Learning to Code from Scratch on the Modern Web with Tae'lur Alexis
Tae'lur Alexis joins us today to talk about her experience with learning to code from scratch and becoming a professional software developer in 2018.
<p>Tae'lur Alexis, self taught programmer and founder of CodeEveryday, talks to us about:</p><ul><li>Figuring out that software was what she wanted to do</li><li>Learning to code from scratch on the modern web.</li><li>How front-end development was appealing as a beginner due to visual feedback and opportunity to be creative</li><li>How social media was key to her success in landing a job as a self-taught developer</li><li>The CodeNewbie and 100DaysOfCode communities on twitter and the roles they play in supporting developers</li><li>Setting up realistic habits and goals to prevent burnout</li><li>What the interview process was like for a new-commer to the industry</li></ul><hr /><h3>Transcript</h3><p><a href="https://egghead.simplecast.com/episodes/4ece8b44/transcript">"Learning to Code from Scratch on the Modern Web with Tae'lur Alexis" Transcript</a></p><h3>Resources:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/">freeCodeCamp</a></li><li><a href="https://www.udemy.com/user/coltsteele/">Colt Steele on Udemy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.codenewbie.org/">CodeNewbie</a></li><li><a href="https://www.100daysofcode.com/">100DaysOfCode Challenge</a></li></ul><h3>Tae'lur Alexis:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/TaelurAlexis">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/CodeEverydayio">CodeEveryday Twitter</a></li></ul><h3>Joel Hooks</h3><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jhooks">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://joelhooks.com/">Website</a></li></ul>
Tae'lur Alexis joins us today to talk about her experience with learning to code from scratch and becoming a professional software developer in 2018.