Career Chats with Swyx and Randall
Swyx and Randall
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Short, focused chats about developer careers. 1 topic each, selected from the best of our writing and thinking.
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Jan 14, 2021
Season 0 Retro: Thank You Listeners!
We're taking a short break to focus on solo projects! But first, a big thank you to all the listeners that sent in their feedback!
Jan 6, 2021
Get a Job As a Dev Advocate
Swyx discusses how you can become a dev advocate
Dec 30, 2020
Goals vs Processes: Why Your Goals Are Actually Wishes
Swyx and Randall talk about how you're setting wishes and not goals. Join us for our New Year focused episode!
Dec 23, 2020
When To Quit Your Job
Swyx and Randall discuss when it's time to leave your company and find a new job.
Dec 16, 2020
The ABC's of a CS Degree (ft. Philip Kiely)
Ever feel impostor syndrome because you don't have a CS degree? Philip Kiely joins Swyx and Randall to talk about 3 big misconceptions that people have about CS degrees!
Dec 11, 2020
Getting into Cloud (ft. Forrest Brazeal)
Guest interview with Forrest Brazeal, AWS Serverless Hero and creator of the Cloud Resume Challenge, one of the most passionate cloud advocates in the world.
Dec 2, 2020
Staff Engineering (ft. Will Larson, CTO of Calm)
What happens after you go past Senior? Will Larson, CTO of Calm, has been interviewing Staff-plus engineers across the industry for his new book, Staff Engineering.
Nov 18, 2020
Staying Consistent to Achieve Your Goals
Swyx and Randall talk about a highly requested topic from our listeners, consistency.
Nov 13, 2020
Big L Notation
Personal growth has an algorithm and we can consciously pick better ones. Swyx borrows the idea of Big O notation to discuss how not to let titles or expectations hold you back in your growth.
Nov 4, 2020
Mindset and Grit (ft. Will Johnson)
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Oct 28, 2020
Cold Emailing to Get a New Job
Swyx has a surprise topic asking Randall questions about her side hustle at Gumroad.
Oct 21, 2020
Picking a Coding Bootcamp
Randall discusses how to pick a coding bootcamp and avoid scams!
Oct 16, 2020
Learning Gears
Learn about Learning Gears in the latest podcast from Swyx this week!
Oct 7, 2020
Twitter for Developers
Why Twitter is helpful for Developers, and how you can start.
Sep 30, 2020
Learn in Public
Swyx discusses his Learn in Public concept, how he comes up with blog post ideas, and more
Sep 21, 2020
Breaking Down Problems
When faced with a seemingly insurmountable problem, break it down.
Sep 21, 2020
Create Luck
Being lucky is a skill you can develop. https://www.swyx.io/writing/create_luck/
Sep 21, 2020
Be Uncomfortable
Embrace the uncomfortable, in order to grow. https://sive.rs/uncomf