Robert A. Heinlein put it best in his novel “Time Enough for Love” when he said “Specialization is for Insects”. Developers these days need a wide variety of skills and can’t rely on just one or two to pay the bills. Join us as we talk about the breadth of skills a web developer needs to succeed these days.
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Networking is not just for sales people, it’s for everyone. If you are ever going to need another job, another client, another community member, you are going to have to learn how to network. The problem for developers is that a lot of us are uncomfortable walking up to strangers and just talking. Networking expert Dave Delaney shares invaluable tips for developers who want to master this important skill.
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Burnout happens in every profession but it seems like it hits developers harder than most. Tight deadlines and a fast-moving landscape of technologies makes it easy for developers to lose track of how long or hard they are working until it’s too late. Listen as Mario Peshev and Cal Evans are joined by special guests Joe Ferguson and Adam Culp to discuss burnout and how developers can recognize and avoid it.
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Burnout happens in every profession but it seems like it hits developers harder than most. Tight deadlines and a fast-moving landscape of technologies makes it easy for developers to lose track of how long or hard they are working until it’s too late. Listen as Mario Peshev and Cal Evans are joined by special guests Adam Culp and Joe Ferguson to discuss burnout and how developers can recognize and avoid it.
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We all know that developers need to know how to code. Developers also need other skills though to be successful. In this episode of No BS Engineering, Mario Peshev and Cal Evans talk about the secondary skills developers need to master to be successful in their career.
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Mario and Cal tackle a grab bag of questions around getting a job as a software developer.
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Yes, everybody has to pay their dues, but there is a difference in working a job to pay your dues in an industry and working in a bad job. Join Cal Evans and Mario Peshev as they talk about the difference between paying your dues and having an abusive boss.
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Anyone can learn the basics of writing code, it really isn't that difficult. However, knowing and understanding the basic rules of programming is not hte same as thinking like a programmer. I can buy a big bucket of Lego bricks and build a house, that doesn't make me an architect. Join Mario Peshv and Cal Evans as they discuss thinking like a programmer.
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Whether you are getting ready for your first job interview or your tenth, there are some basic do's and dont's that everybody needs to know and understand. Listen as Mario Peshev and Cal Evans go through their list in hopes that it will help you on your next job interview.
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Tech changes daily. You will either master the skill of learning new things fast, or you quickly become a paper weight. Listen and Olivia Liddell – a professional trainer – talks with Mario and Cal about what it takes to learn how to learn.
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