and how you, too, can find success.TimestampsIntroduction (0:00)About Maeling's new job (00:48)How Maeling found this opportunity through a virtual job fair (02:30)How Maeling used Twitter to lern to code (02:55)Community and learning to code (06:35)Self-directed learning comp...
2021-11-1625 min
The Scrimba PodcastAdvice from a Senior Silicon Valley EngineerSwizec Teller moved from Slovenia to Silicon Valley to work with the best engineers on the most challenging problems. Along the way, he hired and continuous to mentor countless juniors. In this episode, you'll learn what Swizec looks for in Junior Developer in 2021 and how you can crack the coding interview by highlighting your potential.TimestampsIntroduction (0:00)What employers look for in Juniors (02:32)What projects will impress employers? (05:01)The difference between front-end engineer and front-end developer (07:28)An introduction to JSON bureaucracy (10:57)How to measure your own ability and skill (14:39)How Google hire Juniors (20:50)What Swizec...
2021-11-0932 min
The Scrimba PodcastFrom Guitar Teacher to Software Developer after ScrimbaJohn Mckay (also known fondly as Johno in the Scrimba community) used to work as a Guitar Teacher. After learning to code on Scrimba, he now works as a full-time trainee developer at one of the UK's largest supermarkets! As a trainee, Johno will spend 20 months working on different real-world parts of the business, while learning from mentors and some dedicated training. In this episode, you will learn how you, too, can earn to learn!TimestampsIntroduction (0:00)How John found a 20 month employee training program (1:24)How John got started programming (03:07)John's experience with procrastination (04:38)Don't just...
2021-11-0231 min
The Scrimba PodcastLast-minute guide to Hacktoberfest (there's still time), featuring GitHub Star Of The Year, Eddie JaoudeThe month-long celebration of Hacktoberfest is nearly over but don't threat! There's still time to get involved and potentially earn a Hacktoberfest T-shirt. In this episode, GitHub Star of the Year 2020, Eddie Jaoude shares everything you need to know to get involved in these remaining days.Who is Eddie? Eddie Jaoude is an open source advocate and leader of the EddieHub open source community. He believes OPEN SOURCE is NOT just about code, it is about people, communication and collaboration.TimestampsIntroduction (00:00)What is Hacktoberfest (01:13)Is it too late to get involved? (01:50...
2021-10-2625 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to make money as a developer with Florin PopFlorin Pop is a JavaScript developer who made $22K in August. After years of experimentation and brand-building, Florin has uncovered several sources of income that enable him to earn good money without a boss and, in some cases, without working at all (Florin earns some passive income). In this episode, Florin and Alex outline several ways to make money if you know how to code and are willing to put in hard work.
2021-10-1933 min
The Scrimba PodcastFrom Circus to coding - how Milos turned COVID into an opportunityAt 32 years of age and after 10 years of climbing the ranks in the theatre industry, Milos Dokic from Australia had to start again because of the pandemic.While many entertainment workers weathered the storm, Milos mustered the discipline to explore his growing interest in programming, enroll in a university course, and get ahead. The university course was fine but when Milos started to look for work he realized he was totally unprepared. There weren't many jobs around C or C++, which he was learning at school, and because Milos hadn't yet graduated, he didn't have any...
2021-10-1226 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to stand out as a new developer (and ask amazing questions) with Dan Moore from FusionAuthWhat do you wish someone had told you when you were just starting out? If you are a new developer (we’re not using “junior developer” here - listen along to find out why!), there are skills you have, skills you can transfer from somewhere else, and skills you don’t even know you need. You probably also have a lot of assumptions… and not too many people who can tell you whether they’re true. Dan wants to change that!Who is Dan Moore? He is the author of Letters to a New Developer - a blog and b...
2021-10-0528 min
The Scrimba PodcastOvercoming interview nerves - how this Scrimba student recovered from failure to become a Junior DeveloperScrimba student Serhan almost canceled his interview at Microsoft because he was nervous. Even though it turned out to be an unsuccessful interview, overcoming that initial hurdle set everything into motion for Serhan. The worse thing that could happen had already happened. Turns out, being rejected from a company wasn't that bad.After that, Serhan was much calmer in interviews now and was offered a job much sooner than he expected! We think the same could happen to you if you adapt Serhan's mindset when teaching yourself to code and applying for Junior Developer jobs.
