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Develop Yourself

To change careers and land your first job as a Software Engineer, you need more than just great software development skills - you need to develop yourself.Welcome to the podcast that helps you develop your skills, your habits, your network and more, all in hopes of becoming a thriving Software Engineer.

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19:59

#259 - The Minimum Effective Dose of JavaScript You...

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2025/07/24

Learning JS is tough. And you're probably making some of the same mistakes I did in the past. In this episode you'll get a path and a small project to make to teach you the minimum effective dose of JavaScript necessary to move forward in your learning journey. Here's the challenge I mentioned which includes some short videos: Your Form Challenge Send us a text Shameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered ...

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17:28

#258 - Should You Use AI While Learning to Code? A...

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2025/07/21

A junior developer who got hired at a startup used AI non-stop to keep up. It worked for weeks until he crashed and burned. He'd built a house of cards that he couldn't keep up. The AI tools went in doom loops or just added more sloppy code that his team wouldn't accept. Turns out they hired a prompt engineer instead of a coder. We're in uncharted territory my friends. You can't just NOT use AI but when should you start? How much is too much? Let's explore a path to learning code with AI that...

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20:49

#257 - Career Landmines: Three Developer Traps to Avoid

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2025/07/17

3 traps to avoid in your career, that I nearly fell for: 1. The Framework Developer Trap 2. The Developer in a Hoodie Trap (might be the most surprising revelation for many aspiring programmers) 3. The Hype-Driven Development Trap Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here: https://form.typeform.com/to/Q499M9kl Send us a text Shameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here

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36:34

#256 - The Rise of the Product Minded Engineer

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2025/07/14

Matt Watson, who scaled VIN Solutions to a $150 million exit, shares his journey from coding to building products that make a real impact in the business world. We talk about: Why most developers fail at launching productsWhat it means to be a product-minded engineerHow AI is exposing weak developersThe importance of sales, customer empathy, and learning in public“Your code isn’t the product. Solving real problems is.” “If I have to write requirements down to the detail… I might as well just ...

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12:43

#255 - Your First Open Source Project: A Weekend with...

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2025/07/10

This episode introduces a weekend project that will give you authentic experience working with existing code—a crucial skill that most tutorials and coding platforms simply don't teach. Using Kyle Simpson's YouPeriod GitHub repository, you'll learn to navigate a codebase written by someone else, which is exactly what you'll do in your first development job. This particular project is perfect for beginners because it uses fundamental web technologies (HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript) r...

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37:27

#254 - What Do Data Scientists Actually Do? A Candid...

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2025/07/06

Have you ever wondered what data scientists and engineers actually do all day? Forget what you've seen in movies – it's not all neural networks and fancy algorithms. Ryan Varley, Engineering Fellow at Magnite and experienced data leader, pulls back the curtain on the rapidly evolving world of data science and engineering. The real work often involves what he colorfully describes as "really complex plumbing" – making processes more efficient, reliable, and scalable in ways that directly...

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33:00

#253 - The Real-World Step-by-Step Guide to Tech...

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2025/07/04

Interviewing is arguably the highest paying skill you can have as a developer. I don't think this is fair but it is reality. I've taken part in well over 100 interviews both as an interviewee and interviewer. I've worked with dozens of developers to ace their interviews and increase their salaries by tens of thousands of dollars. This is not for developers looking to get into Big Tech. This episode is for the 99%. We're going to cover the 4 most common stages of the tech interview from recrui...

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14:53

#252 - 3 Coding Principles That Will Save Your...

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2025/06/30

These principles don't just create pretty code—they reduce bugs, simplify updates, and prevent real-world problems like the $10,000 mistake I made early in my career. Yeah, that was not a fun one. Check out https://www.dofactory.com/javascript/design-patterns/adapter if you want to learn more patterns. PS - I write unfiltered advice for early career developers here: 👉 Real Talk JS Send us a text Shameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software. ✉️

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15:01

Office Hours: Answering Your Coding Questions EP 2

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2025/06/27

In this Office Hours Q&A, I got some pretty interesting questions: Should you lie on your resume to trick the ATS and get more interviews?If you’re building websites with tools like Squarespace, does it count as real experience—or are you cheating yourself?Is a master’s degree in computer science worth it if you already have some tech skills?I also share thoughts on how to get experience that actually helps you land a dev job and why every learner should have a side project that they cont...

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23:39

#251 - 8 truths no one tells you about becoming a...

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2025/06/26

The software development market didn't die, it's just unrecognizable. Let's go over 8 harsh pieces of advice that will help you as a career changer to make a successful switch into a career as a software developer. PS. If you're a front-end developer looking to expand your skills, grab the Node Express Starter Kit here. Have a question for the Friday Q&A show? Submit it through the form in the show notes, and I'll shout you out or keep you anonymous. Send us a text Shameless Plugs ...

