Landing In Tech

On this episode, Ceora shares her journey from digital marketing to becoming a software engineer. How a Udacity scholarship helped her have a clear path to take in tech. We talk about learning in public and how important it was for her, how to grow your Twitter following and about how choosing the right first language can help you progress in your journey. We also touch topics such as productivity and time management. Ceora shares how her obligations motivate her to keep producing content. Ceora Ford: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ceeoreo_ - Website: https://www.ceoraford.com/ --- --- Read the full description on the website: https://landingintech.com/episodes/ep10-ceora-ford-from-digital-marketing-to-software-engineering/ Read the transcript: https://landingintech.com/transcripts/ep10-ceora-ford/

On this episode, Kurt talks about his journey from being incarcerated to becoming a dev rel at Apolo. Kurt shares the struggles that he has faced after coming out and starting this journey to become a web developer. We talk about the return from talks as a dev advocate or dev rel compared with live streaming. In Kurt's opinion streaming is better to get your product out there, because it lets you do more streams than talks and you can get parts of your stream and turn them into more polished things. As part of Kurt's job, we talk about Apollo, graphql, dev advocacy and dev relations, but also about networking, creating a community of people, creating content and learning in public. Kurt also shares how learning in public helped him with his role working with graphql since when folks started to search about graphql his articles would appear first because he wrote content about graphql, when the technology was still new. Finally a piece of advice from Kurt: Having a support system that can help you with your struggles, that's why community is so important and finding the right people that can help you. Kurt Kemple: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/kurtkemple - Website: https://theworst.dev - Twitch: https://twitch.tv/theworstdev --- Read the full description on the website: landingintech.com/episodes/ep9-kurt-kemple-on-using-tech-to-improve-your-life/ Read the transcript: landingintech.com/transcripts/ep9-kurt-kemple/

On this episode, Jhey talks about his journey into tech, how it wasn't his first choice and how much he disliked the course at first. Code was something that he did to be able to have time to do other things, then one day he did a bit of frontend and feel in love with code. We talk about a lot of different subjects, how Jhey left a well-paid job because he didn't identify with the job, how he decided to create his own company to do some freelancing/consulting and how hard it was to get things started. We also talk extensively about streaming, CSS animations and much more! Jhey Tompkins: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jh3yy Website: https://jhey.dev/ Codepen: https://codepen.io/jh3y --- Read the full description on the website: https://landingintech.com/episodes/ep8-jhey-tompkins-on-making-learning-development-fun/ Read the transcript: https://landingintech.com/transcripts/ep8-jhey-tompkins/

On this episode, Haylen Barnes shares his journey from being a lawyer to becoming an engineering manager at canonical. We talk about windows, windows subsystem for Linux, WSLconf and all things Linux. Hayden shows how his tinkering and hacking mentality opened a door in his career that he didn't even consider. How his project Pewgin came to be and how working on it landed a job offer from Canonical. He also shares great pieces of advice for anyone that wants to differentiate itself from others. How important finding a niche and creating content. Hayden also talks about the dangers of turning your hobbies into a job. Hayden Barnes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unixterminal Website: https://boxofcables.dev/ --- Read the full description on the website: https://landingintech.com/episodes/ep7-hayden-barnes-from-lawer-to-engineering-manager/ Read the transcript: https://landingintech.com/transcripts/ep7-hayden-barnes

On this episode, Dr Michaela Greiler shares with us her journey into tech from Art Schoo. She worked with famous names like Microsoft, Wix, Flutter and more. Through her experience at Microsoft, she found her passion for code reviews and start specialising in this market. We talk about the importance of being physically active to keep a balanced life. Dr Michaela shares excellent tips for anyone that wants to give and do better code reviews, we also talk about how we should leverage nonviolent communication in our day-to-day lives. Dr Michaela Greiler: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mgreiler Website: https://michaelagreiler.com/ Podcast: https://se-unlocked.com --- Read the full description on the website: https://landingintech.com/episodes/ep6-dr-michaela-greiler-making-code-reviews-your-superpower/ Read the transcript: https://landingintech.com/transcripts/transcripts/ep6-dr-michaela-greiler/

