Self-Taught Devs

In this episode, Matt and Eric speak with their guest Louie Knolle, discussing his wild journey through numerous jobs like Wilderness Therapy, Orchard work, and Arborist and Tree Farm work before discovering some benefits of the coding profession on a road trip with friends. Louie talks about his learning experience, overcoming challenges when starting some professional-level work, and dealing with burnout. A real, and raw conversation that we can all relate to!

Matt's Links: https://mehrlich-link-tree.netlify.app/

Eric's Links: https://linktr.ee/ericwinkdev

Louie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louieknolle/

In this episode, Eric and Matt speak with Brian Pulliam who combines 26 years in tech with over a decade of coaching experience to help folks in engineering and tech navigate their career paths. Topics covered include going from a solo-learner to working on a team, how to improve your resume and better show your achievements, interview strategies, networking, and more! Tons of valuable information from Brian, so take lots of notes!

Matt's Links: https://mehrlich-link-tree.netlify.app/

Eric's Links: https://linktr.ee/ericwinkdev

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Matt and Eric take questions from you, the audience. We asked you all on LinkedIn for questions you wanted answered and you responded. In this episode we discuss multiple topics such as our favorite and least favorite parts of our learning journey, the courses we took, and if we would change anything about our journey. Submit your questions to [email protected].

Matt's Links: https://mehrlich-link-tree.netlify.app/

Eric's Links: https://linktr.ee/ericwinkdev

In this episode, Matt and Eric speak with their guest Alison Childers and discuss her incredible journey. Deciding to leave her job as a teacher and pursue software engineering, this self-taught developer has an amazing journey and discusses how she learned the skills, built in public, networked, and landed her awesome opportunities. A real success story!

Matt's Links: https://mehrlich-link-tree.netlify.app/

Eric's Links: https://linktr.ee/ericwinkdev

Alison's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-childers-b36b68234/

The job search! Many of us dread it and it can certainly be a challenge. Matt and Eric discuss their experiences so far with applying to jobs. They talk about how they're applying, time management, and networking to find work.

Matt's Links: https://mehrlich-link-tree.netlify.app/

Eric's Links: https://linktr.ee/ericwinkdev

No matter what your path is, if you're trying to get into Software Engineering you're going to be self taught at some point! Matt and Eric speak with their guest Odell Purifoy about making the transition into tech, how he juggled the responsibilities of having a family, a full time job, and pursuing education. Tons of lessons about what can help make you successful both on the technical side, and the softskill side.

Andrew Clarkson went from Hello World to employed software Engineer in 10 months. Andrew is a podcaster, mentor, Software Engineer and he hosts his own bi-weekly coffee chats that are completely free and open to the public. In this episode we discuss how he did it and how you can too. Andrew gives great insight into topics like learning code, building in public, networking, and applying for your first job. Join us as we find out how to apply the same methods and strategies Andrew used to get his first job.

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Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aclarkson

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You've probably felt Imposter Syndrome when learning a new skill, starting a new job, or just randomly throughout your life. What is it? What can you do about it? In this episode, Matt and Eric have an open and honest discussion about Imposter Syndrome as they talk about their experiences with it, and provide some suggestions that may help you in recognizing and combating those feelings.

Matt's Links: https://mehrlich-link-tree.netlify.app/

Eric's Links: https://linktr.ee/ericwinkdev

Matt and Eric are joined by Kevin Miller. Kevin is a senior Software Engineer and the host of his own podcast Coder Convos he's also very active within the Developer community on LinkedIn. Kevin discusses many tips for getting your first job in tech and things that you can do today to give yourself a better chance. Getting your first developer role can be very difficult but it can become a lot easier by applying Kevin's methods.

Kevins links:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coderconvos254

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevm254/

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Eric and Matt discuss the pros and cons of going the self-taught route for learning Software Engineering. Making the choice to get started on the learning journey is tough, and with options like Bootcamps, CS Degrees, or learning by yourself and finding your own resources, it's difficult to figure out the right option. Eric and Matt discuss their experiences and their opinions, and try to provide some insight into the self-taught journey.

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