Fewer Applications, More Interviews: How Professional Allies Can Help You Land Your First Jr Dev Role

This is a guest post from Dagny Wise. Enjoy. Dear New Developer, Even when your GitHub is a work of art, your portfolio is up and running, and your resume is looking good, it can be rough to get hired as a career-changer who’s never worked as a dev before. Before you throw your money … Continue reading Fewer Applications, More Interviews: How Professional Allies Can Help You Land Your First Jr Dev Role →

How to get a job faster

This is a guest post from Taylor Desseyn. Enjoy. Dear new developer, Finding a job was hard for a new developer pre-pandemic…now during a pandemic it is just as hard but add in the fact that you can't meet anyone! It can be daunting. Here are my thoughts on how to find a job FASTER … Continue reading How to get a job faster →

Make it open source

This is a guest post from Eddie Jaoude. Enjoy. Dear New Developer, I will be the first one to tell you that it is not essential to have a degree in computer science to become a developer. My own journey started with a degree in engineering and falling into code as a mix of a … Continue reading Make it open source →

Think first about what problem this is solving and for whom

This is a guest post from Kate Catlin. Enjoy. Dear new developer, Welcome to tech! Wow, I remember those days– Confusing, exciting, challenging. Nothing is certain except that you are in for a wild ride. Hold tight! The advice I’m writing to share with you today is this: Before you write any code, think first … Continue reading Think first about what problem this is solving and for whom →

Why and how to improve your writing skills as a software developer

This is a guest post from Allie Cooper. Enjoy. It’s one thing to be able to write good code, but professional written communication is something else entirely. The ability to efficiently and authentically communicate using written language is an often ironically underrated skill in software development.This is something that new developers need to get over … Continue reading Why and how to improve your writing skills as a software developer →

Understand the use case

This is a guest post from Christie Brandao. Enjoy. Dear new developer, It’s easy to get wrapped up in only focusing on the deeply technical aspects of your job, especially if many parts of the stack have technologies you haven’t worked with yet. As your career progresses over time, you will be improving the quality … Continue reading Understand the use case →

Interviewing at a FAANG in the Midst of COVID

This is a guest post from an anonymous FAANG engineer. Enjoy. Dear New Developer, In 2020, one question lurks in all of our minds: What the hell is going on? And yet, for many of us, life not only goes on, it presents exciting new opportunities. Towards the end of 2019, after six years of … Continue reading Interviewing at a FAANG in the Midst of COVID →

Learn in public

This is a guest post from Shawn Wang aka swyx. Enjoy. Dear new developer, If there's a golden rule to learning, it's this one. You already know that you will never be done learning. But most people "learn in private", and lurk. They consume content without creating any themselves. Again, that's fine, but we're here … Continue reading Learn in public →

Create Value for People

This is a guest post from Minh Pham. Enjoy. Dear new developer, I want to start off by saying Congrats and Good job. If you're reading this, it's likely you know how to code - and even if you're still working on getting that first job, that means you have one of the most desirable … Continue reading Create Value for People →

When is it time to quit my 9-5?

This is a guest post from Pariss Athena. Enjoy. Dear new developer, Honestly, I don’t think there’s one absolute answer. I believe the answer depends on you and the risk you’re comfortable taking. However, I do think there are things you should take into account before jumping the gun. This is how I personally knew … Continue reading When is it time to quit my 9-5? →