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67 | Learning How to Code and Transition Your Career into Tech with Allan Vila
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47 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2022
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Podcast episode
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This episode features Allan Villa. He transitioned into tech by teaching himself how to code in seven months and then landed his first job in tech.SponsorsVercelVercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.For more information, visit Vercel.comZEAL is hiring!ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careersDatoCMSDatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."For more information, visit datocms.comShow Notes0:00 Introduction1:05 Introducing Allan Vila6:20 What curriculum did you use to learn?8:06 100 Devs#100DevsShow Your Work13:10 Sponsor: Vercel14:18 Where did you get started when you were trying to learn?18:23 Preferred Method of StylingCSS Tricks - Specifics on Specificity24:53 Sponsor: ZEAL25:38 Working on Personal Projects30:37 Leveraging Code34:59 Sponsor: DatoCMS35:52 BloggingA Hired Imposter's Secrets42:11 Dropping Bars45:17 Pineapple Pizza
Released:
Apr 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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