The Scrimba Podcast

When Erik started his coding career, several companies rejected him. Today, he works as a Front End Engineer at Amazon Web Services! Can you imagine how different things might have been had Erik let rejection block him? In this episode, Erik talks about how to think about rejection so it doesn't bother you, the tactics he would use to get a junior developer job in 2021, and how to glide into a rec...

Darin started his developer career as an intern. Now he works as a Senior Engineer at Wistia! This his advice for  new programmers considering an internship or junior developer position. We also delve into what companies look for in new programmers and if you really need the experience threshold before applying. Links @_darindoria on Twitter @bookercodes from Scrimba on Twitter Subscribe to Darin...

Kent has authored 180 blog posts, created courses on React and unit teseting, hosted podcasts like JavaScript Air and Angular Air. He's also given countless talks and eppared on presentations. From the outside lookign in, it's hard to imagine how he gets so much done! Links @kentcdodds on Twitter @bookercodes from Scrimba on Twitter Zero to 60 in Software Development: How to Jumpstart Your Career...

Shawn (Swyx) Wang joins us to discuss his book, The Coding Career Handbook. In this episode, you'll learn principles, strategies, and actionable tactics that will help you become a hireable junior developer. For everything else, there's Swyx's book , for which you can receive 30% off using special code, SRIMBA30 . Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 1:37 When are you ready to apply for junior developer...

When you don't have a CompSci degree, you have to get creative 👀! Ehtisham found freelance work on UpWork by doing the work without permission. Next, he transferred his excellent reviews to earn a job interview! Now his job title is Front-end developer and he works remotely. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Start freelancing with no experience 03:36 Getting your first client 05:06 The impact o...

If you want to become a successful developer in 2021, communication skills are more important than you might think.  In this episode, Dylan Israel from Amazon talks about Agile software practices, teamwork, working with your manager, boundaries, and dealing with anxiety as someone on the shyer or introverted side. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:40 What to expect when you join a new team 03:39 Wh...

Karan found a job that needed two years of professional experience but as a recent Frontend Developer Career Path Graduate he didn't have any yet 😬 ! Equipped with a stunning portfolio and active GitHub profile, Karan applied anyway... They practically hired him on the spot 🎉 proving these requirements don't always apply to the individual, and you should apply anyway! Now Karan's learning lots w...

Pete has interviewed hundreds of self-taught developers for his website, NoCSDegree. In this episode, he shares his top 6 stories that YOU Can learn from to make money as an employee, freelancer, or entrepreneur (Pete covers all 3) Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 02:00 How Beatrice used a meetup to advance their career 07:15 Arvid Kahl founded a $55K/month business 09:45 Please remember to subscribe...

Jack is a twenty-something Front End Engineer at Google. In this episode, you will learn from his experience as he traveled an ambitious and twisty career path that, ultimately, landed him a high-impact job on the Google Chrome Developers team. Contents 00:00 How did the opportunity at Google come about? 02:39 What it's like working at Google? 04:01 The decision to become a professional developer...

David tried DoorDash part-time while he learned to code on Scrimba. He is also a successful landscaping business owner. If you think these experiences wouldn't help David become a professional developer, then think again! This interview is about how David leveraged his experiences to position himself and secured an exciting developer job 🎉 Contents 00:20 Introduction 02:55 How David  got into cod...

In this episode, YOU will learn how to become a freelance designer or developer in 2021 💸 Contents 00:30 Introduction 02:27 What does being freelance mean? 05:39 Winning your first customers 06:36 Learning to love UpWork and Fiverr 08:12 Why you need marketing (even if you hate it) 15:00 Setting and agreeing prices 19:30 Valuing yourself 22:08 Managing client expectations 25:20 Personal branding...

In this episode, I spoke to Per about: The story behind Scrimba? Where did the name Scrimba come from anyhow? How Per reached 24,000 followers on Medium and why does it matter? What makes an awesome Scrimba course? Why did Scrimba make the Front-end Career Path? Diploma of the 21st century Selfish reasons to help other people What people can look forward to at Scrimba and the Scrimba community

Kevin is the teacher behind Scrimba's ✨ epic ✨ 15 hour Responsive Web Design Bootcamp . You may also know him from his HTML & CSS Crash Course .  Leanne from Scrimba ( @RybaLeanne ) recently interviewed Kevin about CSS on a live stream and invited anyone watching to ask questions. This was great because the viewers probably had similar questions to you!  The answers Kevin gave on the spot we...

Annemarie Visser learned frontend web development and became a full-time Junior Developer in only 5 months. The secret sauce ? Anne embraced rejection and turned it into opportunity. With only a few months experience, Anne sent her resume to 25+ companies full well expecting them to reject her. It sounds unorthodox but here is why it worked. With each rejection, Anne politely asked "why?" and with...

Alejandro coded EVERY DAY for 100 days and Tweeted his progress with the #100DaysOfCode hashtag. After this 100 days sprit, Alejandro had a beautiful portfolio 🤩 and compelling GitHub account full of projects that proved to employers he could do the job even though he didn't have a computer science degree.  While Alejandro continued polished his skills using Scrimba's Frontend Career Path he appl...

Meet Paul Lee . In September 2020 Paul decided to learn to code and stumbled upon Scrimba . Just 7 months later he got an entry-level job in Tokyo 🎉 In this interview, I spoke to Paul about: Anxieties and doubt learning to code How Paul learned to trust the process and all of a sudden had 2 job offers How developer jobs work in Japan (I learned two-day internships are common) At Scrimba we claim...

Meet Justin Lowen (Justin Lowen#3893 on Discord ) from San Antonio 🇺🇸. Justin lost his job in the oil industry because of COVID-19. Less than one year later (and after 163 job applications) he was recruited as a professional developer! Being recruited isn't something that happens by accident.  After 163 applications and several failed interviews, Justin managed to progressively optimise his Linked...

After a modest launch among friends, Josh earned the attention of local news stations. COVID INVADERS 👾. went from a few hundred players to a few thousand . It was an overnight hit! On the topic of hits, Josh performed a freestyle rap to accompany the game. He even rapped about Scrimba in our interview since it was the Frontend Developer Career Path that helped him build the game! In this intervi...

When Benedicte returned from her pregnancy break, she was shocked to find that her university had stopped teaching her class! After weighing her options, Benedicte made a brave decision to pursue web development. At first, it was overwhelming. Benedicte didn't think she was smart enough . She repeatedly questioned if she could do it and wondered if she would have to return to retail. Deep down, sh...

Nico's story is incredible. After working as a bus driver for 5 years, he recently landed his first professional frontend development job showing us all it's never too late to be the change you want to see in your life. In this episode, Nico and I explore many interesting topics including, Escaping the dreaded tutorial hell 🔥 Pushing your comfort zone to secure multiple job offers  What Nico's tw...

Meet Austėja Kazlauskytė - new mom, law graduate, and "mom-and-pop" entrepreneur turned front-end developer. This is the gutsy story about how Austėja found her passion for front-end development. It's about conquering fears, taking risks, and learning to navigate JavaScript, CSS, and the technical job interview 😱