Episode 108: Helping Developers Learn to Code
Madison Kanna talks with John and Dan about her journey to becoming a coder, and the ways she tries to help others learn to code through Code Book Club and other resources like FreeCodeCamp.
John Papa @John_Papa
Ward Bell @WardBell
Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin
Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker
Madison Kanna @MadisonKanna
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Resources:
- MadisonKanna.com
- Code Book Club
- FreeCodeCamp
- Front End Masters
- Egghead
- Brian Holt
- Jem Young
- Become a CodeBookClub host
- Here's the form to fill out if you'd like to become a host!
- You Don’t Know JS series
- Madison Kanna on FreeCodeCamp
Timejumps
- 01:45 Guest introduction
- 03:49 Is college important?
- 06:52 Resources to get started
- 10:09 Sponsor: Raygun
- 10:46 What does Freecodecamp offer?
- 11:37 What is Code Book Club?
- 15:57 You Don't Know JS series
- 19:43 Working in cyber security
- 22:10 Work and passion time management
- 23:26 Sponsor: Ag Grid
- 24:29 Any tips for learning coding?
- 29:41 Final thoughts
Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.