JSLovers Meetup Organizer Shares Tips For Aspiring Web Developers
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Neha is a web development manager and a rising female leader in the tech industry. She also grew her JavaScript meetup, JSLovers, to over 4000 members! We started off sharing experiences of growing our Meetups, but really ended up having great conversations around things like what aspiring developers can do to nail the interview, and even dove into overcoming the struggles that sometimes come with being a woman in the tech industry.
Questions/Topics:
0:00 - Intro
3:03 - Experience of growing a developer Meetup with thousands of members
10:40 - First time hosting a Meetup
15:05 - What can developers get out of Meetups?
21:13 - What do most junior developers struggle with?
25:40 - Self-branding and content creation as a developer
29:04 - As a new developer, how do I figure out what kind of project to build?
32:31 - Why should you learn to deploy your website?
35:07 - Advice for the self-taught developer trying to get their first position
42:03 - Why do you feel like a lot of developers arenβt getting jobs?
50:07 - What can aspiring developers still do, right now, during COVID-19?
58:11 - Challenges and motivations of building an online developer community
1:02:37 - Dealing with hate comments as a content creator
1:05:56 - Dealing with sexism as a woman in the tech industry
You can connect with her on Twitter @hellonehha.
Join one of her Meetups: https://www.meetup.com/jslovers.
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