2021-09-2825 min
The Scrimba PodcastWhat a good developer resume looks like and how to write one - learnings from an Uber Engineering ManagerYour resume determines if you will be called in for an interview or not. It’s an advertisement targeted towards your future boss and it can make or break your application. Yet, most programmers fail to write a good resume! In this episode, you will learn to increases the chances that your resume makes it to the “yes” pile according to an actual Hiring Manager.Who is Gergely? Gergely is the author of The Tech Resume Inside Out - a highly-rated book about what the hiring process look like inside companies and how to make sure your r...
2021-09-2144 min
The Scrimba PodcastLessons learned from 400 unsuccessful job applications - how Scrimba student Gandev finally found successWith every rejection, Gandev felt more determined than ever. It didn't matter to him that no one had replied positively yet because he was only really testing the waters - applying to jobs before he was ready in order to see what he could learn about job-hunting while simultaneously skilling up on Scrimba. In the end, Gandev learned the key to his success was to connect with the people behind the jobs. In this episode, you are will learn how to do the same.Who is Gandev? Gandev is a Scrimba community member and Frontend Career...
2021-09-1425 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to work with recruiters according to Senior Recruiter Taylor DesseynFor every sucky recruiter conflating Java and JavaScript (oh boy), there is a recruiter like Taylor Desseyn ready to listen to your goals, craft your resume, and help you land your first Junior Developer job. Yes, even new programers are eligible to work with a recruiter! In this episode, Taylor breaks it down step-by-step.Who is Taylor? Taylor is a Senior Recruiter who has been recruiting since 2011 and has helped place more than 450 people land their dream jobs. He joins us today to share his best advice on how to connect with and utilize recruiters in...
2021-09-0725 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to remember everything you learn with Ali Spittel from Amazon Web ServicesAli has helped hundreds of new developers learn to code through her work as a lead bootcamp instructor and author. She’s an equally talented developer and teacher and In this episode, shares techniques and tips to help you better understand what you’re learning and make it stick once and for all!TimestampsIntroduction (00:00)How Ali got her first Junior Developer job (01:31)What Ali learned helping new programmers as a Lead Instructor at General Assembly (06:16)What you can learn from successful bootcamp students (07:51)How to know if you're ready to apply to jobs (11:28)Ali's experience as a...
2021-08-3139 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to get started in Developer Relations according to Head of Developer Relations Phil LeggetterThe demand for Developer Relations candidates has never been greater. Yet, employers are struggling to fill this unique role. In this episode, Phil Legetter (Head of Developer Relations at PostHog), teaches you what Developer Relation is, the versatile roles within Developer Relations, and what experience you need to succeed. As an experienced Hiring Manager himsself, Phil also shares his experience hiring from the inside out.TimestampsIntroduction (00:00)What Developer Relations is (02:30)Can introverts work in Developer Relations? (10:23)How much and what kind of experience do you need? (13:12)Phil cares less about your education and more about...
2021-08-2428 min
The Scrimba PodcastFrom Air Conditioning Technician to Junior Developer in 6 monthsMeet Dan (35) from Australia 🇦🇺🦘. After working as an Air Conditioning Technician for 9 years, Dan enrolled in Scrimba's Frontend Developer Career Path to become a hireable web developer. 6 months later, here we are!Success found Dan much quicker than he expected - not because he was the absolute best coder (Dan admits he stumbled through the technical interview) but instead because Dan successfully demonstrated his teachability and potential. Now Dan is earning to learn. If you follow Dan's advice, you could too!TimestampsIntroduction (00:00)How Dan became a Junior Developer in 7 months (01:32)How Dan managed t...
2021-08-1722 min
The Scrimba PodcastTom's portfolio earns him six figures a yearTom Hirst's inbox is full to the brim. It's practically spilling with emails from companies and clients inquiring to work with him! This demand comes from Tom's effective personal website and earns him six figures a year as a freelance WordPress developer.Whether you are a would-be freelancer or aspiring Junior developer, Tom believes you should build a personal website, niche down to scale up and - above all else - put yourself out there (even if you're an introvert like him!) In this episode, Tom shows you how.TimestampsIntroduction (00:00)Why you need a...
