In this episode, I chat with Harley Ferguson, the seven-foot-tall South African CEO of Origen Software. 

We dig into strategies for going viral, crafting engaging posts, and how Harley’s unique perspective has helped him build an audience of over 60,000 followers.

Whether you're looking to become LinkedIn famous or just stand out in the developer market - you'll walk away with actionable steps to begin learning in public the right way.

Harley is an amazing human and an excellent writer. You can connect with him here:

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Let's go over some super practical tips to improve your JavaScript code and look a little less junior.

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In this episode, I’m joined by Rahul Pandey, a former tech lead at Meta and co-founder of JoinTaro, a platform for ambitious software developers.

Rahul shares his transparent insights on working in big tech, including the reality of big salaries in FAANG companies and what it’s really like behind the scenes.

You can connect with Rahul on LinkedIn.

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"AI is coming for your tech job!"

"There's no hope for coders in 2024!"

"Learn to code?! Ha, that was so 2015."

Do these click bait titles sound familiar?

I've gone down the YouTube rabbit hole of doom and gloom videos about the tech job market and AI. The reality is much less interesting which is why you won't see much of it on platforms where extreme opinions get the most eye balls.

Excuse me while I go on a rant about layoffs, AI and getting hired in 2024 with some facts to back me up. You can check out a real time look at the tech job market here: https://www.trueup.io/job-trend

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There is a valuable skill that will set you apart from most developers. 

It will go from a nice to have to a requirement if you want to move into leadership: 

Public speaking. 

If you’re like me, maybe you think you can just hide in your code hole and never speak. 

I tried this method for a few years and it sorta worked. 

I didn’t get fired. 

I also couldn’t get promoted or make much of an impact.

In this epsiode, Geoffrey Huck shares how he went from being terrified of speaking with strangers to coaching CEOs and tech leaders on how to communicate.

He breaks down how you can accelerate your own career by learning the art of public speaking with tips you can put to use today.

He even has a gift for you if you want to learn more:

Check out his 3 step guide to speaking with confidence.

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One started a multi-million dollar business. 💰

Another wrote a popular library for unit testing that you've probably heard of. 🧠

The last one called me out on my b.s. 😅

I stole a little piece of each of these developers to accelerate my own career.

I've been very lucky.

I live in the epicenter of the tech universe in the San Francisco Bay Area. Every nerdy developer with a dollar and a dream ends up here somehow.

You don’t have to get lucky though.

I want to share the lessons I learned from each of these characters that saved me from mediocrity and might help you as well.

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Dr. Junaid Akhtar is content architect at Educative and an expert in the science of education and specifically, learning to code. 

In this episode we discuss:

- what most people get wrong about learning to code and learning in general
- the best way to stay motivated
- why 10,000 hours to master a subject is BS
- project-based learning and why developers do best with this strategy

Dr. Junaid is the kind of person more new coders should be listening to. His advice is based on years of experience as both an educator and a software engineer. He gets it.

Here's where you can connect with him:

• Dr. Junaid Akhtar's LinkedIn

I personally use Educative and you can check out  their pathway towards software developer here -> Educative Learn-to-Code Content

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Professional software developers overwhelmingly use SQL but few coding bootcamps teach it.

Learning some basic SQL doesn't need to be overwhelming or complicated.

Listen to the episode and follow along with this post to get some hands-on practice with SQL.

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Without a clear path from junior developer to senior, most developers fall into the coding trap:

• You double down on your current programming language to become an "expert"
• You add more tools to your tool belt like a new, more impressive programming language (Rust anyone?)
• You obsess over code quality and writing error free code
• You wonder why you haven't been promoted yet

Plot twist: I am you.

I made all these mistakes and have since gone on to be a senior at multiple companies even though I've rarely been the best coder on any team.

As an engineering manager, I had the privilege of promoting developers to senior and the awkward duty to share with developers why there were NOT getting promoted.

Let's break down how you can shorten your path to senior developer, step by step.

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Before you watch another 100 hour YouTube tutorial, try these 4 side projects which are small enough to do over a weekend and will teach you a hell of a lot about writing JavaScript.

In this episode we will explore the concepts you will learn with these projects, how to get started and where to find information to fill in the gaps in your knowledge.

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