In this episode, I'm joined by ⁠Command Shift⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Northcoders alum ⁠⁠Tony Moran, who talks about his experience of completing two bootcamps, and he explains some of the key differences between a part time and full time commitment. Tony also

Command Shift Bootcamp October 2022 Cohort - Debriefing the backend module

Mar 20th, 2023 59m 20s

In this episode, I’m joined once again by Chris, Mike and Tony from my cohort. Last time, we had a chat about learning the building blocks of code and this time we’re turning our attention to the backend module. Special thanks to our Command Sh

Dave Christian - A day in the life of a backend developer

Mar 13th, 2023 1h 3m

In this episode, I’m delighted to be joined by a good friend of mine, Dave Christian, as we discuss a day in the life of a backend developer. He’s been a Software Engineer since 2007, working mainly in C# and .NET, but has also written software

Command Shift Bootcamp October 2022 Cohort - Learning the building blocks of code

Jan 30th, 2023 53m 54s

In this episode, I’m joined by Chris, Mike and Tony from my cohort as we reflect on our progress so far. It was October last year, when I decided to take the plunge, and start learning to code with renowned Bootcamp, Command Shift, formerly kno

Kim Diep - Marketing your authentic self in tech

Dec 13th, 2021 40m 46s

Kim Diep is a software engineer and award winning tech coach that helps people engage with technology in a fun and practical way. In this episode Kim talks about the challenges underrepresented people in tech face, and how marketing your authen

Katy Ashby - Always be learning web development

Dec 6th, 2021 22m 26s

Katy Ashby is a Principal Software Engineer and Team Lead based in Nottingham, a master of science, and forever learner. In this episode Katy talks about her entry into code, a typical day in the life of a Senior Software Engineer and why it's

Dacey Nolan - Coding in the mountains far far away

Nov 22nd, 2021 47m 4s

Dacey Nolan is a software engineer living in the mountains of North Carolina and author of This Dot Labs, Typescript for Beginners course. In this episode Dacey talks about starting in tech, her interview experience with Trainual, and the impor

Ania Kubów - Learn to code by building retro video games

Nov 15th, 2021 31m 11s

Ania Kubów is a software developer, a freeCodeCamp author and YouTuber with a passion for helping you learn to code by building retro video games with JavaScript. In this episode, Ania talks about her start in tech, the benefits of learning to

Irina Petrova - My imposter syndrome story

Nov 8th, 2021 25m 15s

Irina Petrova is a front end developer based in the South of England who likes comics, React puns and pets. In this episode Irina talks about imposter syndrome in tech and why it's important not to burn out in your development. How has imposter

Janine Marsh - Consider your portfolio a work in progress

Nov 1st, 2021 41m 45s

Janine Marsh is a Canadian based artist, designer, and freelance frontend developer. In this episode Janine reflects on her learning experience with SheCodes, and explains why you should consider your portfolio a work in progress. How did you b

Shaundai Person - Using speaking to land my dream job

Oct 5th, 2021 38m 52s

Shaundai Person is a non traditional applicant, a frontend developer, technical writer, and co-organiser of React Robins that started as a UI Engineer at SalesLoft. In this episode Shaundai explains how speaking helped land her dream job at Net

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Oct 5th, 2021 30s

Welcome to Codewords, a podcast for developers by developers. Join us for an informal coffee chat with code newbies, senior engineers and more. Wherever you are on your unique coding journey, we’ve got you covered.

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