Changelog Interviews

From zero to thought leader in 6 months


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We’re talking with Emma Bostian about going from zero to thought leader in 6 months. We talk about the nuances of UX including the differences between an UX Designer and a UX Engineer, we touch on “the great divide”, and we talk about Coding Coach — the open source project and community that Emma and others are building to connect software developers and mentors all over the world.

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  • Featuring:

    • Emma Bostian – GitHub, LinkedIn, X
    • Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
    • Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

    Show Notes:

    • emmawedekind.com
    • Emma Wedekind on dev.to
    • How I Gained 27,000 Twitter Followers In 6 Months
    • My Journey Into Software Engineering
    • 5 Books Which Will Improve Your Career
    • Book —The Culture Map
    • Coding Coach — a free, open-source platform which aims to connect software developers and mentors all over the world.
    • mentors.codingcoach.io
    • Coding Coach on Patreon
    • Coding-Coach/coding-coach
    • Coding-Coach/find-a-mentor
    • LogMeIn
    • The Changelog #333: Tactical design advice for developers featuring Erik Kennedy
    • Lara Hogan on mentorship and sponsorship
    • JS Party #61: How great the (front end) divide with Nick, Suz, and KBall
    • JS Party #67: The great divide reprise featuring Chris Coyier
    • Questions from the community and Twitter
      • @UKGeekgirlBCS — twitter.com/UKGeekgirlBCS/status/1115970699229843456
      • @shreeshbhat — twitter.com/shreeshbhat/status/1115973319352827906
      • @donnacamos88 —twitter.com/donnacamos88/status/1116061580851056640
      • @LashaKrikheli — twitter.com/LashaKrikheli/status/1116051141492654081
      • Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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