Ep. 11 - 24 Pull Requests (Andrew Nesbitt)

Ep. 11 - 24 Pull Requests (Andrew Nesbitt): We talk to Andrew Nestbitt about how code newbies can get started in making open source contributions, why getting involved in open source is a great idea, and how to get over the intimidation you might feel at making your first pull request. by CodeNewbie

53 min listen

Ep. 19 - The Hard Way (Zed A. Shaw): Zed A. Shaw, developer and author of the Learn the Hard Way series, talks to us about how to learn to code, his own approach to learning a new programming language, and why he’s not a fan of programming bootcamps. by CodeNewbie

68 min listen

Ep. 12 - Mother Coders (Tina Lee): We talk with Tina Lee about the challenges of being a mom learning to code, how organizers can make their tech events more mom-friendly, and how to make coding more accessible to all mothers. by CodeNewbie

49 min listen

Ep. 5 - Speaking of Speaking (Marty Haught): Marty Haught, director of Ruby Central, has read and reviewed over 1,000 talk proposals. We talk about how to write a great talk proposal, how to make conferences a welcome and inclusive space for all developers, and how to prepare for your next big talk. by CodeNewbie

59 min listen

Ep. 4 - Wearing All The Hats (Kinsey Ann Durham): Self-taught dev Kinsey Ann Durham didn't stop at learning to code. We talk about what it was like to give her 1st tech talk, how to use your coding skills for social good, and how she handled someone telling her that she should be a secretary instead. by CodeNewbie

27 min listen

Ep. 15 - Intro to DevOps (Christopher Webber): There's more to coding than just your code. In this episode, we talk to developer Chris Webber about devops, and all of the infrastructure-related things that are also important in getting your app to work. by CodeNewbie

59 min listen

Ep. 13 - The Not-So-Amateur Programmer (Lauren Orsini): If you're looking for solid, newbie-friendly guides to tech, Lauren Orsini's got you covered. We talk about her writing process, how she tackles a new piece of technology and learns it well enough to write about it. by CodeNewbie

44 min listen

Ep. 42 - POODR And Beyond - Part II (Sandi Metz): In part II of this two-part interview, Sandi Metz talks to us about speaking, how she prepares for her talks and her plans for her upcoming book. by CodeNewbie

54 min listen

Ep. 6 - Comics and Code (Rachel Nabors): Rachel Nabors started as a cartoonist. Now a cartoonist, developer, and speaker, she tells us about her transition into programming, how to tell stories with code, and what it means to be an interaction developer. by CodeNewbie

47 min listen

Ep. 7 - Meteor (Ciara Burkett): Ciara Burkett, Meteor developer and teacher, tells us about organizing tech meetups, why she loves the beginner-friendly, javascript framework, and shares some of her own struggles learning to code. by CodeNewbie

33 min listen

Ep. 8 - From Student Project to Big App (William Jeffries): William Jeffries, creater of the Heat Seak app, tells us how the technology works, how he built the app as he was learning to code himself, and about the mindset that helped him get through the doubts many newbies face. by CodeNewbie

64 min listen

Ep. 14 - On Testing (Noel Rappin): We talk with, Noel Rappin, about different types of tests, walk through an example of how you can approach something with tests first, and talk about why test-driven development can be a great tool for planning and organizing your code. by CodeNewbie

51 min listen

Ep. 10 - Nitpicks and Devils (Katrina Owen): Katrina talks to us about building her platform to help people become better programmers, how she went from being a secretary to studying biology to being a programmer, and how code newbies can make the most of exercism.io by CodeNewbie

54 min listen

Ep. 18 - Autotune, Inclusivity, and Getting A Job (Vanessa Hurst): Vanessa Hurst, founder of CodeMontage, has spent a lot of her career making tech an inclusive space for all people, particularly women. We talk about how she created that space through Girl Develop It, and how to get that first tech job. by CodeNewbie

85 min listen

Ep. 9 - How To Build A Product (Poornima Vijayashanker): Building a web product was a lot harder in 2006 than it is now. Poornima Vijayashanker tells us what it was like to code back in those days as founding engineer at Mint. by CodeNewbie

