CodeNewbie show

CodeNewbie

Summary: The CodeNewbie podcast was born from CodeNewbie, an organization which fosters a supportive, international community of people learning to code. Each season, host Saron Yitbarek delivers stories and interviews from people of diverse backgrounds and expertise about their coding journeys, as well as beginner friendly discussions about the tech you should know about.

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Podcasts:

 S3:E6 - How does the internet work? (Julia Evans) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:42:02

Julia Evans breaks down how the internet works and gives us an amazing introduction to computer networking.

 S3:E5 - Which javascript framework should you learn? (Sarah Drasner) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:43:17

Sarah explores the differences (and similarities!) between JavaScript frameworks, and what new developers should think about when deciding which to learn.

 S3:E4 - What should developers know about online privacy? (Laura Kalbag) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:45:58

Laura Kalbag explains how tracking tools work and how we as developers should approach online privacy when building our own products.

 S3:E3 - What is cryptocurrency? (Preethi Kasireddy) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:41:06

Preethi Kasireddy, a blockchain engineer, walks us through how cryptocurrencies work, what developers should care about, and how she transitioned from a career in finance to being a blockchain engineer.

 S3:E2 - What's a container? (Kelsey Hightower) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:41:46

Kelsey Hightower gives us a newbie friendly tour of the world of containers. We talk about what problems they solve, and what new developers should know about them.

 S3:E1 - Should you get a computer science degree? (Dave Thomas, Ashley Fong) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:44:23

What's the value of a computer science degree? Is it worth going back to school for? We talk to a computer science student and professor to help us answer these questions.

 S2:E8 - Getting started on open source when you don't know where to start (Richard Schneeman) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:32:24

Richard Schneeman created Code Triage, where you can sign up for repos and get an open issue sent to your inbox. He talks about different ways first-timers can get started, and how small contributions can be incredibly impactful.

 S2:E7 - How to get started in Augmented Reality (Molmol Kuo, Zach Lieberman) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:43:46

Molmol and Zach, the wife and husband coding team, give us a solid intro to Augmented Reality and how they've built powerful experiences and beautiful stories using AR tools.

 S2:E6 - Who decides the future of CSS? (Jen Simmons) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:41:02

Jen Simmons gives tips on how to make your next CSS adventure more enjoyable and shares the honest ups and downs of her own coding journey.

 S2:E5 - How to create an afro-futuristic virtual reality beauty salon (Carmen Aguilar y Wedge) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:44:48

We talk to Carmen Aguilar y Wedge, a creator of NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism, a VR experience that’s appeared at Sundance, Tribeca, and many other film festivals. She shares how she and her team at Hyphen Labs created this artistic, technical exhibit.

 S2:E4 - What makes a good speaker? (Lara Hogan, Kelsey Hightower) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:41:42

Lara Hogan, who literally wrote the book on public speaking, and Kelsey Hightower, speaker and chair of many tech conferences, join us to share their personal speaking stories (and nightmares!) and the common mistakes they see first-time speakers make.

 S2:E3 - How do tech companies read your resume? (Eddie Washington) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:45:42

We talk to in-house recruiter, Eddie Washington, to give you the scoop on how companies evaluate your application and what you can do to increase your chances of getting that first interview.

 S2:E3 - How do tech companies read your resume? (Eddie Washington) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:45:42

We talk to in-house recruiter, Eddie Washington, to give you the scoop on how companies evaluate your application and what you can do to increase your chances of getting that first interview.

 S2:E2 - How do browsers work? (Lin Clark) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:46:02

Lin Clark walks us through all the steps a browser takes to translate your html into pixels on the screen.

 S2:E2 - How do browsers work? (Lin Clark) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:46:02

Lin Clark walks us through all the steps a browser takes to translate your html into pixels on the screen.

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