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Backend BanterBuild skills, not degrees. ft. Madison Kanna | S02 E08Today we welcome Madison Kana—a self-taught dev who defied the traditional path. From dropping out and navigating a world of homeschooling to launching the Code Book Club, Madison transformed her unconventional journey into a thriving community of coders. In this episode, she shares how bypassing the typical education route fueled her passion, the real challenges of learning on your own, and the power of mentorship in building a dynamic tech career. If you’re ready to break the mold and carve your own path in software development.Learn back-end development - https://www.boot.dev2025-03-0354 min
Chats with Kent C. DoddsLearn Out Loud in 2025 with Madison KannaMadison Kanna, a full-stack developer and community builder, shares her insights on the importance of learning out loud and building an authentic personal brand. In her Epic WebConf talk, “Why You Should Learn Out Loud in 2025,” Madison emphasizes the growing need to differentiate yourself in an AI-driven world by sharing your work and building genuine connections.She discusses her experiences as a full-stack developer using TypeScript and Python, as well as her journey running coding communities and fostering accountability. Madison highlights how meeting people at conferences has transformed her online relationships into real friendships and career opportunities.2025-01-2911 min
The CS Primer ShowE21: Make the easy things harder (with Madison Kanna)Madison Kanna is a lifelong learner and self-taught programmer who learns in public, and Madison joins Oz and Charlie to share tactics for getting things done (with their learning goals) - and the importance of having fun along the way when learning computer science.ShownotesMadison Kanna's siteThe Cost of Forsaking CFlow - Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiRyan Holiday - Don't Talk about Writing a Novel2024-11-0857 min
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatDeveloper Communities, Career Growth, and Front-End Hot Takes with Madison KannaMadison Kanna joins Robbie and Chuck to discuss her journey as a developer and the creation of CodebookClub, an online community for developers. They dive into hot takes on Tailwind, TypeScript, and the challenges of keeping up with the fast-paced world of web development. They also discuss the importance of mastering foundational skills, developer burnout, and the evolving role of AI tools.
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:22) - Whiskey: Smoke Wagon Straight Bourbon Whiskey
(13:56) - Hot Takes
(17:42) - Inferred vs explicit types
(20:14) - Tailwind vs CSS
(23:39) - Git rebase vs Git merge
(27:42) - Copilot vs Claude
(34:18...2024-10-031h 10
Madison Kanna PodcastHow Computers Really Work With Matthew JusticeHow Computers Really Workhttps://www.howcomputersreallywork.com/Jane Austen's 8-bit adventurehttps://www.8bitjane.com/Matt Justice's sitehttps://www.mattjustice.com/2024-07-0856 min
Chats with Kent C. DoddsMaximizing Networking Opportunities with Madison KannaIn this episode, host Kent and Madison Kanna, the upcoming MC for Epic WebConf, discuss the benefits of attending conferences like Epic WebConf beyond just the informational content. They delve into how conferences can be a goldmine for networking, transforming online contacts into real-world connections. Madison explains her path and how initiatives such as her Sunday book club can cultivate community and continuous learning. Kent offers advice to introverts on navigating networking at these events, and together, they highlight their excitement for the Epic WebConf, underscoring the professional and personal growth opportunities it promises, further amplified by Madison's promotional...2024-03-2712 min