2021-08-1032 min
The Scrimba PodcastAce the job interview with Cassidy Williams from NetlifyThere are two sides to every story, and a job interview can seem very different depending on whether you’re the interviewee or the interviewer. Cassidy Williams (Director of Developer Experience at Netlify and teacher here at Scrimba) has experienced both. She joins us today to share her experience and prove the interview process isn't as scary as it may seem.ContentsIntroduction (00:00)What does Cassidy do at Netlify? (01:51) How Cassidy stays super productive (and how you can too) (03:58)How to "kill two birds with one scone" (07:31)Why you should learn and work in public (11:21)"The dif...
2021-08-0340 min
The Scrimba PodcastBecoming rejection-proof with Erik Hanchett from Amazon Web ServicesWhen Erik started his coding career, several companies rejected him. Today, he works as a Front End Engineer at Amazon Web Services! Can you imagine how different things might have been had Erik let rejection block him? In this episode, Erik talks about how to think about rejection so it doesn't bother you, the tactics he would use to get a junior developer job in 2021, and how to glide into a recruiter's inbox. Finally, Erik compares React and Vue, and talks about the job prospects for each.
2021-07-2734 min
The Scrimba PodcastThe road from intern to Senior Developer with Darin Doria from WistiaDarin started his developer career as an intern. Now he works as a Senior Engineer at Wistia! This his advice for new programmers considering an internship or junior developer position. We also delve into what companies look for in new programmers and if you really need the experience threshold before applying.Links@_darindoria on Twitter@bookercodes from Scrimba on TwitterSubscribe to Darin on YouTubeHow I Landed My First Developer Job: My Internship Story by DarinCode With Me | 1hr Real Time w/ Lo-Fi Beats by Darin
2021-07-2023 min
The Scrimba PodcastIntentional Career Building with Kent C. DoddsKent has authored 180 blog posts, created courses on React and unit teseting, hosted podcasts like JavaScript Air and Angular Air. He's also given countless talks and eppared on presentations. From the outside lookign in, it's hard to imagine how he gets so much done!Links@kentcdodds on Twitter@bookercodes from Scrimba on TwitterZero to 60 in Software Development: How to Jumpstart Your Career (Kent C. Dodds)Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (Peter C. Brown et al.)How I Teach (Kent C. Dodds)How to get experience as a software engineer (Kent C. Dodds)Intentional C...
2021-07-1337 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to make your own luck with Shawn Wang (Swyx) from TemporalShawn (Swyx) Wang joins us to discuss his book, The Coding Career Handbook. In this episode, you'll learn principles, strategies, and actionable tactics that will help you become a hireable junior developer. For everything else, there's Swyx's book, for which you can receive 30% off using special code, SRIMBA30.Timestamps00:00 Introduction1:37 When are you ready to apply for junior developer jobs?03:40 What is learning in public and why is it important?07:05 Learning in public is more selfish than alturistic09:56 How to start learning in public11:05 Preview of next week's episode 👀12:30 Introduce a learning exhaust15:00 The four gea...
2021-07-0632 min
The Scrimba PodcastGet started freelancing on Upwork with no experienceWhen you don't have a CompSci degree, you have to get creative 👀! Ehtisham found freelance work on UpWork by doing the work without permission. Next, he transferred his excellent reviews to earn a job interview! Now his job title is Front-end developer and he works remotely. Timestamps00:00 Introduction01:03 Start freelancing with no experience03:36 Getting your first client05:06 The impact of customer recommendations 06:40 Pricing yourself for opportunity09:20 Turning freelance work experience into a full-time role11:00 Ehtisham's new job11:57 What the interview process looked like 13:15 Ehtisham's recommended resourcesLinksAIESECEhtisham on LinkedIn
2021-06-2917 min
The Scrimba PodcastCommunication skills for developers with Dylan Israel from AmazonIf you want to become a successful developer in 2021, communication skills are more important than you might think. In this episode, Dylan Israel from Amazon talks about Agile software practices, teamwork, working with your manager, boundaries, and dealing with anxiety as someone on the shyer or introverted side.Timestamps00:00 Introduction01:40 What to expect when you join a new team03:39 What is Agile development all about?08:35 Beware companies masquerading as "Agile"12:18 Ask these questions in your interview (and avoid a death march)12:55 Why communication skills are more crucial than you might think15:10 Effective communication i...
