Episodes
Gabriella's computer science studies began at a community college. Eventually, she transferred to a 4-year university, yet found course work intensity to be similar. The challenge had served her beneficially, which allowed her to secure employment upon graduation. In this interview, she advises listeners to view collegiate knowledge as a necessary foundation for life-long learning as a professional developer. Please take a look at her DevCon Replay HERE. In April of 2020, The Next Steps team...
Published 05/11/20
Published 05/11/20
Ben Potter began coding at the age of 10 years old. Now he's a freshman in college and has acquired nine years of experience before the first job offer. As a self-taught developer, Ben shares that learning languages are effectively attained when building projects and supportive communities concurrently. He drops a plethora of sources, tools, tips on how to start and seek continued growth as a freelance developer. Please take a look at his DevCon Replay HERE. In April of 2020, The Next Steps...
Published 05/08/20
Tom Rasmussen, a Software Engineer (SWE) at Red Ventures, continued our Day 1 of DevCon. During this session, Tom talks about his unconventional journey, for example - the first programming job he was getting paid only $.25 more than his last employer, Target. Take a listen on what steps Tom took to become an SWE and how his definition of what Web programming is. In April of 2020, The Next Steps team was motivated to help individuals who are pursuing careers in engineering, technology, and...
Published 05/01/20
Ryan Barner, a Software Engineer (SWE) at Lyft, kicked off Day 1 of DevCon. Ryan's professional journey encountered unique inflection points- from being hired as an Analyst for Lyft to departing a cushy career plan for new opportunities at a coding Bootcamp. Amazingly these detours allowed her to get back to where she started; Ryan found her way back to Lyft and was hired as an SWE. In April of 2020, The Next Steps team was motivated to help individuals who are pursuing careers in...
Published 04/25/20
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 4.  Music: Secret Sauce Musician: Jef Follow us: Instagram: instagram.com/marlon.avery Twitter: twitter.com/code_podcast Instagram: instagram.com/codepodcast Become a supporter: anchor.fm/codinglife
Published 04/25/20
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 3. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may ask why Coding Life? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through their coding life journey. We couldn't be more excited. Music:...
Published 01/20/20
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 3. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may ask why Coding Life? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through their coding life journey. We couldn't be more excited. Music:...
Published 01/13/20
Sean Allen: Self-taught iOS Engineer with 3+ years of experience. I've spent half my career leading client-side iOS development for small startups in Silicon Valley, and the other half independent contracting. I’ve contracted on multiple iOS applications ranging from payment tracking, real-time voice communication, food tracking to elementary education. I also run a YouTube channel teaching iOS development and Swift to tens of thousands of aspiring developers. Tips from Sean: Cracking the...
Published 12/04/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 3. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may ask why Coding Life? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through their coding life journey. We couldn't be more excited. Ryan...
Published 11/26/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 3. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may ask why Coding Life? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through their coding life journey. We couldn't be more excited. Music:...
Published 11/19/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 3. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may ask why Coding Life? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through their own coding life journey. We couldn't be more excited....
Published 11/12/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 3. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may ask why Coding Life? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through their coding life journey. We couldn't be more excited. Music:...
Published 11/05/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 3. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may ask why Coding Life? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through their own coding life journey. We couldn't be more...
Published 10/29/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 3. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may ask why Coding Life? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through their own coding life journey. We couldn't be more...
Published 10/22/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 3. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may ask why Coding Life? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through their own coding life journey. We couldn't be more...
Published 05/28/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 3. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may ask why Coding Life? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through their own coding life journey. We couldn't be more...
Published 05/20/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of the 100 Days of Code podcast, welcome to season 2. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may have noticed the 100 Days of code podcast name changed to Coding Life. Why? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through...
Published 05/13/19
Vaughn Dabney is a best-selling author of "Finding One", an app developer and new nomadic minimalist building a tiny home truck and traveling the country in a 2009 Workhorse W42 Step Van. On this episode we talk about Vaughn's journey from MySpace to owning his own app development company.  Music: Secret Sauce Musician: Jef Follow us: Youtube: Tiny Home Truck https://bit.ly/2J5ae19 Instagram: instagram.com/mrdabney Twitter: twitter.com/vaughndabney Instagram: instagram.com/marlon.avery...
Published 05/06/19
Kyle Woumn is an Atlanta native, currently based in the Bay Area, that creates “Dope Technology for the Culture.” Along with writing code and building my own apps like Drakestagram, I teach people how to build mobile apps through my Idea 2 App Store Mobile Accelerator Program. I absolutely love bringing the community together and creating over the top experiences in the Bay with my event group OTT. Music: Secret Sauce Musician: Jef Follow us: Instagram: instagram.com/kyleculus Twitter:...
Published 04/03/19
Bria Sullivan is a Software Engineer at Google working on Google Docs. Outside of her core role at Google, she voluntarily developed a permanent 3D interactive installation for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African-American History and Culture, to help change the way we learn about our nation's true history. She has also independently developed several successful Android and iOS apps covering topics ranging from zodiac sign based sexual compatibility to wine tasting. She serves as a...
Published 03/25/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of Coding Life podcast, welcome to season 3. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may ask why Coding Life? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through their own coding life journey. We couldn't be more excited. Stay...
Published 03/25/19
his is Marlon Avery the host of the 100 Days of Code podcast, welcome to season 2. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may have noticed the 100 Days of code podcast name changed to Coding Life. Why? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through...
Published 02/25/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of the 100 Days of Code podcast, welcome to season 2. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may have noticed the 100 Days of code podcast name changed to Coding Life. Why? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through...
Published 02/19/19
This is Marlon Avery the host of the 100 Days of Code podcast, welcome to season 2. You have joined me along this journey with stories and life experiences from guest developers and myself. You may have noticed the 100 Days of code podcast name changed to Coding Life. Why? I notice each story was consistently producing a value that could be applied to coding and life. We couldn't be more excited to have you listening. On Coding Life you will get a unique view on how developers manage through...
Published 02/11/19