Citizen Coder Podcast

In this content packed episode I interview Simon Willison, Co-creator of the Python Django web framework and a survivor of the first dot com boom in the 90s. In this episode we hash out the history of the internet, open source, storming castles, scraping your history, blogging, building start-ups, and so much more. Let’s dive in.

Simon's links:

Follow him on Twitter: twitter.com/simonw

Follow him on Mastodon: https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon

If you’d like what I’m doing and you want to sponsor the show you can reach out to me at [email protected], or message me on LinkedIn or twitter.

My Links:

twitter.com/Andevrs

linkedin.com/in/andevr

https://www.youtube.com/@CitizenCoder

Show Notes: 

simon's current project: https://datasette.io/

https://datasette.io/plugins 

https://datasette.io/plugins/datasette-graphql

GitHub.com/topics/git-scraping

https://simonwillison.net/2020/Oct/9/git-scraping/…

spacelog.org

https://blog.natbat.net/post/61658401806/lanyrd-from-idea-to-exit/amp

https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/search-and-book/properties/fort-clonque-7423/#Overview

https://www.niche-museums.com/107

https://github.com/simonw/sf-tree-history

In this episode I talk to Costanza, a web developer in Italy. We talk about Assistive technology, the intersection of music and programming, The cult of apple, 5G hats, and so much more. Let’s dive in.

If you’d like to connect with Costanza or have questions about the non-profit teaching kids to code you can reach out to her on twitter: twitter.com/techsavvyteachy

If you’d like what I’m doing and you want to sponsor the show you can reach out to me at [email protected], or message me on LinkedIn or twitter.

My Links:

twitter.com/Andevrs

linkedin.com/in/andevr

https://www.youtube.com/@CitizenCoder

Show Notes:

reverb.wtf

Sonic-pi.net

Exercism.org

https://dashbit.co/

https://www.oppo.com/en/

https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/

https://riot-optimizer.com/

I’m drew and you’re listening to Episode 11 of the citizen coder podcast. In this episode I talk to Will McGugan, founder of a startup called Textualize. We discuss The challenges of growing a startup, building terminal apps, employee retention, DNA, and so much more. Let’s dive in.

If you’d like to connect with Will MCGugan and learn about his project Textual you can reach out to him on twitter, link is in the show notes. If you’d like what I’m doing and you want to sponsor the show you can reach out to me at [email protected], or message me on LinkedIn or twitter.. Thanks for listening, and as always, I’ll see you next time.

Show notes

twitter.com/@willmcgugan

Textualize.io

willmcgugan.com

My links

twitter.com/Andevrs

linkedin.com/in/andevr

https://www.youtube.com/@CitizenCoder

I’m drew and you’re listening to the citizen coder podcast. In this episode I talk to swamy, a fellow student in the Dockyard academy and an instructor in healthcare education. We talk Learning Elixir, staying motivated, future plans gamifying learning, we experience recording issues, and so much more. Let’s dive in.

Show Notes:

If you’d like to get in touch with Swamy you can hit him up on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhargavaswamy/

If you like what I'm doing and you want to sponsor the show you can reach out to me at [email protected], or message me on Linkedin or Twitter: 

twitter.com/Andevrs

linkedin.com/in/andevr

I’m Drew and you’re listening to Episode 9 of the Citizen Coder Podcast. In this episode I talk to Matthew Baker, an Elixir developer just past his first year on the job. We talk about his journey learning to code, Losing the Yardstick, my experience so far with Dockyard Academy, and so much more. Let’s dive in.

Show Notes: 

If you'd like to reach out to Matthew you can find him on linkedin: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcbii/

If you’d like what I’m doing and you want to sponsor the show you can reach out to me at [email protected] or find me on linkedin or twitter: 

twitter.com/Andevrs

linkedin.com/in/andevr

I’m Drew and you’re listening to the citizen coder podcast. In this extra long episode I interview Byron Salty, VP of Video and Devices at Warner Media. We talk about Elixir, Dockyard Academy, Mentorship, skill development, We record a part two, and so much more. Lets dive in.

If you’d like what I’m doing and you want to sponsor the show you can reach out to me at [email protected], or message me on LinkedIn or twitter.