2021-06-2237 min
The Scrimba PodcastKaran didn't meet all the requirements - they hired him anywayKaran found a job that needed two years of professional experience but as a recent Frontend Developer Career Path Graduate he didn't have any yet 😬 !Equipped with a stunning portfolio and active GitHub profile, Karan applied anyway...They practically hired him on the spot 🎉 proving these requirements don't always apply to the individual, and you should apply anyway!Now Karan's learning lots while working on a project for a Fortune 500 company.In this episode, you'll learn how Karan became a hireable programmer by helping others and what resources he used to crack...
2021-06-1529 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow these six self-taught developers got jobsPete has interviewed hundreds of self-taught developers for his website, NoCSDegree. In this episode, he shares his top 6 stories that YOU Can learn from to make money as an employee, freelancer, or entrepreneur (Pete covers all 3)Timestamps00:00 Introduction02:00 How Beatrice used a meetup to advance their career07:15 Arvid Kahl founded a $55K/month business09:45 Please remember to subscribe and share the episode 😇10:15 Aldhair went from cruise ship worker to developer in 5 months with Scrimba12:32 Do you need to meet 100% of the requirements to apply for a job (nah)15:54 Josy got a remote job as a junior dev...
2021-06-0829 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to get a job at Google with Jack Franklin from GoogleJack is a twenty-something Front End Engineer at Google. In this episode, you will learn from his experience as he traveled an ambitious and twisty career path that, ultimately, landed him a high-impact job on the Google Chrome Developers team.Contents00:00 How did the opportunity at Google come about?02:39 What it's like working at Google?04:01 The decision to become a professional developer05:52 Do you need a computer science degree to work at Google?9:23 Becoming a speaker17:31 Publishing a book at 2121:38 Finding work you love27:00 Front end engineer vs. developer?28:57 How Jack got into Google31:20 Google developer...
2021-05-1942 min
The Scrimba PodcastDoorDash driver turned full-time developerDavid tried DoorDash part-time while he learned to code on Scrimba. He is also a successful landscaping business owner. If you think these experiences wouldn't help David become a professional developer, then think again! This interview is about how David leveraged his experiences to position himself and secured an exciting developer job 🎉Contents00:20 Introduction02:55 How David got into code05:30 What David learned about SEO11:20 How David Tell us about the JOB and how you stood out (Associate SEO strategist) 12:40 Transferring skills from what seem like irelavent previous experiences13:45 How the Scrimba community helped David14:50 How David found...
2021-05-1120 min
The Scrimba PodcastBecoming a six-figure freelancer with Gary SimonIn this episode, YOU will learn how to become a freelance designer or developer in 2021 💸Contents00:30 Introduction02:27 What does being freelance mean?05:39 Winning your first customers06:36 Learning to love UpWork and Fiverr08:12 Why you need marketing (even if you hate it)15:00 Setting and agreeing prices19:30 Valuing yourself22:08 Managing client expectations25:20 Personal branding29:45 Building the perfect portfolio (avoid skill bars)34:34 Best technologies for freelancers?35:40 Gary's biggest mistake37:38 Are no-code tools like WebFlow a threat?39:12 Quick-fire questions 🔥Links🎨 Practice making high-quality mockups a reality in the browser with five stunning projects created by Gary Simon and coded by
2021-05-0341 min
The Scrimba PodcastThe future of Scrimba with Per BorgenIn this episode, I spoke to Per about:The story behind Scrimba?Where did the name Scrimba come from anyhow?How Per reached 24,000 followers on Medium and why does it matter?What makes an awesome Scrimba course?Why did Scrimba make the Front-end Career Path?Diploma of the 21st centurySelfish reasons to help other peopleWhat people can look forward to at Scrimba and the Scrimba community
2021-04-2829 min
The Scrimba PodcastAn interview with CSS evangelist Kevin PowellKevin is the teacher behind Scrimba's ✨ epic ✨ 15 hour Responsive Web Design Bootcamp. You may also know him from his HTML & CSS Crash Course. Leanne from Scrimba (@RybaLeanne) recently interviewed Kevin about CSS on a live stream and invited anyone watching to ask questions. This was great because the viewers probably had similar questions to you! The answers Kevin gave on the spot were so good we thought to adapt that interview for an episode of The Scrimba Podcast. Some of our favourite questions:Do you need to be good at design and CSS to...