Web RushEpisode 266: Why You Should Get CS DegreeMadison Kanna returns to talk about the benefits of a computer science degree, what bootcamps can offer, and the benefit of being around others learning in a similar direction.Host(s):John Papa @John_PapaWard Bell @WardBellGuest:Madison Kanna on TwitterRecording date: Dec 21, 2023Brought to you byAG GridIdeaBladeResources:Do You Need a CS Degree to be a Developer? (Madison Kanna on YouTube)Madison Kanna on YouTubeMadison Kanna’s code book clubDesign Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-oriented SoftwareCracking th...2024-02-0144 min
Så in i SjälenUtomjordiskt - Charles Hall – Tall Whites Utomjordiskt. Del 2https://vimeo.com/ondemand/tallwhites2aftermathI decemberavsnittet av ”Utomjordiskt” möter ni Charles James Hall. Charles föddes och växte upp på landsbygden i Wisconsin, USA, nära Madison. Han tog värvning i United States Air Force den 20 juli 1964, och var stationerad vid Nellis Air Force Base utanför Las Vegas, Nevada, i över två år. Under de här två åren tjänstgjorde han som väderobservatör i öknen vid Indian Springs, Nevada. Det är här han kommer i kontakt med en utomjordisk ras som han kallar ”The Tall Whites”. Charles berättar om hur han var...2024-01-2535 minSå in i SjälenCharles Hall – Tall Whites Utomjordiskt. Del 1.I decemberavsnittet av ”Utomjordiskt” möter ni Charles James Hall. Charles föddes och växte upp på landsbygden i Wisconsin, USA, nära Madison. Han tog värvning i United States Air Force den 20 juli 1964, och var stationerad vid Nellis Air Force Base utanför Las Vegas, Nevada, i över två år. Under de här två åren tjänstgjorde han som väderobservatör i öknen vid Indian Springs, Nevada. Det är här han kommer i kontakt med en utomjordisk ras som han kallar ”The Tall Whites”. Charles berättar om hur han var livrädd under sina första möten med "Tall...2023-12-2851 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
CodeNewbieS24:E8 - A Model's Journey to Software Development (Madison Kanna)Saron talks to Madison Kanna, Senior Software Engineer, Health and Wellness at Walmart. Saron talks to Madison about finding the inspiration to transition from being a model to becoming a skilled developer. Madison talks about the experiences, challenges, and moments that sparked her interest in development. Listeners will gain insights into the tools and resources she utilized to hone her coding skills when first embarking on this new path. Madison also highlights the importance of seeking mentorship and how mentorship can open doors to exciting opportunities. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Madison's Blog Web...2023-06-2845 min
The Virtual Coffee PodcastAlex Curtis-Slep - Enriching Your Life as a DeveloperThis week Bekah and Dan sat down with Alex Curtis-Slep, long time member and volunteer and self-taught developer, about documenting the small wins, falling in love with the process, and aligning your goals to maintain a healthy life while job searching and during your tech career.About AlexAlex Curtis-Slep is a self taught software developer. After getting his initial tastes of HTML and CSS in the early 2000’s on his basketball blog, Alex jumped into coding in early 2019. He heard about a course Madison Kanna created on roadmapping to become a developer and to...2023-06-1451 min
The Scrimba PodcastCooking Up a Career Change: Overcoming Burnout and Finding Your Why with Scrimba Student Jimmy🎙 About the episodeMeet Jimmy Johnston 🇺🇸! Jimmy is a sous-chef turned developer who's just landed his first developer job after working in the culinary industry for twenty years! The career change took Jimmy eleven months. It also involved going through burnout, figuring out his "why," as well as hitting a dead-end with job applications and changing the strategy from the ground up! In this interview, Jimmy will let you in on all of these things so that you can learn from his experience.You'll find out the similarities between cooking and computing, how Jimmy learned t...2023-05-1642 min
Front End Happy HourEpisode 167 - Learning - time to wine down and learnWe all approach learning in different ways. In this episode, we are joined by Madison Kanna to discuss ways we continue to learn as software engineers.
