DonTheDeveloper Podcast

I invited Coding Dojo graduates on to talk about the coding bootcamp. We dove into what their experience was like and if it provided the education and support needed to become professional developers. Guests: Magdalena - https://www.linkedin.com/in/magdalena-kinney Keiko - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keiko-kamiya Christopher - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-carey-699b64175 ---------------...

Everyone wants to know the perfect roadmap to becoming a backend developer. In this web development podcast episode, I invited on a senior software engineer, and I think we came up with something very close to that. Nick laid out a thoughtful, step by step roadmap to becoming a backend developer. If he had to become a backend developer all over again, this is exactly how he would do it. Host/Guest...

I invited a few General Assembly graduates on to talk about the coding bootcamp. We dove into what their experience was like and if it provided the education and support needed to become professional developers. Guests: Sarah - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahpanaligan Yashoma - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yboodhan Allie - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alliepacyga ----------------------------------...

I invited Emma and Sarah on the podcast to share their experience as brand new developers. We talked about how their new positions have been going, and also their coding journey of finally getting that first position. Emma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-lintz-b5b71353/ Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahpanaligan/ --------------------------------------------------- 👾 Join Discord - https:...

I invited several Fullstack Academy graduates, who are now software engineers, for a round-table discussion, focused on talking about topics that help junior developers. They also happen to have helped me mentor over a thousand junior developers that have come through our developer Meetup. The entry-level market is becoming more saturated, so we made sure to give tons of advice on how to stand out...

If you're considering coding bootcamps at this time, this podcast episode is for you! As some of you may know, I graduated from Fullstack Academy years ago. I know what you're thinking. "Will this guy ever shut up about Fullstack Academy?" Yes, yes I will, but just for this episode. Instead I brought on another Fullstack Academy graduate to review it. At the time of recording t...

I had an open and honest review of Northwestern's coding bootcamp in Chicago, with one of their graduates (Brandon). I've met a lot of their graduates in short durations when they stopped by our web development mentorship Meetup, but this was the first time I really got to dive deep into what the experience was like. I actually worked with Brandon shortly after he graduated, so this was...

In 2020, people have been given more opportunities to WFH in light of COVID-19. I have to warn you though - working from home is a different beast. Many people find it hard to be productive at home, and for good reason. I assure you though, just like anything else, you can get better at it and be as productive, if not more then, when you worked in the office. Danny has been working remote for year...

Often, the last line of defense to make sure your feature meets quality standards before you deploy your code is QA. In this episode, I invited a QA engineer to talk shop. We talked about what it's like to work with QA, and more importantly, what the expectations of both the developer and QA are to have a positive relationship. Host/Guests: Don Hansen - https://www.linkedin.com/in/donthedevel...

Neha is a web development manager and a rising female leader in the tech industry. She also grew her JavaScript meetup to over 4000 members! We started off sharing experiences of growing our Meetups, but really ended up having great conversations around things like what aspiring developers can do to nail the interview, and even dove into overcoming the struggles that sometimes come with being a wo...

I got a chance to interview Hammad, a recruiter with over 15+ years of experience! I wanted to dive into the frustrations of working with some agency recruiters as a developer, and what could be done about that. You can reach Hammad on Linkedin. He's invited struggling developers to reach out to him with any career related questions. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hammad-mapara-mba-a113192/ ----...

After years of working together, I got a chance to sit down with my old boss and talk about how my interview went, and really dive into tips and advice on what juniors can do to stand out from other candidates with developer positions. For context, he's a senior software engineer, with a front-end focus, that has over 15 years of experience as a developer. Host/Guests: Don Hansen - https://ww...