On this episode, Kevin talks about his journey from being a math's teacher to becoming a fullstack developer. He shares with us his experience in finding a job as a junior developer, which helped him to land that job and things that he had to do. Kevin is also an instructor on Egghead. We talk a bit about Egghead, adventure clubs and book clubs. We talk about one book club in specific where Kevin and a group of 5 other egghead members read the book 7 languages in 7 days and how he enjoyed learning Clojure. Kevin also shares his experience as an introvert and teaching. How that was taking a toll to his mental health and how the transition to development helped him improve. He also says that it's normal not knowing everything when you are starting your career and that the important part is knowing that you can learn things and find the answers to a problem. Read the full description together with resources: https://landingintech.com/episodes/ep5-kevin-cunningham-from-maths-to-fullstack/ Read the transcript: https://landingintech.com/transcripts/ep5-kevin-cunningham/

On this episode, we talk with Jacob Tomlinson, a senior software engineer at Nvidia. Jacob takes us through his journey into becoming a software engineer working on open source. We talk about opsdroid, the async chat-ops bot framework that Jacob created, the importance of hackathons on Jacob's journey and also about his experience from working with a big team at the MET office to a remote position at Nvidia. Jacob also shared how his working day looks like, the importance of setting deadlines on your todo list, his experience whilst hiring folks for positions and how to best write a CV to land that tech interview. Read the full description together with resources: https://landingintech.com/episodes/ep4-jacob-tomlinson-open-source-software-engineer/ Read the transcript: https://landingintech.com/transcripts/ep4-jacob-tomlinson/

In this episode, we talk with Pradip Khakhar, a Product Manager. We talk about his journey from studying electrical electronic engineering to becoming a product manager. We talk about building products, Pradip shares his knowledge about the importance of creating value for customers and users. He says that it's not about building, it's about why you build, who you build for and what value you want to give. Pradip also shares some great tips on how you can start networking with social media and many more useful tips for anyone wanting to become a developer. Read the transcript on landingintech.com/transcripts/ep3-pradip-khakhar/

In this episode, we talk with Eva Dee a Web Developer at Vibbio. Eva shares her journey from being a Mandarin teacher to becoming a web developer. We will share with you tips on how to get a job, how to stand out from the crowd and get that position that you love. Eva's first contact with the developer world started with her work on a startup. Her internship at Mozilla helped a lot when applying to developer jobs, but she also shares her experience and how important the community involvement was for her. We talk a lot about soft skills and how important communication is in the development world, especially if you are working remotely. We also talk about being a Junior developer and Eva shares a good piece of advice, that is okay to make mistakes and that you should enjoy the ride. According to Eva, one of the best assets that you can have is your network and that as a junior developer you should put the time into talking with other devs and attend meetups. Read the transcript on https://landingintech.com/transcripts/ep2-eva-dee/

In this episode, we talk with Gemma Black a Fullstack Developer at Kamma Data. We talk about her journey from studying biomedicine to becoming a full stack developer. The very first contact that Gemma had with code was by recreating guestbook sites then by building sites with WordPress. Along her journey, she had great mentors that not only taught her some CS topics but also helped her with pair programming and with advice to push herself and pursue opportunities that allowed her to use her skills with more challenging problems. Gemma also shares with us a good piece of advice that everyone should hear. That is very normal to compare yourself with others and that to have that feeling that is imperative to catch up with more experienced developers but, you should also take care of yourself, take some time to recover to avoid burnout. We talk about working in a startup vs working in a large company and how important is to keep learning and expanding your skills, to try different things and how wearing different hats in a startup can help you grow in your career. We also talk a lot about open-source, building projects, domain driven development and if there is such a thing as a fullstack developer.