Guests:
Madison Kanna - @Madisonkanna
Panelists:
Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan
Jem Young - @JemYoung
Stacy London - @stacylondoner
Shirley Wu - @sxywu
Picks:
Madison Kanna - CS Primer
Madison Kanna - CodeTutor.ai
Ryan Burgess - Smart Brevity
Jem Young - alt-J - An Awesome Wave
Jem Young - Changing Minds
Jem Young - Woodworking class
Stacy London - Algorithmic by Spotlights
Shirley Wu - Three.js Journey
Shirley Wu - ITP Physical Computing
...2023-04-1758 min
The Scrimba PodcastListen to This If You're Working on Your Developer Portfolio, with Alex from TechRally🎙 About the episodeMeet Alexander Lee 🇺🇸! Alexander, also known as TechRally, is a front-end engineer at Amazon. He's also a developer coach, Youtuber, and career changer. In this episode, TechRally teaches you how to solve a number of challenges you might face as a junior developer trying to break into the industry.Alex (the host) and Alex (the guest) discuss the pros and cons of bootcamps, as well as developer portfolios, job market trends, and whether job hunting is similar to... dating. You'll also learn what's the least you can do to stand out as an app...2022-12-0643 min
The Scrimba PodcastHomeschooler, College Dropout, Developer and Master Networker: Crush Your Career with Madison Kanna🎙 About the episodeMeet Madison Kanna 🇺🇸! She's a front-end developer and a creator of a coding book club. She's also a college dropout, a master networker, and a former homeschooler. In this episode, you'll learn about her fascinating journey and get a lot of good, actionable advice!Madison will teach you how to figure out what you are actually interested in and how to keep pursuing it. You'll learn about her journey to becoming a developer and how being homeschooled helped her in the early days of her coding career. Also in this epis...2022-11-0849 min
The Scrimba PodcastFrom Growing Up as a Coder to an Internship at Microsoft, with Scrimba Student Rían Errity🎙 About the episodeMeet Rían Errity 🇮🇪! He's a Scrimba student who started learning to code as a child. Today, he studies Computer Science and Language, a study program that marries his interest in linguistics with his passion for computing. He has also recently completed an internship with Microsoft!In this interview, Rían talks about his love for computers, growing up with Linux, how he ended up choosing his study program (hint: there was YouTube involved), and whether he actually needs a CS degree. Alex and Rían discuss what self-taught developers might be missing o...2022-11-0147 min
Let Me Know - Kiss Army Sweden PodcastA World Without HeroesVi lär känna tidningen Destroyer nya redaktionschef Roney Lundell.
Vi får följa med på en resa som tar oss tillbaka till tidigt 90-tal i Ace och de andras fotspår. Från när Kiss och de andra var på väg utför och tills det vände och grabbarna kom upp med flaggan i topp. Hur är det med ljudkvaliten, vilka skivor låter allra bäst? Roney vet.
Gäst: Roney Lundell
Allting vi pratade om:
Paul Stanley - Backstagepass, Gene Simmons, Roney Lundell, Mark St, John, M...2022-09-232h 03Let Me Know - Kiss Army Sweden PodcastA World Without HeroesVi lär känna tidningen Destroyer nya redaktionschef Roney Lundell.
Vi får följa med på en resa som tar oss tillbaka till tidigt 90-tal i Ace och de andras fotspår. Från när Kiss och de andra var på väg utför och tills det vände och grabbarna kom upp med flaggan i topp. Hur är det med ljudkvaliten, vilka skivor låter allra bäst? Roney vet.
Gäst: Roney Lundell
Allting vi pratade om:
Paul Stanley - Backstagepass, Gene Simmons, Roney Lundell, Mark St, John, M...2022-09-232h 03
P3 TechP3 Spel: 66. Känna sig empowered av Lollipop ChainsawVictor har äntligen hittat ett skräckspel som får honom att blinka till av rädsla. "Lollipop Chainsaw" vill haka på Harley Quinn-hajpen med en remake. Kvinnliga utvecklare skapar spel ihop i Boden! Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Spelindex: Madison, Time on Frog Island, Bayonetta, Mulle Meck, House Flipper, Garden Flipper2022-07-1932 min
P3 MusikdokumentärJohn Lennon - Beatles, Yoko och mordetDet här är berättelsen om en av världens största stjärnor, om livet på toppen och att ändå inte känna sig lycklig. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Det är Thanksgiving år 1974 i den stora konsertarenan Madison Square Garden i New York. Sen över en och en halv timme har en man oroligt cirkulerat backstage. Han har beigea platåskor, mörkblå utsvängda byxor och en svart kavaj. Och snart är det hans tur att ge sig upp på scenen. Han har precis kräkts av nervositet. Svetten...2022-06-211h 06
