Episode 19
Standing Out in a Sea of Junior Developers & Finding your Learning Style – She’s in Tech 010
May 25th, 2021
47 mins 36 secs
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About this Episode
For this episode, Dacey, Susan, and Maria are joined by guest Star Richardson. Here are the questions they discussed:
- Talk about your background prior to coding - Are there skills in your previous field that helped you in your new career in coding?
- How do you recommend others to stand out amongst other junior devs?
- Do you think becoming a new dev during the Covid pandemic has brought unique obstacles during your coding journey?
- How did you go about finding a mentor?
- Do you have any tips for other women in tech who are switching careers and/or just starting out in dev?
Panel
- Dacey Nolan
- Maria Loza
- Susan Ma
Guest
- Star Richardson
Sponsors
Links
- Learning How to Learn course
- swyx's site
- Twitter: swyx ( @swyx )
- Harvard CS50 course
- Twitter: Star Richardson ( @alicenstar )
Picks
- Dacey- Bones Coffee Company
- Maria- Rooster Teeth Water Tumbler
- Star- Machete
- Susan- Label Maker
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