freeCodeCamp Podcast

Ep. 65: CodeNewbie founder talks about her immigrant story and her journey into tech

May 27, 2019

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Get tickets to Codeland in NYC on July 22, 2019: http://codelandconf.com

Quincy's review of his Codeland experience: https://medium.freecodecamp.org/5f01cadf0a42

In this week's podcast, Quincy interviews Saron about...

Ep. 64: How Colleen Shnettler runs her business while raising her kids and contributing to open source

May 20, 2019

In this episode of the freeCodeCamp podcast, Abbey chats with freelance Ruby on Rails developer Colleen Shnettler about how she switched from electrical engineering to development, how she founded her business, and how she makes time for kids and family - among many other things.

Colleen studied electrical...

Ep. 63: Building community and career through live streaming - an interview with Jesse Weigel

May 13, 2019

In this episode, Beau chats with Jesse Weigel, who live streams on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel and is a Senior Software Engineer at DICK'S Sporting Goods. He talks about his career path, live streaming, getting a developer job, speaking at conferences, React Native, dealing with mental health issues, and...

Ep. 62: How Kate Illsley learned to code and got involved in her local tech community

May 6, 2019

In this episode, Abbey chats with Kate Illsley, a tech recruiter and budding developer in Melbourne, Australia. Kate talks about how learning to code helps her be better at her job, and they also discuss Kate's journey into tech, how she got so involved in volunteering for various organizations in Melbourne, and what...