048: Visualize Your Code (and Practice Anywhere!)
In this episode, Nicole introduces you to an often-overlooked technique for solidifying the programming knowledge you encounter: visualization.
047: What to Do When You Wanna Give Up Coding
In this episode, Nicole helps you work through your feelings and obstacles when you feel like giving up on learning to code.
045: How to Break Down a Problem
In this episode, Nicole walks you through the process of breaking a complex problem down into smaller pieces—making it easier to solve, with less stress!
044: Growing As a Newbie Dev
In this episode, Nicole highlights the different, distinct stages of our growth as web developers, from beginner to expert, so you always know where you are! We all know we can’t go from beginner to expert overnight. Your growth process from “hello world” to building on advanced codebases is going to be a long one. […]
043: How to Love the Experience of Learning to Code
In this episode, Nicole helps you see the advantages of being a new developer, and why you should slow down and enjoy your journey.
042: How to Leverage Twitter as a Developer
In this episode, Nicole explores the multitude of different ways you can leverage Twitter to build your developer network, resulting in connections, jobs, and—best of all—friends!
041: Let’s Talk About Mentorship
In this episode, Nicole discusses the power of mentorship—what it can do for you, what to look for in a good mentor, and more!
040: A Guide to Learning to Code and Getting a Job
In this episode, Nicole walks through your first steps into the developer world, and how you can align your goals with actions to get your first paying work! If you’re learning to code with the hopes of getting a job and launching a developer career, you know that there’s like 500 things going on at […]
039: Learning to Think Like a Programmer
In this episode, Nicole shines a light on what it really means to “think like a programmer”, and highlights some of the traits of individuals who tend to think this way.
038: Note-Taking for Developers
In this episode, Nicole provides valuable advice for taking notes in a technical field—so you can maximize your information retention while learning!
036: Overcoming Blank Screen Paralysis
In this episode, Nicole talks about the experience of blank screen paralysis, and how it can sabotage your education—and career.
033: Dissecting Build Tools in JavaScript
Learn what build tools are, what they do, how they differ—and how they can help speed up your career transition to web development!
032: Dissecting the Web Developer Roadmap—The Back-End
The Web Developer Roadmap by Kamran Ahmed (@kamranahmedse) has become a powerful resource for new self-taught web developers—especially career changers.
031: Dissecting the Web Developer Roadmap—The Front-End
What do you need to know in order to work in the web development industry? Where should you start, in terms of really understanding the concepts now, and down the road? What do all these weird-sounding terms mean?? Over the next 4 episodes, we’ll be pulling apart Kamran Ahmed’s Web Developer Roadmap to help you visualize and contextualize your […]
030: Dissecting the Web Developer Roadmap—”Required For Any Path”
The Web Developer Roadmap by Kamran Ahmed (@kamranahmedse) has become a powerful resource for new self-taught web developers—especially those looking to change careers. But, what do all of these terms even mean? Why are they important? What happens if you don’t know them?
029: 7 Steps to Solving Code Challenges
In this episode, you’ll learn about problem solving, and how you can approach code challenges using a 7-step approach that will give you enough information to confidently solve your problems. Many students overlook these crucial steps, or blow past them to begin coding—which really doesn’t help them once they hit a wall and are unsure how to proceed.
028: Learning to Code With Treehouse
LVEC Podcast host Nicole learned to code in 2015 with Treehouse, one of the most popular video-based web development e-Learning platforms. Hear why she chose Treehouse over other platforms, how she got the most out of their videos, and her personal advice for leveraging Treehouse to get your first web development job.
027: The Power of Projects with Andrew Cook
Got enough projects in your portfolio? Self-taught software developer Andrew Cook shares a wealth of information and advice on how to get started coming up with ideas for—and creating—projects to help you get noticed and hired faster.
025: Celebrating People of Color in Tech with Michael Berhane
Nicole chats with People of Color in Tech co-founder Michael Berhane about his own journey to full-stack JavaScript development, experiences with growing his skill sets, and the support network and celebration surrounding people of color in the tech industry.
022: Choosing Motivation While Learning to Code
What do you do when you just can’t bring yourself to start or finish a course or project? Learning web development is a heavily cognitive endeavor, and motivation issues are largely standard. Learn how Nicole has identified and works to overcome her motivation issues, and pick up some tools of your own in the process. […]