153 JSJ Careers for Junior Developers with Aimee Knight
Published: April 01, 2015
153 JSJ Careers for Junior Developers with Aimee Knight
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Show Notes
02:26 - Aimee Knight Introduction
02:48 - Figure Skating => Programming
- Persistence
- Balance Between Mind and Body
05:03 - Blogging (Aimee’s Blog)
06:02 - Becoming Interested in Programming
08:43 - Why Boot Camps?
10:04 - Mentors
- Identifying a Mentor
- Continuing a Mentorship
13:33 - Picking a Boot Camp
16:23 - Self-Teaching Prior to Attending Boot Camps
20:33 - Finding Employment After the Boot Camp
- Baltimore NodeSchool
- Passion
- Interview Prep
26:27 - Being a “Woman in Tech”
30:57 - Better Preparing for Getting Started in Programming
- Be Patient with Yourself
32:07 - Interviews
- Getting to Know Candidates
- Coding Projects and Tests
41:05 - Should you get a four-year degree to be a programmer?
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Special Guest: Aimee Knight.