Software Developers Journey#181 Madison Kanna from college dropout to successful self-taught UI-EngineerMadison took us from her dropping college and learning about development to the BookClub she is running. We talked about learning on your own, figuring things out, applying, and getting job interviews. We talked about internships and free mentoring. We talked about making plans and revising them. Finally, we talked about her podcast, as well as the CodeBookClub itself.Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/Madisonkannahttps://www.madisonkanna.comhttps://www.madisonkanna.com/codebookclub The New Way to Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5qUR3tpEdAC...2021-12-1441 min
Madison Kanna PodcastBuilding Open Source Projects and Landing Your Dream Job With Katherine PetersonKatherine Peterson is a software engineer at GitHub working on projects to support the open source community. Katherine is two years out of a bootcamp and found her way to her dream job by sharing her projects on Twitter. In this conversation we talk about how Katherine learned to code, got into open source, and how she landed her dream job at Github.Katherine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/katherinecodesReadme.so: https://readme.so/Katherine's blog: https://blog.katherinempeterson.com/Are you currently looking for your next opportunity? My company, Showcase...2021-09-0343 min
Madison Kanna PodcastBig-O Notation For Beginners With Sahin ArslanŞahin Arslan is a front-end engineer and blogger who writes about programming. In this conversation, we talk all about big O notation in JavaScript. We talk about what big O notation is and why it used by programmers and computer scientists. We talk about time and space complexity, as well as what you need to know about them in regards to JavaScript.We also talk about how to teach yourself computer science, escaping tutorial hell, and Sahin's journey into programming.Sahin's blog: https://www.sahinarslan.tech/Sahin's dev.to: https://dev.to/humblecoder002021-08-0551 min
Madison Kanna PodcastPure React With Dave CeddiaDave Ceddia is a software developer and blogger. He’s the author of a book and a handful of courses on React, and he also created Recut, a native app to make screencast editing faster.In this conversation, Dave and I talk all about React. We talk about learning React and teaching React, what React is and how it works. We go over different topics such as hooks, custom hooks, state management libraries and how to choose one. We also talk about Dave’s book and course, Pure React. Dave's site: https://daveceddia.com/Da...2021-07-2843 min
Madison Kanna PodcastFunctional Programming, Computer Science and Learning to Code With Kyle ShevlinKyle is a software developer specializing in JavaScript and React, a writer, and teacher. He’s the creator of several Egghead courses on topics ranging from functional programming to data structures and algorithms.In this conversation we talk about a variety of topics including learning how to code, getting into functional programming, and computer science.Kyle's site: https://kyleshevlin.com/Kyle's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyleshevlinLinks mentioned in the episode:https://kyleshevlin.com/use-encapsulation… https://kyleshevlin.com/using-react-memo-to-avoid-unnecessary-rerenders…https://kyleshevlin.com/memoization https://kyleshevlin.com/usememo-and-stable-values…htt...2021-06-1854 min
Madison Kanna PodcastCryptography for Beginners With Christof PaarIn this epiosde, Christof gives an overview of cryptography for beginners.Christof Paar is Founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy and Research Professor at the Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst. He has taught crypto and security courses for 25 years to thousands of students in the US & Europe. He also taught extensively in industry, including courses at NASA, Motorola & Philips. Christof has given invited talks at MIT, Yale, Stanford, IBM and Intel. He co-founded, with Cetin Koc, the Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (CHES) and has 200+ scientific publications on applied cryptography.2021-06-1158 min
