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Knowing how to write unit tests will make you a better, more hire-able developer. Few bootcamps teach this for some reason and since I like you, I made a FREE Unit Testing guide you can grab here.  Unit Testing Pro.

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In this episode, Ryan shares his opinions and advice for up and coming developers including:

• his journey from marketer to Parsity.io to full stack software engineer
• his unusual (but not really) interview experience
• keeping motivated while learning to code
• side projects
• hot takes on technology trends
• why you should probably be a full stack software engineer in today's market

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You ever get that feeling that maybe you're not good enough? I know I have. 

Sometimes, it's not all in your head. At some point, when you're doing a new thing, you're going to feel like an impostor. That's because you are one. 

And that's OK.

Let's explore why this feeling is so common among new developers, not-so-new developers and why you should be chasing this feeling of uncomfortable-ness.

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John Crickett is the code challenge king. He is author of the popular Code Challenge Newsletter and one of the few tech influencers on LinkedIn and X who really knows his stuff.

We sit down and talk about the best way to learn to code (building stuff ), why AI isn't so scary, his meteoric rise on social media and tactics you can steal to do the same.

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Yeah I know, money isn't everything. But it's something right? I've been broke and not-so-broke. I prefer not being broke any day of the week.

I applied 3 tactics I copied from a much smarter developer who understood the game of money in tech. I share them in this short episode so you don't make the same mistakes I did.

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I  spoke with Nathan Drake, a ​Parsity​ graduate and software engineer at Paylocity. He came into our program with some basic programming knowledge and was hired literally the day he graduated! This is not normal, but it's also not not normal 🤔.

Nathan went through tutorial hell, learning to code, giving up and re-learning a few times before he went to Parsity. What we offered (and what any good program will offer) is clarity in your learning path and experts who have been where you are and KNOW exactly what you need to reach the next step.


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About a year ago an event happened that gave me a very unique perspective on the web dev world: Kyle Simpson, world famous JS developer reposted me. My notifications blew tf up, and I got over 500 15-minute calls scheduled. I spent the next year talking to all of these people!

I got to help people improve their resumes, fix their LinkedIn profiles and interview approach or just offered an ear to vent. 

The crazy thing is that after all these calls, I found that most of us are more alike than I could've imagined. We ultimately work on similar projects with similar tech stacks and face many of the same issues.

I'm done offering these calls... except I'm going to do a bit of an experiment here. If you are reading this and currently confused on your own path towards coding - grab a few minutes on my calendar by clicking here. Hope I don't regret this 😬.


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This week, I interviewed David Rogers, a teacher turned software engineer. He now mentors others and breaks down difficult JS concepts unlike many can.

 Maybe you're thinking, "Wait, isn't he like, your competition?"

You'd be right. We both have businesses with the goal of teaching others to code and change careers.

I like when people keep it real and David did not disappoint. 

We chat about:

- David's not so great experience on the first job

- Why mindset is more than a buzzword

- The mistakes you should avoid when learning to code

- Bobby (check out his IG 😉)




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The caterpillar learning method to the rescue.

I've switched tech stacks 3 times so far in my career. More like 5 if you count the contract jobs I've worked on.

That means I had to learn completely new languages and frameworks in a fairly short amount of time. I didn't have the luxury of sitting down for a 100 hour tutorial. The strategy I use to learn is the caterpillar method.

When a caterpillar moves, it contracts and expands its body segments in a sequential manner to propel itself forward. Be like that caterpillar when you're learning.

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Zubin Pratap didn't hold back in this episode. He breaks down how he went from lawyer to Software Engineer at Google to BlockChain developer to mentoring others making the transition into tech.

We speak about:
- mentorship
- learning to code
- the infamous Google interview and how he beat it
- the skills you need outside of coding to be hire-able
- money and mindset ;)Zubin shows career changers how he went from 37 year old lawyer to software engineer at Google.

Check out his socials below:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zubinpratap/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@zubinpratap
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zubinpratap
Career Transition To Code Landing Page: https://www.matchfitmastery.com/


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