Develop Yourself

In this month's catchup, Aaron and Peter discuss their thoughts on the tech market, delegation, and transparency behind coding school statistics. Plus, get updates on Peter's indie hacker project as well as Aaron's new company launch! Shameless Plugs Junior to Senior Parsity dev30 Peter's YouTube channel Send us a text Shameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Free 5 day email course to go from HT...

We often hear about varying levels of seniority in engineering. Seniority is often reflected in job titles such as associate, mid-level, and senior. But what does it mean to be "senior"? In this episode, Peter takes you through three qualities of a senior engineer. If you can demonstrate these qualities, you'll be on the fast track to rising in your organization. Shameless Plugs Jun...

In this episode, listen to Aaron interview his first engineering boss, Emmy-award winner Brian Dainton. Brian is not only a successful entrepreneur, but a coach to other engineering leaders. Hear his story about how he used a Hack Night to build a company worth millions, and let him inspire you with the career path options you have as a software engineer. Shameless Plugs Junior to Senior Parsity d...

Most people who learn to code picture themselves working as a software engineer for a company. However, that doesn't always have to be the case. In this episode, Peter takes you through four strategies for finding clients and examples pros and cons for each. If you can reliably find clients who hire you, then you can become a freelancer. Shameless Plugs Junior to Senior Parsity dev30 Peter&ap...

This week, Aaron will teach you just how to best prepare for a coding bootcamp. Featuring 6 steps, he will break down how helpful it can be to: 1. Learn how to focus 2. Learn your first language 3. Learn to use debugger 4. Learn the basics 5. Build real things 6. Get your mindset right Shameless Plugs Junior to Senior Parsity dev30 Peter's YouTube channel Send us a text Shameless Plugs 🧑‍💻...

In this month's catchup episode with Aaron and Peter, hear them chat about their most transformative learning experiences, as well as their updates on: Peter's new indie hacker project and the process behind it  Aaron's 90 Days of Action toward goal achieving and what he's learned so far Shameless Plugs Junior to Senior Parsity dev30 Peter's YouTube channel Send us a text...

If you've been following along with Peter and Aaron's monthly update episodes, then you're probably aware that Peter left full-time software engineering last year to pursue freelance contracts and working on his own products. In this episode, Peter reflects on one year of self-employment and shares his key takeaways for anyone interested in pursuing a similar arrangement.  Shameless...

Will Sanders is the founder of “Recruiting from Scratch”, a talent firm that specialized in placing software engineers in “Series A” and “Series B” startups. In this episode, Will and Aaron talk about the shifting landscape of tech, the current economy, and how to quickly rebound from a layoff. Shameless Plugs Parsity Peter's YouTube channel dev30.xyz How to Communicate as a Software Develope...

Communication is an underrated but essential skill for software engineers because most software development is done in a team environment.    In this episode, Peter talks about the three types of communication that you'll encounter as a developer, and how to approach them so that you and your team will be more effective. Shameless Plugs Parsity Peter's YouTube channel dev30.xyz How to Co...

The #1 thing that is preventing you from learning to code is your inability to focus. Join us in this episode of Develop Yourself as we walk through proven, practical strategies you can implement immediately to kill the distractions and actually make progress toward becoming a software engineer. For free downloadable templates from this Podcast, visit: parsity.io/links/focus For our free course, “...

In their monthly catch up, Aaron and Peter discuss: Layoffs and our updated thoughts around bootcamp grads, the tech economy and job search. How we each think uniquely about money, work and our careers (or lack of). How we’re each doing in our 2023 goals of starting side hustles, etc. Shameless Plugs 90 Days of Action: https://90daysofaction.com/ Parsity: https://parsity.io/ dev30: https://dev30.x...

Building your own projects is the best way to learn new technologies, and it also happens to be a great way to prove to employers that you have engineering skills.    In this episode, Peter talks about four project ideas that will make strong portfolio pieces to help you get hired.  Shameless Plugs Original Video Parsity Peter's YouTube channel dev30.xyz Send us a text Shameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 F...

