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Why You Need To Stop Worrying About AI feat. Danny Thompson | S2 E03

Why You Need To Stop Worrying About AI feat. Danny Thompson | S2 E03

Update: 2025-01-27
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We’re joined by Danny Thompson, currently Director of Technology at This Dot Labs and technical leader and organizer of the Dallas Software Developers Group, where he fosters vibrant local tech ecosystem through workshops, cohorts, and meetups.




With a passion to help others learn and find jobs, Danny shares his stories and insights that he gained throughout his extensive and fascinating career! From working as a cashier to now giving talks and organizing meetups for which people fly out to attend, Danny talks about how he got into coding in the first place and his progression, his advice to new developers, how does AI impact jobs now and his perspective on how it will change in the future and a lot more!




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Danny's X/Twitter: https://x.com/DThompsonDev


Danny's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dthompsondev/




Timestamps:




00:00 - Intro


02:14 - How Danny Got Into Coding


05:08 - Meetups and Affordable Conferences


23:37 - Overview of This Dot Labs


29:28 - Building Apps on Top of Stripe


30:30 - Businesses Focus on Functionality Over Aesthetics


33:00 - Danny's Career Progression


38:39 - Pros and Cons of Product vs. Consulting


43:12 - This Dot Labs Regarding AI


46:46 - Interest Rates &. AI: Impact on Developer Jobs


55:31 - The Pressure to Perform at a High Level


57:51 - Why Recruiters Do Not Call You Back


01:03:41 - Getting Feedback After Interviews


01:04:49 - Danny's LinkedIn Courses and Where to Find Him

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Why You Need To Stop Worrying About AI feat. Danny Thompson | S2 E03

Why You Need To Stop Worrying About AI feat. Danny Thompson | S2 E03

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