Getting Apps Done

Joshua and Kel talk about your first day as a developer in this podcast episode. What to expect, what not to expect, plus tips for making your first days a bit smoother!

NO! Joshua and Kel talk about life as developers without degrees, suggestions for improving your path of learning, ways to get past gatekeepers and a bunch more. Note: Not all these tips are just for self-learners! A lot of them are great for folks in bootcamps or university as well! Be sure to check out our new Slack community (https://gettingappsdone.com/slack) to meet others who are facing the same things you are and share your journeys!

Joshua and Kel talk about communicating better. Spoiler: One of the best ways to better communicate is to simply use more words! Plus a bunch of other practical information, tips and suggestions. Be sure to check out our new Slack community (https://gettingappsdone.com/slack) to meet others who are facing the same things you are and share your journeys!

Joshua gives his first ever public talk at LeicesterJS and being an audio nerd, wears a wire! In this special episode of Getting Apps Done, Joshua shares the recording of his talk at LeicesterJS which happens to be a slightly different take on some of our recent episodes about failure and safety. A special thanks to LeicesterJS for having me and to the audience for being awesome! Be sure to check out our new Slack community (https://gettingappsdone.com/slack) to meet others who are facing the same things you are and share your journeys!

Joshua and Kel talk about keeping it simple and the balance of functionality, intuitiveness, maintainability and simplicity. 

Joshua and Kel chat about feedback: what it is, what it's good for, how critical it is to growth and how it ties to safety and failure.

Kel and Joshua talk about why we should be seeking failure, not seeing it as something to avoid at all costs. They reflect on how failure helps us grow as developers. They also touch on last week's subject of safety and how closely tied the two are.

Joshua and Kel talk about how safety plays into building rockstar developers and some practical ways you can increase your safety net to let you push the boundaries. Be sure to check out our new Slack community (https://gettingappsdone.com/slack) to meet others who are facing the same things you are and share your journeys!

Kel and I talk about breaking the rules in CV (aka resume) building! How to stand out, how to be yourself and how doing so helps you find jobs that are a better match for you. Be sure to check out our new Slack community to meet others who are facing the same things you are and share your journeys!

I'm joined by community member, Tiffany Peña as my guest co-host and we talk to Mansour Sharha from Capella University about online learning, bootcamps vs universities and what the distinction is between students and learners! Be sure to check out our new Slack community (https://gettingappsdone.com/slack) to meet others who are facing the same things you are and share your journeys!

Happy 4th of July to all the Americans in our audience! Kel is back from teaching at Code Fellows bootcamp. We discuss his experiences while teaching new developers, share thoughts about the process, who bootcamps are great for, how they compare to universities and find out if he's thinking about doing it again. Heads up! There is one swear word in this episode, so it's probably not 100% safe for kiddos! Kel has some strong opinions about gatekeepers! Be sure to check out our new Slack community (https://gettingappsdone.com/slack) to meet others who are facing the same things you are and share your journeys!

A lot of companies are trying to change things up, mostly for the better, but sometimes the changes don't work out as planned. Joshua and Kel discuss some of the issues they've seen with some of these changes. Be sure to check out our new Slack community (https://gettingappsdone.com/slack) to meet others who are facing the same things you are and share your journeys!

Joshua is joined by Bekah Hawrot Weigel as guest co-host! Both are joined by Avi Flombaum, founder and Dean of Flatiron School (https://www.flatironschool.com/) to talk about the power of community in education and how NOT to pronounce NGINX! Be sure to check out our new Slack community (https://gettingappsdone.com/slack) to meet others who are facing the same things you are and share your journeys!

Joshua talks about accessibility and the misadventures of attempting to test the gettingappsdone.com website for accessibility. Be sure to check out our new Slack community (https://gettingappsdone.com/slack) to meet others who are facing the same things you are and have a chat about accessibility! Also, be sure to check out The A11y Project (https://a11yproject.com/) as a starting point to learning more about accessibility!

Joshua and Kel take on the question "Am I Smart Enough?" Software developers, particularly new ones, are flooded with expectations, requirements, misconceptions and self doubt. In such a wide reaching and oft changing profession, it's easy to be overwhelmed and question whether or not you've got what it takes to become a software developer. Spoiler alert: You do! Be sure to check out our new Slack community to meet others who are facing the same things you are and understand the fears and frustrations you're facing. https://gettingappsdone.com/slack

Joshua and Kel introduce their new Slack channel and share a question from it: What is a typical day in the life of a remote dev? What are some of the pros, cons and things to consider when considering a fully remote role? Plus tips/tricks and general advice for staying motivated, healthy and getting apps done remotely! If you're looking for a great community to help you boost your dev career, join us at: https://gettingappsdone.com/slack

Kel is back to discuss interviews and CVs (resumes!) with Joshua. Lots of tips, tricks, things to consider and some things not to consider too! Plus a few chainsaw wielding teens... (By the way, there are a couple expletives in this episode, so it's probably not entirely safe for children or those offended by this!)

One more episode of Joshua solo before we have a number of guest hosts and the return of Kel as a regular co-host! Today Joshua rants a bit about the expectations of the industry and how it affects newer developers.

Edaqa Mortoray, author of "What is Programming", joins us to discuss programming, UX, security... and even a bit of politics!

Everyone is talking about design thinking. Books are being written, job descriptions are requiring it. But what is it and why is it important to software developers? Joshua discusses the first step in design thinking: Empathy.