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:
Marty Haught, director of Ruby Central, has read and reviewed over 1,000 talk proposals. We talk about how to write a great talk proposal, how to make conferences a welcome and inclusive space for all developers, and how to prepare for your next big talk.
Self-taught dev Kinsey Ann Durham didn't stop at learning to code. We talk about what it was like to give her 1st tech talk, how to use your coding skills for social good, and how she handled someone telling her that she should be a secretary instead.
After just two months of teaching themselves to code, Felicia and Jamal O'Garro got paid to build and fix other people's websites. Soon after that, they started Code Crew, the community that's taught over 2,000 people how to code in just a year and half.
Brian Douglas, rails developer at Izea and graduate of the Bloc program, shares his story of learning to code and finding a job in 7 months, while also getting his MBA, working full time, running an online study group, and having a young son at home.
Carlos Lazo, software developer at Time Inc. shares his unique programming experiences in the 1st episode of the CodeNewbie podcast. We talk about working in hardware and software and the difference between studying CS and actually being an engineer.
