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I invited a fellow software engineer and Fullstack Academy instructor on to help me answer dozens of questions in a live Q&A session for aspiring web developers.
Questions:
0:00 - Intro
5:01 - Would you recommend college or a coding bootcamp after graduating high school
10:56 - How are Fullstack Academy's ratings right now. Is it still high?
13:35 - Did you have imposter syndrome after graduating from the coding bootcamp?
18:25 - My take on Chris Sean's 3 month journey to becoming a developer
22:31 - Would learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript, NodeJS, ReactJS, and APIs be enough o land a front end developer job?
25:23 - Lambda School is offering an internship after you graduate the program. What are your thoughts on this?
26:50 - Do any of you have a Computer Science degree?
29:45 - Codesmith claims you'll graduate as a midlevel or senior level developer
30:55 - There's so much to learn when trying to become a full-stack developer
32:20 - I'm trying to land an internship first before a full-time developer position
33:26 - Do you know that every junior job has more than 100 applications for a single platform? What do you think will make you stand out over 100 other applicants?
38:59 - Do you have to code out your own portfolio or can you just create one on something like Wix?
44:28 - What do you guys think about Nucamp?
46:56 - Do you recommend any coding bootcamps in New York City?
48:15 - Most junior developers don't have a Github
50:05 - In regards to Fullstack Academy, for a beginner, how many hours a week do you still need outside of the class for part time? Full time?
52:57 - What are your opinions on considering your long term trajectory (either at the company or for future opportunities) when considering your first job?
58:39 - What are your thoughts on the job market in 2021?
1:00:45 - What other applications should I build as a front end developer to land employers' attention besides websites?
1:01:30 - How long do you think you need to switch companies after your low-paying first job as a developer?
1:02:25 - What are some impressive capstone projects?
1:03:56 - Are popular website clones such as Instagram and Spotify great to land attention from employers?
1:09:36 - Are coding bootcamp graduates restricted to frontend as the first job? Is it possible to get into a backend role?
1:12:00 - Would you ever suggest that junior developers pursue freelancing over landing a first job at a tech company? Is there more to be gained in one path over the other?
1:19:00 - Be careful with income shared agreements (ISA)
1:21:00 - How did you and Ben find your first positions/break into the industry?
1:29:30 - Outro
Host/Guest:
Don Hansen - https://www.linkedin.com/in/donthedeveloper
Benjamin Odisho - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-odisho
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