Madison Kanna PodcastLanding Your First Developer Job and Acing the FAANG Interview with Steph OrpillaStephanie Orpilla is a software engineer at Amazon where she focuses on frontend and data visualization for cloud security. She also runs an Etsy store, StemBabe, and is a mentor and curriculum developer for Girls Who Code and Built by Girls. Steph and I talk about learning how to code, getting your first developer job, tips for technical interviews and how to learn data structures and algorithms.Steph's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_steph.jsSteph's Twitter: https://twitter.com/_stephjsSteph's Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/people/stephanieorpillaResources...2021-06-0331 min
Madison Kanna PodcastLearning to Code, Job Interviews, and Becoming a Senior Engineer with Scott MossScott is a senior software engineer at Netflix. Previously he was the CEO and Co-founder of Tipe and Onespeed. He’s known in the JS community for his contributions to Angular, including popular open source projects, conference talks, and courses.Scott and I talk about how he taught himself to code, getting your first developer role and how to succeed in a job interview.We also talk about how to level up as a developer, what it takes to become a senior developer, and what to keep in mind if you’re a deve...2021-05-2749 min
Madison Kanna PodcastWeb Performance Fundamentals with Todd GardnerTodd Gardner is the cofounder of Request Metrics and TrackJS. He also hosts PubConf and trains web developers to build faster and more maintainable websites.Todd and I talk about why web performance is important, understanding web performance metrics, and how to improve the performance of your applications.Todd's site: https://todd.mn/Todd's Twitter: https://twitter.com/toddhgardnerTodd's web performance fundamentals course: https://frontendmasters.com/courses/web-perf/2021-05-2045 min
Madison Kanna PodcastCareer Growth and Technical Interviews with Cole TurnerCole Turner is a senior software engineer at Netflix, focusing on user interfaces and experimentation. When he’s not doing that, he’s either mentoring or chasing the dream to improve developer ergonomics and productivity. You can catch him in his free time churning ice cream and petting dogs.Cole and I talk about how he taught himself to code, technical interviews, and how to keep growing as an engineer. This conversation was recorded live on Clubhouse.Cole's blog: https://cole.codes/Cole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/coleturner2021-05-1330 min
Madison Kanna PodcastTransitioning into Tech as a Self-Taught Developer with Shaundai PersonShaundai Person is a UI engineer at SalesLoft, a blogger, a speaker and an Egghead instructor.Shaundai and I talk about her journey into tech, how she taught herself to code without a bootcamp, and how to stand out as a non-traditional job applicant.Shaundai's site: https://www.shaundai.com/Shaundai's Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaundaiShaundai's recent Egghead talk: https://egghead.io/talks/egghead-standing-out-as-a-non-traditional-applicant2021-05-0638 min
Madison Kanna PodcastGrowing as an Engineer with Naz DelamNaz Delam is a UI engineer at Netlflix, a career coach, mentor and speaker. We talk about job hunting, technical interviews, and how to grow as a software developer.Naz's site: https://naz.dev/Naz's Twitter: https://twitter.com/NazDelamNaz's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nazdelam/Naz's mentorship: https://mentorcruise.com/sessions/mentor/NazDelam/2021-04-2236 min
Madison Kanna PodcastCSS For JavaScript Developers with Josh ComeauJosh is the creator of CSS for JavaScript developers, an interactive course that helps JavaScript developers become confident with CSS. Josh has worked as a senior engineer for organizations like Khan academy, DigitalOcean and Gatsby, as well as taught for Journey education, developing curriculum and leading web-development courses at Concordia University.In this episode, Josh and I talk about his new course, CSS for JavaScript developers. We talk about why so many find CSS hard to learn and frustrating to work with, and we talk about how to learn CSS. We also talk about what Josh has...2021-04-1437 minWeb RushEpisode 115: Storybook Inception with Norbert de LangenRecording date: Dec 3, 2020John Papa @John_PapaWard Bell @WardBellDan Wahlin @DanWahlinCraig Shoemaker @craigshoemakerNorbert de Langen @NorbertdeLangenBrought to you byag-Grid Narwhal Visit nx.dev to get the preeminent open-source toolkit for monorepo development, today. Resources:ChromaticStorybookVisual Regression TestingAdd ons for storybookJest testingStorbook maintainers AMAWeb