Anybodycancode Amalia Cardenas

My guest today is Beth Collins. Beth is a former dentist-turned-developer. Beth decided to become a dentist around the age of 15 after taking a career assessment test.  She had a love of math, and science and thought that the healthcare field would be a good fit.  Once she made the decision, Beth pursued the path of becoming a dentist with absolute determination.

At the age of 23, she became a dentist but soon realized that it was not a good fit. Join us as Beth recounts her career transition, and the many jobs she tried until she found development. Her journey shows us that where there is a will, there is a way.

Find more about Beth at:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethcollins92/
Github: https://github.com/bethcollins92

Links mentioned in the episode:

https://scrimba.com/learn/responsive

You are listening to the Anybodycancode podcast. I am  your host Amalia Cardenas. My guest today is Aaron Linton Chambers. Aaron is currently finishing up an 8-month Bootcamp. He is a trained visual artist and has a master's degree in visual communications. Aaron has always had a  passion for education, studying, and research. Before deciding to make the career transition into software development he worked as a primary and secondary school teacher and had the opportunity to live in Spain for six years where he further sharpened his teaching abilities.

In this episode, We discuss what it's like to be in the middle of a Bootcamp. If you are thinking about enrolling in a Bootcamp and have questions about which one to pick, Aaron discusses the main reasons why he decided to enroll in the Bootcamp he is currently in.



Find more about Aaron at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-linton-chambers/

Links mentioned in the episode:

SightSeers By Ben Wheatley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA2tM_VzDSI

Hobson's Choice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson's_Choice_(1954_film)

Stefi always had an interest in programming and in this episode, she talks about how she made the career transition from digital marketing to programming. We get into the fears of making a career transition and the pressure of making a career transition in front of an audience.

Stefi shares how being part of a community made all of the difference in helping her not only get better at programming, but it was the key to making the career transition.

Stay tuned to the very end where Stefi shares the personal habits and routines that contribute to her success.



Learn more about Stefi   
Twitter: @stefania_rosca
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/StefiRosca
Blog: https://stefi.codes/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefaniarosca/?originalSubdomain=es
A course that helped Stefi make a jump in her programming skills: CS150 by Havard https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/cs50-introduction-computer-science?delta=0.  
Find a mentor https://codingcoach.io/

My guest today is Christian Vielma. Christian is a Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience. He is originally from Venezuela, but he moved to Miami, then California, and he now lives in Spain.  Christian specializes mostly on the back-end and has worked in different companies including Amazon and he is now at King. In his free time, he practices martial arts, plays volleyball, loves to travel play guitar, and volunteer. He is also running a fantastic Youtube channel that you have to check out called a Dev's Story. In his channel, he covers tech, career transitions into development, and computer science topics in a fun and engaging way. Christian has a fantastic interview series on his channel which I highly recommend for anybody looking to get better at technical interviews.

Find out more about Christian at:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cvielma/?originalSubdomain=es
Twitter: cv13lm4
Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCGjZSsyZY1hce8SsGV1_IHg/videos 
Blog: librethinking.com 

My guest today is Irina Iskrenova. Irina is a former psychologist turned front-end engineer. In this episode, Irina unpacks how she switched careers from psychology to development. The career transition was not a trivial decision for her, Irina didn't want to leave her career in psychology, she loved the field and still does. After taking some time off after her master's degree to give herself some time to think about what she wanted, she decided to give programming a try. For Irina, the process of learning to code was not only about gaining technical skills, but it was also a period of deep introspection and reflection. A period when she had to make peace with the fact that she was going to become a psychologist and reconcile not seeing the career change as a failure but instead as a positive direction that her life had taken.



Links mentioned in the episode:

https://es.linkedin.com/in/irina-iskrenova-a9b3ab1b3
Twitter: @irin_ska

Irina's learning radar:
http://bit.ly/3vNcfnS

This week we have a short episode. I want to share a story with you about how and why I became a codebar organizer.

In this podcast, I want to invite you to think about how you can start creating your own networks, no matter where you are living. I want you to think about how you can surround yourself with like-minded people that are also interested in programming. What are some things that you can do to start creating your own learning resources? How can you form a peer group that can sustain and help motivate you through the difficult process of becoming a programmer?

To find out more about codebar visit https://codebar.io/