2021-04-0947 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow new developers can turn rejection into opportunityAnnemarie Visser learned frontend web development and became a full-time Junior Developer in only 5 months.The secret sauce?Anne embraced rejection and turned it into opportunity.With only a few months experience, Anne sent her resume to 25+ companies full well expecting them to reject her. It sounds unorthodox but here is why it worked.With each rejection, Anne politely asked "why?" and with the answers she got, dramatically accelerated her learning.Because Anne was resilient to rejection, she learned what employers are looking for and where her...
2021-04-0120 min
The Scrimba PodcastFending off recruiters after #100DaysOfCodeAlejandro coded EVERY DAY for 100 days and Tweeted his progress with the #100DaysOfCode hashtag. After this 100 days sprit, Alejandro had a beautiful portfolio 🤩 and compelling GitHub account full of projects that proved to employers he could do the job even though he didn't have a computer science degree. While Alejandro continued polished his skills using Scrimba's Frontend Career Path he applied to take part in a special mock React job interview we hosted with Cassidy Williams.HE PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS 🎉 so it was no surprise when 2 months later, Alejandro shared word of his new...
2021-03-2923 min
The Scrimba PodcastFrom noob to developer in 7 monthsMeet Paul Lee.In September 2020 Paul decided to learn to code and stumbled upon Scrimba. Just 7 months later he got an entry-level job in Tokyo 🎉In this interview, I spoke to Paul about:Anxieties and doubt learning to codeHow Paul learned to trust the process and all of a sudden had 2 job offersHow developer jobs work in Japan (I learned two-day internships are common)At Scrimba we claim "Our career path helps motivated students become hireable frontend developers for 1% of the cost" I asked Paul if we're telling the truth 😬
2021-03-1532 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow Justin got his first developer job at 33Meet Justin Lowen (Justin Lowen#3893 on Discord) from San Antonio 🇺🇸.Justin lost his job in the oil industry because of COVID-19. Less than one year later (and after 163 job applications) he was recruited as a professional developer!Being recruited isn't something that happens by accident. After 163 applications and several failed interviews, Justin managed to progressively optimise his LinkedIn, polish his resume and used Scrimba to close skills gaps revealed in previous interviews. I spoke to Justin so YOU can learn from his experience.In this interview, I also spoke to Justin...
2021-03-1143 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow 16 year-old prodigy programmer Josh went viralAfter a modest launch among friends, Josh earned the attention of local news stations. COVID INVADERS 👾. went from a few hundred players to a few thousand. It was an overnight hit!On the topic of hits, Josh performed a freestyle rap to accompany the game. He even rapped about Scrimba in our interview since it was the Frontend Developer Career Path that helped him build the game!In this interview, Alex from Scrimba spoke to Josh about:How Josh got freelance clients at 15Why Josh doesn't care about a Computer Science degreeDo young people hav...
2021-02-2627 min
The Scrimba PodcastBenedicte was about to quit when she got a call...When Benedicte returned from her pregnancy break, she was shocked to find that her university had stopped teaching her class!After weighing her options, Benedicte made a brave decision to pursue web development.At first, it was overwhelming. Benedicte didn't think she was smart enough.She repeatedly questioned if she could do it and wondered if she would have to return to retail. Deep down, she knew that wasn't an option because of Coronavirus.18 months into the journey, Benedicte felt tired.Companies still weren't responding to her applications, and...
2021-02-1939 min
The Scrimba PodcastHow to go from bus driver to frontend developerNico's story is incredible. After working as a bus driver for 5 years, he recently landed his first professional frontend development job showing us all it's never too late to be the change you want to see in your life.In this episode, Nico and I explore many interesting topics including,Escaping the dreaded tutorial hell 🔥Pushing your comfort zone to secure multiplejob offers What Nico's two-day interview process looked like 😱Nico's tips for creating a résumé and portfolio that stand out (here's Nico's portfolio)How Nico weirdly helped himself by helping others in the Scrimba Discord...
2021-02-1121 min
The Scrimba PodcastProven advice to secure your first developer jobMeet Austėja Kazlauskytė - new mom, law graduate, and "mom-and-pop" entrepreneur turned front-end developer. This is the gutsy story about how Austėja found her passion for front-end development. It's about conquering fears, taking risks, and learning to navigate JavaScript, CSS, and the technical job interview 😱
2020-10-2651 min