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Episode 85 – Oscar wins the battle!

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Oscar Delgadillo is a software engineer and podcaster who has battled adversity and found success. This is a fun discussion.

Oscar’s Bio:

Oscar is a Mexican-born Chicago-raised Software Engineer with experience in supply chain management. He has an obsession with fountain pens and making sure everyone feels safe. Oscar has a passion for helping folks of underrepresented communities break into tech and support them throughout their career. He currently fulfills this passion by helping organize People of Color Code, a Meetup, and a group that shares his same ideologies of making tech careers accessible. He has also recently launched a new podcast, Casual Viernes, a collaboration with LatinXAmerica Media in order to increase the representation and stories of Latinx folks.

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Episode 84 – Sara is on a ROLL! | Mentoring Developers | #GirlsWhoCode | #React.js #HowToSucceed

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Sara Inés Calderón is a mobile app developer (iOS & Android via React Native) and a community leader.

In this exciting episode of Mentoring Developers, I talk to my friend, Sara. Her story and career progression is inspirational especially for women and people who come into technology from other professions. Get ready for this amazing no-holds-barred discussion about women in technology.

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Sara’s Bio:

Sara Inés Calderón is a mobile app developer (iOS & Android via React Native), community leader and writer based in Austin, Texas. She works as a Lead Mobile Developer and has worked on several music-related apps. She has previously worked on musx and Tribl and currently works at Artistory.

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  • Sara’s Blog: http://www.sarainescalderon.com/

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Episode 83 – Rob does Android and you can too!

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Rob Joseph is a UK Software Developer practicing his craft in the exciting Android mobile industry. 

Rob is thriving as a freelancer and he will show you the how and why of freelancing in software and why that might be a good choice for you if you are a new or aspiring software engineer. We’ll learn the crazy story about him giving up the chance to be part of a startup that could have made him a millionaire. Share your thoughts in comments!

Rob’s Bio:

Rob J is a self taught Android Developer that has been a freelancer since 2012. he’s worked with startups, corporates & even solo founders, at the same time he’s released more than 20 of his own apps on the Google Play Store over those years that have even been featured on BBC News & Lifehacker. He’s a tech enthusiast, a health & fitness fanatic and he’s the host of the app development focused podcast – Coffee & Coding. 

 

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Episode 82 – How do you even break into a software career | Mentoring Developers | Newbie Developer

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How do you even get into the field of Software Development without first going to a 4-year college for Computer Science or an expensive code academy?

How hard is it to switch careers and be accepted as a legitimate software engineer? Will you be considered an imposter? Tune in to this episode to find out! We discuss with Kevin Schwartz his career-switching journey into software and the ways he may have stumbled and fumbled and finally found his way. For show notes and to listen to the audio podcast, visit http://mentoringdevelopers.com/episode82 and let us know what you think!

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Kevin’s Bio:

Kevin Schwartz is 27 and very recently switched careers into the development field after learning on the side for years.  He is working with BYBE and doing some freelance projects for income and mostly interested in Front End Web Development. He graduated from The Ohio State University for New Media and Communication technology with a minor in design. 

 

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Episode 80 – Greg Thomas shows you how to move up the tech ladder

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Greg talks about his journey into software development and how he moved up the ranks to lead software teams and how you can do it too! Subscribe and write a comment with your career level (Unemployed, Junior, Senior, or Manager) to get the chance to win a free copy of Greg’s new book: Code Your Way Up!

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Greg’s Bio:

Greg Thomas has been writing code, leading projects, breaking builds or developing and launching products – all while amassing an impressive wealth of experience as a team leader. 

He is the Founder of BetaRover Inc, a cloud solution provider that helps customers onboard their organizations to the cloud.  He leads a team of developers in delivering solutions on the Azure platform stack building services, databases and any other integrations they need to make the successful transition to the cloud.

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Episode 79 – Matt Darby (reloaded)

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In this episode, Arsalan talks to Matt Darby from Columbus Ruby Brigade and Rackspace about his journey into software development and how he feels about the idea of structured mentorship for new and aspiring developers.

