How To Code Well

Richard Bell is a joint director at Maple Rock Design in Cheltenham and he joins me to discuss his coding background and what web development services Maple Rock Design can offer. Maple Rock Design is web and print design agency in Cheltenham that specialise in branding, graphic design and web development.  Richard talks about the programming languages he has used in his career including Joomla, W...

Sam Foot from Apptimise joins me to discuss the differences between a developer and a consultant in web development. We also talk about his coding background and how he started Apptimise. Sam has a great freelance history and we discuss how he transitioned into freelance and how he gets freelance clients. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/67

Let me explain my relationship with software testing and why I think you should learn to test your code in 2020. In this episode I discuss my history of coding and how I started learning software testing. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/66

Jeremy Onion joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk what you should learn first in web development. We discuss the difference between backend and frontend technologies, what to look out for when starting out as a programmer and what to avoid when learning to code. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/65

I would like to thank all the How To Code Well season two guests! Listen to the podcast here: https://howtocodewell.fm In 2020 we start season 3! Show notes: ⁠ https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/64

2019 is nearly over and I want to take this time to thank everyone who has listened to the podcast and to all the amazing guests that have been on the show. I am also announcing the New Year Podcast special which is happening next Friday! It's going to be super fun so make sure you have subscribed. Have a great new year everyone! Happy Coding :) Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/ep...

Holiday burnout is a thing and I want to talk about how programers get burnt out around the holiday season. I mention a few of things that can cause burn out with coders and I discuss ways to prevent programmer burnout . Also Murphy says hello! Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/62

The technologies, programming languages and frameworks that we use in web development are constantly changing and getting better.  Here are just some of things that I am looking forward to using in 2020. This list includes PHP updates, Python changes and of course the crazy and clever things that are being added to JavaScript. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/61

Matt Stauffer joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk about why Laravel is so good! Matt is a technical director at 'Tighten', author, Twitch streamer, speaker and podcast host.  He builds web systems with Laravel and other PHP related technologies and teaches Laravel on Twitch and his YouTube channel  We talk about the difference between Laravel and other frameworks such as Zend...

Today I am going to talk about developer comfort zones. I will be mentioning the many comfort zones that I have created and moved out of in my web development career. I'm also going to give examples when you should stay in your comfort zone and if you should consider alternatives. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/59

Jonan Scheffler joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk about junior developers, the web development hiring process and a whole lot more Jonan is a developer advocate, coder and teacher with a background of freelance web development and computer science. We talk about the differences between junior and senior developers and how a web developer progresses in their career. Jonan mentions so...

Ted M Young joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk about teaching Java and live coding on Twitch Ted has a fascinating coding background which began at the age of 13 building stock programs that drew analytical charts. Ted sold the program to Dow Jones and become a very young professional programmer. In his adult programming career Ted has worked for eBay, Google and other very well know...

Adam Culp joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk about Beachcast tutorial videos on Twitch and YouTube. Adam and I both teach programming and web development on Twitch and YouTube. Adam first came on the podcast in episode 5 and back then his Beachcasts channel was very new.  Since then his YouTube channel and live coding on Twitch has gained popularity. We talk about content creation on...

Jenna Charlton joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk about software testing. Jenna is a lead software tester from the united states and has lots of experience testing large applications and leading a team of talented software testers. We talk about Jenna's development story and how she got into the software testing industry. Jenna talks about her current role as a lead software test...

Today's podcast is going to be a bit different as Jeremy Onion interviews me. Jeremy ask's me about my web development journey, my educational background and what programming languages I have learnt. We also discuss my web development career and how I became a freelance web developer and consultant. Jeremy asked questions about the YouTube channel and the story behind How To Code Well.  We...

Matthew Glen joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk about changing careers from factory worker to web developer. Listen on the podcast: We talk about why he decided to change his career and how he started to learn web development. Matthew has a very inspirational development story, he talks about the challenges he faced and how he overcame them. He also gives some great advice to self ta...

Being able to adapt to different circumstances is very important in a web developers career. In this podcast I discuss certain ways to improve your adaptability skills and how to alter to new situations in a web developers career. We talk about accepting the inevitable changes and how to cope with uncertainty. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/52

Kyle Cook from Web Dev Simplified joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk about React and his new course Learn React Today. You can get the course here: http://bit.ly/2ndUMpu Kyle talks about what it's like to be a React developer, what JavaScript skills are needed to be a React developer and what benefits there are to learning React. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/epis...

Gary Hockin joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk about live coding on Twitch and working at Twilio. Gary is a developer evangelist at Twilio, international speaker, senior PHP developer and gamer. As part of his role at Twilio Gary live codes on Twitch and interacts heavily with the programming community. In the interview we talk about the many great things that Twilio does for develop...

Anna Filina joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk about working on legacy code. We discuss the pros and cons of working on legacy code and what the term 'legacy code' actually means. Anna is a speaker, Youtuber and consultant who specialises in legacy code. We delve into Anna's coding background and discuss how Anna started in game development. We also talk about how Anna be...

Jessica Smith joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk about side projects in Web Development. Jessica is an old colleague of mine and a great PHP developer. Jessica is a senior developer at Fasthosts where I previously worked for a few years. To say that Jessica's side project is epic is quite the understatement as in her spare time Jessica is the technical manager at epic. LAN! epic....

David Darnes joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to talk about the features of Ghost, the professional publishing platform. Ghost is a versatile publication platform that is used by well known companies and household names such as CloudFlare, Open Collective, Mozilla, Free Code Camp, Emojipedia and more. David explains the many features of Ghost including integrations with other systems and s...

Today I talk about the 4 main areas of How To Code Well and announce a future AMA. The areas that we cover include the podcast, live coding, the YouTube channel and the training courses for programmers. Show notes: ⁠https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/46

Jeremy Onion joins me on the How To Code Well podcast to give advice to web developers who are looking to progress in their careers. Today's topic is about personal development and training. Jeremy has recently been on a certified training course with Google Cloud and will soon start an Amazon Web Services (AWS) course. These courses are instructor lead and certificated by training partners. S...

Matt Brunt is my guest on todays How To Code Well podcast. Matt is a web developer, public speaker and mentor. Matt talks about his background in web development including his experiences at university and how having a sandwich degree helped him get a job in the industry. Matt is a fantastic public speaker and has some great advice for developers who are speaking at conferences. Matt's upcomin...