From zero to thought leader in 6 months
We’re talking with Emma Bostian about going from zero to thought leader in 6 months. We talk about the nuances of UX including the differences between an UX Designer and a UX Engineer, we touch on “the great divide”, and we talk about Coding Coach — the open source project and community that Emma and others are building to connect software developers and mentors all over the world.
We’re talking with Emma Bostian about going from zero to thought leader in 6 months. We talk about the nuances of UX including the differences between an UX Designer and a UX Engineer, we touch on “the great divide”, and we talk about Coding Coach — the open source project and community that Emma and others are building to connect software developers and mentors all over the world.
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Featuring:
- Emma Bostian – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
- Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
- Jerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
Show Notes:
- emmawedekind.com
- Emma Wedekind on dev.to
- How I Gained 27,000 Twitter Followers In 6 Months
- My Journey Into Software Engineering
- 5 Books Which Will Improve Your Career
- Book —The Culture Map
- Coding Coach — a free, open-source platform which aims to connect software developers and mentors all over the world.
- mentors.codingcoach.io
- Coding Coach on Patreon
- Coding-Coach/coding-coach
- Coding-Coach/find-a-mentor
- LogMeIn
- The Changelog #333: Tactical design advice for developers featuring Erik Kennedy
- Lara Hogan on mentorship and sponsorship
- JS Party #61: How great the (front end) divide with Nick, Suz, and KBall
- JS Party #67: The great divide reprise featuring Chris Coyier
Questions from the community and Twitter
- @UKGeekgirlBCS — twitter.com/UKGeekgirlBCS/status/1115970699229843456
- @shreeshbhat — twitter.com/shreeshbhat/status/1115973319352827906
- @donnacamos88 —twitter.com/donnacamos88/status/1116061580851056640
- @LashaKrikheli — twitter.com/LashaKrikheli/status/1116051141492654081
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