We mention often that the best coding bootcamp students embrace the process of learning to code over the results of their code. Now, we have a mental model and data to back up our advice.    In this episode, Peter talks about YouTuber Mark Rober's experiment on how framing the learning process has a direct impact on the results of that learning. We'll discuss Mark's mental model for...

My people don’t keep their New Years resolutions. Instead, let’s set massive goals for 2023 that we actually achieve, and let’s achieve them together. Scott Frazier is here to talk with us about “90 Days of Action” - a small community of achievers who are committed to helping one another take massive action toward their goals for 90 days from Jan 16 to April 16 in 2023. We’ll talk about why most p...

We talk a lot about how to become a software engineer in terms of your skills. Today, we focus on navigating the process of actually securing a job.   In this episode, Peter talks about how to handle job offer negotiations. Some tactics and ideas are specific to all job hunting, and some are specific to engineering – we'll touch on both. We get into researching salaries, talking to recruiters...

In their monthly catch up, Aaron and Peter discuss: The demise of Aaron’s business, devMint The current state of the economy and bootcamp grads Planning goals for 2023 and how to take action instead of always “learning” Shameless Plugs 90 Days of Action: https://90daysofaction.com/ Parsity: https://parsity.io/ dev30: https://dev30.xyz/ Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/petere...

 What do all the recent tech layoffs mean for Coding Bootcamp Grads? In this episode, Aaron will dive in and give an analysis of how you should think about this recession and what you should do as a result. Shameless Plugs 90 Days of Action: https://90daysofaction.com/ Parsity: https://parsity.io/ dev30: https://dev30.xyz/ Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaum Send us...

If you listen to this podcast frequently, you may wonder who we are and how we became software engineers.  In this episode one of your cohosts, Peter, talks about how he went from bootcamp grad to senior engineer within just a few years of beginning to code.  This conversation originally aired as episode #12 on the podcast. Shameless Plugs Junior to Senior Parsity dev30.xyz Peter's YouTube ch...

Elben Shira is a seasoned Staff-level Software Engineer currently working at Airtable. In this episode he shares his experiences working with juniors as well as his perspectives around learning, bootcamps and more.  Send us a text Shameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI 🤔 Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity - Lea...

In this episode, we examine the question of whether or not coding bootcamps are "worth it." In order to answer this question, we'll first have to examine what people mean by the word "worth", which is typically an inquiry about the state of the market. We'll also talk about ways to make sure you thrive in your bootcamp experience.    Shameless Plugs Junior to Senior P...

Hosts Aaron & Peter gather for their monthly catch-up episode where they talk about: Hitting 10k monthly podcast downloads Designing our work around our life How hobbies and continuous learning make for a rich life Shameless Plugs Parsity: https://parsity.io/ dev30: https://dev30.xyz/ Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaum Junior to Senior: https://www.udemy.com/co...

We’re always talking about how to become a Software Engineer, but what about other tech jobs, like product design? It is easier to become a designer? To answer our questions, we talked with Paul Kim, who has a degree in Chemistry but eventually work his way toward product design at Dropbox. Shameless Plugs Junior to Senior Parsity dev30.xyz Peter's YouTube channel Send us a text Shameless Plu...

In this episode, we examine two differing mindsets that one can take when learning to code. They're both valid, but they'll each influence your goals and how you spend your time in distinct ways. Here we'll uncover the characteristics of each mindset and some examples of the implications that each could have on your coding journey. Reflecting on which approach resonates most with yo...

This week, we’re looking back at one of our most popular podcast episodes, “A Complete Guide to Learning JavaScript”. Here’s what this episode covers: Why Learn JavaScript What is JavaScript's Role in Web Development? The 7 parts of JavaScript The JavaScript Environment (where to write it) JS 1: Declaring Variables in JS JS 2: Conditionals in JS JS 3: JS Data Types JS 4: Data Structures in JS...

Today we're talking about the most valuable thing that learning to code has given me. It isn't a career, a well-paid job, or really anything tangible. It's a mindset. Learning to code gives you the mindset of figuring things out and solving your own problems. In this episode, we talk about why coding gives this mindset, the qualities of the mindset, and how to develop this mindset i...