Rush ep 110 on Storybook with Michael ShilmanMaterial Accordian ComponentNext.jsNuxt.jsAccessibility Add On for StorybookList of AddOns in StoryBook repoFluid Playground (uses Storybook with a...2021-01-0749 minWeb RushEpisode 108: Learn to Code with Madison KannaJohn Papa @John_PapaWard Bell @WardBellDan Wahlin @DanWahlinCraig Shoemaker @craigshoemakerMadison Kanna @MadisonKannaBrought to you byag-Grid Raygun Actionable error, crash and performance monitoring. Raygun gives you visibility into how users are really experiencing your software. Detect, diagnose and resolve issues with greater speed and accuracy.Resources:MadisonKanna.comCode Book ClubFreeCodeCampFront End MastersEggheadBrian HoltJem YoungBecome a CodeBookClub hostHere's the form to fill out if you'd like to become a host!You Don’t...2020-11-0537 min
Hitfabriken20. Peg ParnevikHör Peg om att vara 24 år och ha gjort sjukt mycket men ändå känna sig gammal och ha prestationsångest. Drömmarna om Madison Square Garden, Globen och Way Out West och viljan att signa med ett amerikanskt bolag. Hör hur hon spelade in sin första singel i Celine Dions studio, det gäller att ha kontakter. Hon avslöjar solo-planerna i Melodifestivalen som inte blev av, om stämbandsproblem och oron att tappa rösten, om varför hon valde Sony Music och hur mycket betyder hennes efternamn egentligen - eller är det kanske bara en börda? Kansk...2020-05-231h 03
IT Career EnergizerCreate a Learning Roadmap but Also Let Curiosity Take You in New Directions with Madison KannaPhil’s guest on this episode of the IT Career Energizer podcast is Madison Kanna. She is a software developer working at Keeper Security. Madison is also the host of the CodeBookClub, an online community with live online meetups for beginners and intermediate developers. She blogs about JavaScript and teaching yourself how to code without attending a Bootcamp. In this episode, Phil and Madison Kanna discuss how someone who is new to the industry can map out what they will learn and in what order. Madison explains how to motivate and organize yourself to acquire the kn...2020-03-0915 min
EducationeeringThe Skill it Takes to be Your Own Teacher with Madison Kanna: Season 1 Episode 15This week’s episode features Madison Kanna, a self-taught software developer. She has done a wonderful job documenting her learning process on her blog, madisonkanna.com. “Find something that you would do even if you wouldn’t get paid for it.” -Madison Topics Covered: How Madison got started as an engineer How she taught herself Javascript The importance … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://lolitaallgyer.com/skill-be-your-own-teacher-madison-kanna/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Skill it Takes to be Your Own Teacher with Madison Kanna: Sea...2018-06-2400 min
Front End Happy HourEpisode 053 - Bar-tending to your codebaseIn this episode, we recorded live at SacJS event in Sacramento, California. On stage we discuss the challenges of migrating a codebase and when to make the decision its the right time to refactor. We share lessons we’ve learned from past experiences.
Panelists:
Jem Young - @JemYoung
Augustus Yuan - @augburto
Derrick Showers - @derrickshowers
Brian Holt - @holtbt
Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine
Stacy London - @stacylondoner
Picks:
Augustus Yuan - Flavors of Engineering management
Augustus Yuan - Thanks (github)
Jem Young - Sealab 2021
Jem Young - Four Semesters of CS Part II
Jem Young - Petro
Derrick Showers...2018-03-1851 min
Learn to Code With MeS4E4: From Fashion Model to Frontend Developer With Madison KannaMadison Kanna transitioned from fashion model to software engineer in just one year. We talk about how she landed a job at a startup, working remotely, and lots more.2017-11-2133 min
Learn to Code With MeFrom Fashion Model to Frontend Developer With Madison KannaIn just one year, Madison Kanna transitioned careers from fashion model to software engineer. She is now a fullstack developer at Conversio, and in her spare time blogs about development and life at MadisonKanna.com. Madison has also created a Udemy course, JavaScript For Beginners. Listen to the episode for the story of Madison's journey from homeschooler to college dropout to fashion model to frontend and then fullstack developer. Along the way, she shares thoughts on productivity, working remotely, pursuing your passions, landing that first job, learning by teaching, and more. See the full show...2017-11-2133 min