Stories and interviews from people on their coding journey.
S11:E8 - How to not let imposter syndrome hold you back (Allen Whearry)
March 16, 2020
00:42:12
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In this episode, we’re talking about tackling imposter syndrome and succeeding, with Allen Whearry, software engineer at Yelp. Allen talks about his strategy for teaching himself to code, conquering his self-doubt, and how after applying for job after job, he finally landed a position at Yelp.
Show Links
- DevDiscuss (sponsor)
- DevNews (sponsor)
- New Relic (sponsor)
- Retool (sponsor)
- Microsoft 30 Days to Learn It (sponsor)
- Impostor syndrome
- Object-oriented programming
- Ruby
- Python (programming language)
- Full Stack
- React
- Angular
- JavaScript
- Pyramid
- Django (web framework)
- Front and back ends
- Objective-C
- Swift
- Big Nerd Ranch
- TestFlight
- Stanford CS193P iOS 11 Swift 4
- Sean Allen
- Paul Hudson
- Ray Wenderlich
Allen Whearry
Allen is a self-taught iOS Developer who made the switch from a professional sales career and now sits as a software engineer at Yelp. He believes anyone can learn to program, they just have to put in the time and effort.