153 JSJ Careers for Junior Developers with Aimee Knight
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
Categories:
02:26 - Aimee Knight Introduction
02:48 - Figure Skating => Programming
- Persistence
- Balance Between Mind and Body
05:03 - Blogging (Aimee’s Blog)
06:02 - Becoming Interested in Programming
08:43 - Why Boot Camps?
10:04 - Mentors
- Identifying a Mentor
- Continuing a Mentorship
13:33 - Picking a Boot Camp
16:23 - Self-Teaching Prior to Attending Boot Camps
20:33 - Finding Employment After the Boot Camp
- Baltimore NodeSchool
- Passion
- Interview Prep
26:27 - Being a “Woman in Tech”
30:57 - Better Preparing for Getting Started in Programming
- Be Patient with Yourself
32:07 - Interviews
- Getting to Know Candidates
- Coding Projects and Tests
41:05 - Should you get a four-year degree to be a programmer?
Picks
Aarti Shahani: What Cockroaches With Backpacks Can Do. Ah-mazing (Jamison)
Event Driven: How to Run Memorable Tech Conferences by Leah Silber (Jamison)
The Hiring Post (Jamison)
Kate Heddleston: Argument Cultures and Unregulated Aggression (Jamison)
Axios AJAX Library (Dave)
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (Dave)
[YouTube] Good Mythical Morning: Our Official Apocalypse (AJ)
Majora's Mask Live Action: The Skull Kid (AJ)
The Westin at Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa (Joe)
Alchemists (Joe)
Valerie Kittel (Joe)
The Earthsea Trilogy: A Wizard of Earthsea; The Tombs of Atuan; The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin (Chuck)
Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman (Chuck)
Freelancers’ Answers (Chuck)
Drip (Chuck)
Brandon Hays: Letter to an aspiring developer (Aimee)
SparkPost (Aimee)
Exercise and Physical Activity (Aimee)
