Summary: <p><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span></p> <div>Listen and subscribe on <a href="http://wehnered.com/iTunes">iTunes</a> | <a href="http://www.wehnered.com/Stitcher">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://www.wehnered.com/Google-Play-CHP">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://www.wehnered.com/PlayerFM">PlayerFM</a> | <a href="https://www.wehnered.com/iHeartRadio">iHeart Radio</a> | <a href="https://youtu.be/R8Vw8gd3F6o">YouTube</a> </div> <div>Here at WehnerEd, our mission is to enable you to unlock your greatest value, discover your true purpose, and to live a life that fulfills your deepest passions through that work you love. In each episode, we explore tech roles that positively impact the world, uncover the straightest path to earning a career that you’ll love, and provide meaningful insights to help you be your best.</div> <div></div> <div> <p>In today’s episode, I have a lively conversation with Saron Yitbarek. Saron is the founder of <a href="https://www.codenewbie.org/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">CodeNewbie</span></a> and host of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.codenewbie.org/podcast/">CodeNewbie Podcast</a></span>. An international online community and weekly podcast designed to support people learning to code. She's published in many corners of the web, is a regular guest speaker, and is hosting the upcoming codeland conference.<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://codelandconf.com/"> Codeland</a></span> is an interactive, two-day conference filled with talks, panels, and workshops with the most supportive community of programmers and people learning to code. </strong>It's taking place in just a few weeks, May 4 & 5, 2018.</p> <p>Tickets are still available and it’ll be an excellent opportunity for you to learn and connect with many others in similar parts of their coding journey as you.</p> <p>Learn more and register you or your organization to attend at <a href="http://codelandconf.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Codelandconf.com</span></a>.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Topics we discuss today:</span></p> <ul> <li>Coding is really hard, yet truly rewarding</li> <li>Coding allows many individuals to positively impact the world</li> <li>Challenges people face when learning to code and how to persevere</li> <li>Norms to expect when you become a coder</li> <li>How to stay relevant in the ever-changing world of code</li> <li>4-year degrees are outdated. You're better off learning to code online</li> <li>Coding is a transferable skill. You can use it in basically any industry you want</li> <li>Realize what your unique skills are and highlight them to stand out from the crowd</li> <li>Awesome ways that people </li> </ul> </div>
