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From zero to thought leader in 6 months (The Changelog #342)
We’re talking with Emma Bostian about going from zero to thought leader in 6 months. We talk about the nuances of UX including the differences between an UX Designer and a UX Engineer, we touch on “the great divide”, and we talk about Coding Coach — the open source project and community that Emma and others are building to connect software developers and mentors all over the world.
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Featuring
- Emma Bostian – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
- Adam Stacoviak – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
- Jerod Santo – Twitter, GitHub
Notes and Links
- emmawedekind.com
- Emma Wedekind on dev.to
- How I Gained 27,000 Twitter Followers In 6 Months
- My Journey Into Software Engineering
- 5 Books Which Will Improve Your Career
- Book —The Culture Map
- Coding Coach — a free, open-source platform which aims to connect software developers and mentors all over the world.
- mentors.codingcoach.io
- Coding Coach on Patreon
- Coding-Coach/coding-coach
- Coding-Coach/find-a-mentor
- LogMeIn
- The Changelog #333: Tactical design advice for developers featuring Erik Kennedy
- Lara Hogan on mentorship and sponsorship
- JS Party #61: How great the (front end) divide with Nick, Suz, and KBall
- JS Party #67: The great divide reprise featuring Chris Coyier
Questions from the community and Twitter
- @UKGeekgirlBCS — twitter.com/UKGeekgirlBCS/status/1115970699229843456
- @shreeshbhat — twitter.com/shreeshbhat/status/1115973319352827906
- @donnacamos88 —twitter.com/donnacamos88/status/1116061580851056640
- @LashaKrikheli — twitter.com/LashaKrikheli/status/1116051141492654081
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