151 JSJ Getting Started with a Career in Web Development with Tyler McGinnis

JavaScript Jabber - A podcast by AJ ONeal, Charles Max Wood, Aimee Knight, Dan Shappir, Steve Edwards, Christopher Buecheler, Dave Smith, JC Hiatt, Chris Ferdinandi, Steve Emmerich, Joe Eames, Aaron Frost, Tim Caswell, Cory House, Christian Liebel, Ward Bell, Tracy Lee, Jamison D... - Tuesdays

02:21 - Tyler McGinnis Introduction

03:23 - Getting Started at DevMountain

04:38 - DevMountain Conception

05:37 - How Do I Learn How to Code?

  • Struggle. Fail. Tears.
  • [Confreaks] Tyler McGinnis: What I’ve Learned about Learning from Teaching People to Code

08:03 - Resources => Consume ALL THE Information

11:16 - Two Camps: Art (Creators) and Technicians <= Does DevMountain Cater to One or the Other?

13:08 - Repetition as a Way to Learn

15:23 - Letting People Struggle vs Helping Them    

17:14 - Training/Finding Instructors / Teaching Teachers to be Better Teachers

21:08 - Why Is JavaScript a Good Language to Learn?

24:11 - DevMountain Mentors

26:30 - Student Success Stories

28:56 - Bootcamp Learning Environments

34:11 - Oldest and Youngest Students (Success Stories Cont’d)

37:18 - Bootcamp Alumni (Employment Rates and Statistics)

Picks

Costco Kirkland Brand Peanut Butter Cups (Dave)
[Confreaks] Tyler McGinnis: What I’ve Learned about Learning from Teaching People to Code (Dave)

[YouTube] Katya Eames: How to Teach Angular to your Kids (Dave)
[YouTube] Misko Hevery and Rado Kirov: ng-conf 2015 Keynote 2 (Dave)
Mandy’s Fiancé (AJ)
[YouTube] Katya Eames: How to Teach Angular to your Kids (Joe)
ng-conf Kids (Joe)
Salt (Joe)
[YouTube] Dave Smith: Angular + React = Speed (Tyler)
[YouTube] Igor Minor: (Super)Power Management (Tyler)
React.js Newsletter (Tyler)
Dave Smith’s addendum to his talk (Joe)

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