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Ben Wilhelm and Collin Miller

The podcast for coding bootcamp grads. Ben Wilhelm and Collin Miller have a lot of things to share with you that didn't fit into your curriculum. read less
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Building a Resilient Career with Karl Hughes
Sep 16 2020
Building a Resilient Career with Karl Hughes
Former startup CTO turned technical writer Karl Hughes joins us to talk about how to build a fulfilling career for the long term, especially if you're not one for the straight-and-narrow.You can find Karl online at:His personal site: karllhughes.comHis technical writing firm: draft.devTwitter: @karllhughes
Building a Resilient Career with Karl Hughes
Sep 16 2020
Building a Resilient Career with Karl Hughes
Former startup CTO turned technical writer Karl Hughes joins us to talk about how to build a fulfilling career for the long term, especially if you're not one for the straight-and-narrow.You can find Karl online at:His personal site: karllhughes.comHis technical writing firm: draft.devTwitter: @karllhughes
The Role of Documentation
Sep 4 2020
The Role of Documentation
Collin and Ben discuss the role of documentation in a project and on a team, and how best to navigate documentation when getting started in a new codebase.
Your First Year on the Job
Aug 20 2020
Your First Year on the Job
Kevin Kelly, Julia Pollack, and David Lu join us to talk about their experiences in their first year of their first jobs as software developers. We cover everything from documentation and code review to productivity and imposter syndrome.
Vanilla JavaScript with Chris Ferdinandi
Aug 6 2020
Vanilla JavaScript with Chris Ferdinandi
Chris Ferdinandi helps people learn vanilla JavaScript. He believes there’s a simpler, more resilient way to make things for the web. His developer tips newsletter is read by thousands of developers each weekday. Learn more at GoMakeThings.com.
Advice to Our Younger Selves (and you)
Jul 20 2020
Advice to Our Younger Selves (and you)
As Collin begins a new job, he and Ben discuss what they would have done differently in their early careers with the benefit of hindsight.
Getting Your First Tech Job with Career Coach Meg Duffy
Jul 6 2020
Getting Your First Tech Job with Career Coach Meg Duffy
Career Coach Meg Duffy joins Ben and Collin to talk through the practical, mental, and emotional realities of getting to your first tech job. Meg's Website: meghan-duffy.comMeg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/futureproofmegMeg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futureproofmeg/
Working for Big Companies and Small Companies
Jun 22 2020
Working for Big Companies and Small Companies
Roughly two years out of their bootcamp training, Mary Warrick and Aurora Vaughn join Collin and Ben to discuss what it's like working for companies of various sizes and maturity early in your career.
Why React? Why Any Tool?
Jun 9 2020
Why React? Why Any Tool?
Collin and Ben discuss reasons for using any tool or framework, and why "because it's the one I was taught" might be a perfectly good reason to use one.