Develop Yourself

Join Aaron and Peter in their monthly catchup as they discuss a variety of topics in this episode, including: Creating systems for building an audience on LinkedIn (how Aaron when from 0 to 8k followers in a few months) Peter’s plan to build a business around automation business practices with low-code AI solutions. Where to start when it comes to building a side-gig Shameless Plugs Junior to Seni...

After you've had your first engineering job for a while, you may start wondering about how to take the next step in your career. The thing is, approaches for getting promoted often aren't obvious or discussed. In this episode, we talk about the best strategy we've found for getting promoted. By taking advantage of a technique that most rarely practice, you can stand out and take on...

Join Aaron this week as he goes back to the basics and teaches you how to go from a code newbie to a software engineer within this next year. Whether you're a new college graduate or settled and looking for a career change, is a job as a software engineer still a viable path? And if so, what does that path look like? Let Aaron explain what the next year of your life could look like with the e...

If you're listening to this episode, you probably want to learn to code. But, you might be overwhelmed and wondering how to learn or where to start. Thankfully, the best-articulated strategy we've come across for learning anything is dead simple: do the real thing. In this episode, we talk through the core tenets of this idea as well as approaches for applying it when learning to code. W...

Join Aaron and Megan Dias, Parsity's Career Services Coach, as they talk about the current job state for engineers and her strategies for landing your new gig. Megan turned getting laid off from work into a career of coaching others and has had a large success in doing so. Listen and learn from her wealth of knowledge about job searching-- If you are looking for a job, or will be soon, this i...

Join Aaron and Peter in their monthly catchup as they discuss a variety of topics in this episode, including: AI and how it could affect your future in software Building systems and how they have both used their engineering skills to automate other parts of their lives Seasons of work: How to build leverage and balance work and rest Shameless Plugs Junior to Senior Parsity dev30 Peter's YouTu...

This week Aaron talks about how investing in your mindset is one of the best things you can do as you learn to code and get into the workforce as a software engineer. He walks through the steps and practical strategies that have helped him adopt a better mindset, attitude, and overall thinking. Mastering the way you think can really boost your attitude and mental health, so let's learn the wa...

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...

Building your own projects is the single best way to improve and reinforce your development skills. But, often, it's hard to know what to build or where to even start. In this episode, we talk about how to generate ideas for side projects, and how to find the motivation to complete them. We'll talk about why projects are important, why not to do projects, and Peter's simple framewor...

Join Aaron this week as he discusses React in detail. Learn the overview of what it is, the complete background of how it came about, and it's basic proponents. He dives deep into the technicality of React, so a base level of JS or CSS knowledge is helpful!  Shameless Plugs Junior to Senior Parsity dev30 Peter's YouTube channel Send us a text Shameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Free 5 day email course...

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...