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Chats with Kent C. DoddsBuilding Your Own AI Minions with Joel HooksJoel Hooks, a seasoned software developer and co-organizer of Epic WebConf, delves into his experience building personalized AI workflows. Joel introduces his talk on constructing a “hoard of AI minions” to enhance productivity and automation, using his app JoelFit.app as a case study. The app integrates AI routers and workflows for managing health and fitness goals, demonstrating how developers can adopt similar approaches for professional and personal projects.Joel emphasizes the importance of attending in-person events like Epic WebConf to foster meaningful human connections and exchange ideas. As a veteran of conferences, he shares how relationships buil...2025-01-2310 min
Chats with Kent C. DoddsJoel Hooks Chats About Standout Developer PortfoliosLanding your first developer job isn't easy. Companies don't want to take the risk of hiring a junior, they have no idea how competent you are. A traditional resume doesn't adequately prove your abilities.Why would they just take your word for it? In order to standout you need to show those hard-earned skills off! You need to publicly showcase your work. That doesn't just mean spinning up a fancy blog or linking your Github full of tutorial projects you followed along with. Tutorials are excellent for personal growth but they don't prove that you're...2021-10-0430 min
egghead.io developer chatsKent C. Dodds Chats About How Epic React was Designed for Learner SuccessEpic React is Kent's attempt at making the biggest impact on the world. It's Kent's philosophy that he can have a much larger impact by teaching other people to write excellent software instead of just doing it himself. Epic React has been in the making for a long time. Its methods are much more thought out than your average course. You can't just throw it on your Chromecast and 2x your way through all of the videos. You have to put in the work. Kent uses the proven methods from the book "Make It Stick" which have y...2020-10-0747 min
egghead.io developer chatsLearning React with Kent C. DoddsKent C. Dodds, a leading React expert, speaks with John Lindquist and Joel Hooks, the co-founders of egghead, about how React is a fantastic technology to learn for both newcomers to programming and Javascript grey-beards alike.Kent talks about how great componentizing your code is. No longer are you going in and writing HTML for all your pages, you are now writing powerful and useful javascript components.The concepts that React got built upon don't just apply to React code. Joel talks about how he taught the React style of componentized code, but using Angular...2017-12-2935 min