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41:10

#250 - Delivery Driver to Developer: Jacob’s Journey...

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2025/06/23

Whatever you do, don’t learn to code. The market is over-saturated. AI took your job. There is no hope. But then you meet someone like Jacob, a young dad who was delivering food a year ago and just landed his first dev job without submitting a single application. Is his story typical? No. But then few stories are. At Parsity.io, we've seen CS grads take up to a year to get hired. We've seen people go from zero to hired in 6 months or less. There is no formula. What works for one pe...

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21:08

Office Hours: Answering Your Coding Questions EP 1

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2025/06/20

Got a question you want answered on the show? Drop it here: Ask Your Question On today's show: "I’m currently a mid-level product manager thinking of switching to software engineering. Is that too ambitious?" “Where do I get good at interview practice? Leetcode seems unrealistic. Is there something more practical?” “Should I go all in on C# or .NET instead? Or maybe get a CS degree from WGU?” “As an early career dev, should I be building side projects with AI tools like Cursor—or is that risk...

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26:10

#249 - Data Structures and Algorithms for Beginners...

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2025/06/19

Learning data structures and algorithms (DSA) isn't JUST a smart interview skill, it will boost your confidence as a software engineer, give you a deeper understanding of computer science fundamentals and they can even be fun once you know how to use them. If you're self teaching or just starting out with code, they can be intimidating. They don't have to be. I break down a pretty comprehensive guide here for learning DSA as well as a video on Binary Search Trees (BST) DSA Study Guide&nbs...

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23:31

#248 - The AI Productivity Myth: Reality vs. Hype

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2025/06/16

Check out this beginner project to use AI with HTML and JS 👇 Grab the project here I'm no AI hater but I am getting so tired of the dialogue online I read from people who claim that AI is making developers 2, 3 or 10x more productive. Google's CEO recently came out with a sobering statistic: AI has made their engineers 10% more productive. (source) 10%. This is still massive but no where near the gains we were promised or what our managers are expecting. Let's explore this myth of

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11:27

#247 - I Was the Worst Developer on the Team... Again

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2025/06/12

Send a text and I may answer it on next episode (I cannot reply from this service 😢) Have you ever felt like the weakest link on your development team? You're not alone. The moment you land your first developer job, you're likely to face the crushing weight of comparison. Your teammates seem to know everything while your mind fills with doubts about your abilities. Seven years ago, this pressure nearly drove me out of the industry despite earning more money than ever before. The stress...

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27:40

#246 - Coding Bootcamps, Burnout, and the Hard Truth...

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2025/06/09

Send a text and I may answer it on next episode (I cannot reply from this service 😢) What do engineering leaders really think about bootcamp grads? Why are so many developers so stressed? Is it even worth learning to code in 2025? Michael Greenspan pulls back the curtain on the realities of engineering leadership, interviewing and the state of the industry, drawing from his extensive experience as both a software engineer and engineering manager before becoming a coach for burnt-out tech

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36:19

#245 - What Developers Get Wrong About Interviews

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2025/06/05

Send a text and I may answer it on next episode (I cannot reply from this service 😢) I spent a few years as an engineering manager, and my buddy Zubin, a former Google engineer, is currently hiring developers at his company. Between the two of us, we’ve seen the good, the bad, and the totally avoidable when it comes to technical interviews. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on what really happens during interviews. What are hiring managers actually looking for? What are the most

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18:43

#244 - From Zero to Software Engineer After 30: My...

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2025/06/02

Send a text and I may answer it on next episode (I cannot reply from this service 😢) Ever feel like you missed your chance to break into tech? That 30 marks some invisible deadline for career reinvention? I've been there—and I'm here to tell you it's absolutely false. My journey from addiction to software engineering began in my thirties, while juggling two kids and a full-time job. The truth about learning to code after 30 isn't sugar-coated: you're playing a different game than the

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34:46

#243 - The 70% Problem: When AI Coding Falls Short

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2025/05/29

Send a text and I may answer it on next episode (I cannot reply from this service 😢) What happens when software engineers rely too heavily on AI-assisted coding tools? Brian and Zubin (an ex-Google engineer) dive deep into what they call "The 70% Problem" – the phenomenon where AI coding tools excel at initial scaffolding but falter when tackling the crucial final 30% of engineering work. Drawing from Addy Osmani's insightful article, these experienced developers share their firsthand

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33:48

#242 - How Anne Got a Developer Job WITHOUT LinkedIn...

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2025/05/26

Send a text and I may answer it on next episode (I cannot reply from this service 😢) What happens when a music educator with performance anxiety decides to become a software developer? Anne discovered coding through The Odin Project and immediately recognized a familiar pattern-based thinking from her music background. "I fell in love with the process of coding, the community of developers," she explains. Despite being an introvert with social anxiety, she forced herself to attend meet...

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