Breaking into Tech | @AllThingsNerdyPodcast / John Vandivier Highlights
4John shares tips on how to learn to code, break into tech, find a community, find a learning provider, and why starting with software engineering is the best choice for most people.
These highlights were taken from Episode 35 of the All Things Nerdy podcast. View the full 36+ minute original stream on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/events/atn-ep35-breakingintotech7124784856009490432/comments/
The prestige rule for bootcamps is in the paper linked below, but for quick reference here it is: Find a bootcamp with a rating of 4.25 or higher and more than 400 reviews using Course Report (https://coursereport.com).
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Ladderly Website:
https://ladderly.io
John's Socials:
https://vandivier.github.io/not-johns-linktree/
Hirability and Educational Prestige Working Paper:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3835966
My Response to Aline Lerner:
https://optimality.substack.com/p/fix-7-concerns-w-lerners-analysis
Ladderly Endorsed Community Guide:
https://github.com/Vandivier/ladderly-slides/blob/main/docs/ENDORSED-COMMUNITIES.md
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00:00 - intro
00:37 - why make yet another course and community for breaking into tech?
02:01 - unpacking "Learn React not Python"
04:05 - how Ladderly helps you land a job
06:34 - motivation and coding bootcamp cost
08:18 - finding a prestigious certification
10:38 - time commitments for coding bootcamps
11:27 - why break in with software engineering and not another role?
13:48 - the most important parts of day-to-day software engineering
14:45 - personality diversity and software engineering
16:00 - how AI fits into software engineering going forward
17:38 - how Ladderly creates community and builds your network