Byron offers a great value in the form of (currently free) mentorship. He has over 20 years experience in development, both programming and management. Do yourself a favor and book a call with him! Get free mentorship: https://byronsalty.com/mentoring

My Links:

twitter.com/andevrs

twitter.com/citizen_coder

linkedin.com/in/andevr

Show Notes:

Get free mentorship: https://byronsalty.com/mentoring

Read the Salty Blog: https://byronsalty.medium.com/

The Lean Startup: https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898

Little Book of Talent: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Talent-Improving-Skills/dp/B084T5KXPC

The Pragmatic Programmer: https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatic-Programmer-Anniversary-Journey-Mastery/dp/B0833FBNHV

In this episode I talk to Michael Page, a PHP developer in the UK and a member of the PHPUgly discord. We talk about Family members in world war 2, a unique way to get a job as a developer, Michael mixes up VIM hotkeys, and so much more. Let’s dive in.

Show notes:

Can you guess which Hotkey? Tell me on twitter!

twitter.com/Andevrs

linkedin.com/in/andevr

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcG1I3bEUHNWQzZ7-c0To2g

If you’d like to follow Mike Page you can find him on twitter:

twitter.com/MikePageDev

NeoVIM editor: https://neovim.io/

Lando: lando.dev

PHPUgly discord community and podcast:

https://discord.com/invite/BMV6Xdt

phpugly.com

Arnold motivational video mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ktRTWMX3M

Learn VIM! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhoH5vyxr6Qq41NFL4GvhFp-WLd5xzIzZ

You’re listening to the citizen coder podcast. In this episode I talk to Chris Bowman, a SiteCore Developer and long time outdoor enthusiast living the RV life dream. We talk about building friendships online, finding your path in tech, soft skills, and so much more.

Show Notes: 

Follow Chris: twitter.com/Minimalish_YT

If you’re interested in sponsoring the show feel free to reach out to me on twitter or email me at [email protected].

You can find me on:

Twitter: twitter.com/Andevrs

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/andevr

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcG1I3bEUHNWQzZ7-c0To2g

or search citizen_coder

you’re listening to the citizen coder podcast. In this episode I talk to Brooklin Myers, a developer for DockYard and teacher of the Elixir programming language. We talk about finding a job in tech, functional programming, building an Elixir Academy, I forget how to say anecdotal, and so much more.

Show Notes:

If you’d like to follow Brooklin you can find him on twitter:

Twitter.com/BrooklinJMyers

If you’re interested in trying out the DockYard Academy curriculum:

https://github.com/DockYard-Academy/beta_curriculum/

If you’re interested in participating in the beta, you can email Brooklin at : [email protected]

If you’d like to learn more about Elixir:

Elixir-lang.org

https://www.phoenixframework.org/

https://joyofelixir.com/

Follow me on twitter:

twitter.com/andevrs

twitter.com/citizen_coder

Welcome to the Citizen Coder Podcast. In this episode I talk to Leonard and Costanza, Two people building a non-profit to teach a community of kids to code in the harsh conditions of Nairobi, Kenya. We talk about the challenges and struggles, successes, and what it takes to build something from scratch where modern infrastructure doesn’t exist. Let’s dive in.

Leonard Onyango was born & raised in Kibera Slums, he is amongst the lucky students who got sponsorship to pursue further education in the midst of harsh conditions. He taught basic computer skills and graphic design in different colleges. Along the way, he discovered great platforms like Coder Kids, Endless OS, Roblox, Autodesk - Tinkercad and many more which inspired him to pursue his interest in giving back to the marginalized communities through teaching kids IT in creative ways.

Costanza is passionate about using technology and gamification to make education more accessible. She has a masters degree in education from Trinity College Dublin and currently lives in Italy. Aside from her day job, she dedicates her spare time to volunteering remotely for Watoto Coding for their social media strategy, their funding campaign, and their website.

Show notes:

Watoto Coding links

Website that has a button to donate www.watotocoding.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/watoto-coding

Twitter www.twitter.com/watotocoding

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storozetu/

Buy a ticket to enter our giveaway and support the charity (prizes ship worldwide) https://giveaway.watotocoding.com/

Resources to learn coding

Scratch Jr https://www.scratchjr.org/

Code bella by blue studios https://play.bluestudios.io/code-bella/

Tinkercad https://www.tinkercad.com/

Make a watering system using Arduino https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/neetithakur/automatic-plant-watering-system-using-arduino-uno-8764ba

HTML/CSS workbook by Sam Taylor https://www.amazon.com/Coding-Workbook-Sam-Taylor/dp/1718500319

Tools used to run the nonprofit

Kofi https://ko-fi.com/watotocoding

Todoist https://todoist.com/

Notion https://www.notion.so/

Birdesk https://birdesk.app/