50 min listen

Ep. 22 - Intro to UX (Catt Small): Catt Small gives us a great intro to UX (user experience) design, including insight on her design process, how she works with users to create great digital experiences, and how code newbies can get started in UX design. by CodeNewbie

72 min listen

Ep. 17 - Getting Involved (Scott Hanselman): You may have heard of Scott Hanselman from his own podcasts and his very popular tech blog. We talk to him about how he creates all this helpful tech content, why it's important to be a social developer, and how we can evaluate our own coding abilities. by CodeNewbie

55 min listen

Ep. 24 - Monsters And Code (Sarah Frisk): Developer Sarah Frisk uses her incredible drawing skills to teach coding tools and concepts like git through her comic, Monster Markup Manual. We talk about how art and code come together, and how monsters can do a great job of learning to code. by CodeNewbie

51 min listen

Ep. 34 - Newbie Story: LaToya Allen (LaToya Allen): For our first Newbie Story, we talk to LaToya Allen, junior software engineer at Avant, a fast-growing Chicago startup. She tells us how she went from bartending to becoming an apprentice, and got her first full-time engineering job in just three weeks. by CodeNewbie

58 min listen

Ep. 20 - Accessibility (Joseph McLarty): Joseph McLarty, developer and accessibility advocate, talks to us about issues of accessibility and how we can create and remove invisible barriers that keep people from accessing the web. by CodeNewbie

63 min listen

Ep. 43 - Code and Hip Hop (Earl Bey): Programmer Earl Bey has always been a hip hop fan. He’s been rapping since he was ten, and even had his own manager. When he was later introduced to tech, he dove into coding full time. Now, he blends his new passion for code with his love for hip hop. by CodeNewbie

52 min listen

Ep. 57 - Podcasting with Changelog (Adam Stacoviak, Jerod Santo): Developer Adam Stacoviak started Changelog seven years ago. He and his co-host Jerod Santo talk to us about what it's been like building the show over the years, how they escaped podfade, and how they moved from podcast into video. by CodeNewbie

86 min listen

Ep. 32 - Rockbot (Raquel Velez): You probably know her as rockbot, the username that captures her passion for robotics. In this episode, developer Raquel Velez shares that passion with us and gives us a beginner-friendly walkthrough of how a robot works. by CodeNewbie

73 min listen

Ep. 16 - Code Ghost (Jenn Schiffer): Engineer and artist Jenn Schiffer talks to us about the Vart Institute, the side project that blends her love of art with her love of javascript. We dive into how she brings those two worlds together, and her experience working on the academic side of CS. by CodeNewbie

63 min listen

Ep. 25 - From Software To Hardware (Sara Chipps): When Sara Chipps sat in a conference and watched a speaker use JavaScript to interact with a smoke detector, she was entranced. She left with a bag of LEDs, and a new love for hardware that led to her ultimately starting her hardware company Jewliebots. by CodeNewbie

37 min listen

Ep. 41 - POODR And Beyond - Part I (Sandi Metz): Sandi Metz describes herself as an "accidental author." Accident or not, her book Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby (POODR) is beloved in the ruby community. In part I of this two-part interview, she talks to us about life pre- and post-POODR. by CodeNewbie

52 min listen

Ep. 40 - From Cars To Code (Angel Jose): Angel Jose went from selling cars to a working as a developer in under eight months. He talks to us about making that transition, how he found his job, and how he deals with self doubt as a new programmer. by CodeNewbie

63 min listen

Ep. 47 - Design and Dev (Una Kravetz): Una Kravets found her love of design at a young age, publishing homemade magazines and handing them out to her classmates. Now, she translates that love of design to code, building prototypes and design systems at IBM Design. by CodeNewbie

53 min listen

Ep. 36 - Creating jQuery (John Resig): John Resig, creator of jQuery, talks about what it was like to build the most popular javascript library and then walk away from it five years later to follow his passion for education. by CodeNewbie

124 min listen

Ep. 38 - Hacker Hours (Aidan Feldman): When developer Aidan Feldman had a line of people waiting to get coding help from him, he decided to try a different format. And that was the beginning of Hacker Hours, open office hours for anyone coding to come together and work on their skills. by CodeNewbie

53 min listen

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Ep. 11 - 24 Pull Requests (Andrew Nesbitt)

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