Matt’s Bio:

Matt has developed on the web for 17 years. He can configure pools of servers, architect and develop the applications on those servers, and make it all look good (and run). He has a Master’s degree in Computer Science and he leads the Columbus Ruby Brigade. He has launched projects for folks from Rackspace, AT&T, Sprint, LivingSocial and SeoMoz to local engineering and consulting firms.

Episode Highlights and Show Notes:

Matt: I don’t see a lot of companies treating younger programmers as assets. They aren’t investing in them and they are using them to fill in some holes in their staffing but they probably are aware that a certain percentage of those people are probably gonna either not fit in, not like the job – you know certain amount have to shake out…

Matt: You are going to get bruised every single time you promote yourself. Someone’s gonna laugh at you or you’re gonna fail or get punched – metaphorically – but the key is getting over there and it’s like a standup comedian. You know you’re going to get bruised sometimes…

Matt: Keep your head up… programming is a tough journey – it really is. Once you learn something you tend to very quickly forget the pain you went through to learn that… keep working to promote yourself and make sure people know who you are…

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Episode 78 – Panel Discussion – Which languages and frameworks should you choose in 2021 as a new developer

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2021 beckons. What is a new or aspiring software developer to do! It’s a tough world out there but there is hope. What are the technologies, languages, frameworks, and activities you can do as a new developer to succeed in this crazy new world. Join us for a lively discussion.

Have you been wondering what technologies you should invest your time in as we approach 2021 in the middle of a global deadly pandemic? Listen to this panel discussion to get our thoughts on that and share your thoughts with us in comments and email!

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Warner’s Bio

Warner Moore is a strategic executive leader and manager with a
background in technology and information security. He has focused his
career in working with entrepreneurial growth organizations where
technology is their business and product. Within these organizations,
Warner has an accomplished record of building successful cybersecurity
programs and high performing teams who embrace DevOps culture and
practices. 

As an international speaker, Warner has been invited to present to
university students, technology professionals, and business leaders in a
classroom setting as well as at conferences such as Startup Week,
CloudDevelop, Path to Agility,  InfoSec Summit, CodeMash, Security
BSides, DevOpsDays, and Abstractions.

Warner is passionate about culture, innovation, and community. His
commitment to these values is demonstrated through his work leading
organizations such as Ohio LinuxFest, LOPSA, and Toastmasters. The
culmination of this work is the founding of Tech Community Coalition in
2016, a non-profit organization whose mission is to enable the greater
tech community.

After building security and privacy capabilities for numerous
organizations across industries at companies such as CoverMyMeds and
Bold Penguin, Warner founded the cybersecurity strategy firm Gamma
Force. Through Gamma Force, Warner serves as a virtual CISO for clients
that include Deep Lens and Smart Columbus, and advises startups to scale
them through concept and growth phases.

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Epidode 81 – CSS vs. SASS vs. LESS : Kevin Mack shows us how to navigate between these and beyond!

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CSS or LESS or SASS – Which one is the right web styling language for you and why!

Kevin and Arsalan discuss the different options available to software developers to style their web pages. CSS is great for browsers to interpret and machines are great at using it but is there an easier, more intuitive way of describing the look and feel for a user interface? Certainly! There are many preprocessing tools and languages that are available to the modern web developer. But are they all equal? What are some good options and which are better for you if you are a new or aspiring software developer. CSS or SASS or LESS or something else? Watch the show to find out.

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Episode 77 – Covid 19 and life in a startup

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The year 2020 will be known as the year of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. Life in a startup is challenging at the best of times and the post-pandemic world presents its own difficulties and opportunities. Let’s discuss how startups are surviving and thriving in 2020.

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Episode 76 – Noah wears many hats – How does he do it?

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Noah Labhart has a passion for solution architecture. Having worked in many lead roles over the past 13 years, he’s gained vast experience in software implementation – from web applications to mobile apps to platform architecture. His sweet spot is creating solutions that impact peoples lives, and doing so by applying development best practices, methodologies and building world class user experiences. When Noah‘s not being a geek or reading old calculus books, he can be found drinking coffee with his beautiful bride, being chased by his kids, playing his guitar(s) or being outdoors.

How do you become a successful entrepreneur in a few a short years? How do you become the CTO of a startup company? How do you find success against all odds. Let’s talk to Noah Labhart who is showing us the way.

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Noah’s Blog

Code Story Podcast

Very Able Ops

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