Yeah, you read it right on the thumbnail. A freakin' PhD! I was fortunate to sit down with John Vandivier of Ladderly.io to talk about his approach to helping guide software engineers to employment. This conversation was awesome because you're going to hear some cool perspectives from John (many of which I strongly align with) but... He can back them up with data. That's what makes this so awesome -- it's not just a "Source - Trust me, bro". Thanks for the awesome chat,...

I bet you never thought as a software engineer you were going to hear that branding was important, right?! After all, isn't that what the marketing team is for? Isn't that kind of a "salesy" thing? And you're exactly right -- as a software engineer, your brand and the branding that you create can be immensely valuable for the relationships you form inside AND outside of work. In this video, I speak with Anna Miller and we get to hear all of her awesome perspectives on branding for software...

In this video, I got to sit down with Alex Lau to discuss his book, his almost-accidental success in public speaking, and how he continues to grow from his failures in software engineering. On failures, most people shy away from them. We keep them secret. Failing is bad. Except... failing is one of the very best ways that we can learn and improve -- and Alex has set out to help others know that they can learn from failures. And on public speaking -- you know I always say how important...

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Bhupinder Singh, popularly known as Dynamic Singh, to discuss his journey in turning his interview problems... into one of his greatest strengths! In our conversation, we discussed that it's not just about copying some steps and hoping you land the job -- truly, you need to become the person that you're aspiring to be. And guess what that means? You have to put in the time, and the effort, and the practice to become someone who is great at...

This is the first EVER software engineering interview done on Dev Leader, and I was excited to be able to have my first awesome guest: Callie Buruchara! Callie knows that communication is a critical skill to have in software engineering, and she's experienced first-hand how big of a difference it can have even in a highly technical field. In fact, most people greatly over-prioritize their technical skills instead of communication! ---- You can get in touch with Callie: -...

In this video, I was joined by Richard Donovan who shared his interesting career journey and transition to focusing on mindset! One of the key takeaways that I had from this discussion was that it takes a level of self-awareness and reflection to realize that shifting your mindset can drive positive change. Rich shares some of his ups and downs in his career, the different changes he pursued, and the realization that he had to change things about himself in order to grow. Turns out, having...

I had the pleasure to sit down with William Ray and hear about his career journey so far. It's not what you'd expect. And that's what makes it so great to hear about -- because there are so many different avenues to getting into software engineering. Will shares with us his struggles before finding success in healthcare and how that was something that eventually wasn't aligned with his passion. The result is that he needed to pivot and stumbling upon coding is what changed his life...

You need to code to get better at coding -- That's something you'll hear me say all of the time. But my guest today, John Crickett, has taken this to a WHOLE new level! John is the author of the extremely popular newsletter called Coding Challenges. He's created this to give software developers the focus that many of them need to go practice building things. This was an AWESOME interview and I was excited to hear all about John's career. He shares information about jumping between...