![Alex Booker](https://img.transistor.fm/e7XfvdZNjZbiLYc0OnKzh6_418UPTFgXn2kMwM8peV8/rs:fill:400:400:1/q:60/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNzEz/ZDc0ZGQzYmQzYzZl/M2FkY2UxMzgwM2Ey/MTEyOS5wbmc.webp)
Alex Booker
Host of The Scrimba Podcast
Appears in 169 Episodes
How to Find Your People and the Work You Find Exciting, with Scrimba Student Anna
π About the episodeMeet Anna Ha π΅π± π°π·! Anna was born in Poland, where she majored in English and minored in Chinese. She then moved to South Korea and set off to learn...
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Mastering Corporate Culture for New Developers
π About the episodeReady for your first dev job? Today on the podcast, you'll learn how companies work and how teams stay efficient. How does a typical team operate? W...
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Nadia Zhuk: Anybody Can Code, and Your Background Doesn't Define You
π About the episodeThis is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular interviews. Meet Nadia Zhuk π§πΎ! Nadia made a switch to coding from journalism at the age of 25. Tha...
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How Johnny Learned Angular and Typescript in Three Days
π About the episodeMeet Johnny Proano πΊπΈ! Johnny had a long and happy career in sales, spanning almost two decades. But, something was missing, so he decided to explor...
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Changing Careers? This Is How to Defeat the Sunk Cost Fallacy, with Doctor-turned-developer Shona
π About the episodeMeet Shona Chan πΈπ¬π¬π§! Shona was an anesthesiologist. Now, she's a developer. It all started when she wanted to write an app to solve a problem she h...
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Learning to Code with ADHD: How Zuza Landed Her First Tech Job after Only Four Months
π About the episodeMeet Zuza GroΕska π΅π±π³π±! Zuza is a recently hired new developer with a previous career in social media marketing in the music industry. She's also a ...
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It's All about Your Additude: Building a Software Apprenticeship Program with Luke Hovee
π About the episodeMeet Luke Hovee πΊπΈ! After a career in the US Army, Luke didn't know what to do next. He was considering a career in construction, until he stumbled ...
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Ultimate LinkedIn Guide: Listen to This If Youβre Working on Your LinkedIn Profile
π About the episodeNo matter where you are in your career journey - whether you're a new developer just looking to break into the industry or an industry veteran - hav...
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Treat Learning to Code Like an RPG (and You Might Get a Job in Three Business Days), with Scrimba student TomΓ‘Ε‘
π About the episodeMeet TomΓ‘Ε‘ LukeΕ‘ π¨πΏ! TomΓ‘Ε‘ is an audio engineer turned primary school teacher turned developer! In only nine months, he learned to code alongside a ...
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What Are the Most Common React Mistakes? Inside a React Job Simulator with Johannes Kettmann
π About the episodeMeet Johannes Kettmann π©πͺ! Johannes is a Fullstack JavaScript Developer from Germany who's also the mastermind behind profy.dev - itβs a React Job S...
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How Mohamed Landed a Dev Job Through Instagram
π About the episodeMeet Mohamed Amine Hachemi! Mohamed is a full-stack developer who recently landed his first dev job! But that's not the most amazing part of his sto...
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Are You a New Developer? Follow This One Tip! (With Scrimba Student Danny)
π About the episodeMeet Danny Vogel π©πͺπͺπΈ! Danny is a lawyer-turned-developer who decided to switch careers after ten years in law! In high school, he thought he could ...
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From Lab Coat to Code: Vanessa's Path from Lab Scientist to Developing Lab Software
π About the episodeMeet Vanessa Vun πΊπΈ! Vanessa is a long-time listener of the Scrimba podcast. She's also a career changer who has spent a decade working as a lab sci...
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How to Create a Personal Brand as a Developer
π About the episodePersonal branding is something we often mention on this podcast. However, it is also something many developers donβt prioritize.Β In today's job mark...
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Is This Easy Mode? Breaking into Tech in 400 Hours, with Writer-Turned-Developer Jen-Li Lim
π About the episodeMeet Jen-Li Lim π²πΎ! Jen is a writer-turned-developer who has recently landed her first developer job! Although she had been tech-adjacent in the pas...
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This Is How You Onboard: Actionable Tips for Developers On a New Job from Ian Douglas
π About the episodeMeet Ian Douglas πΊπΈπ¨π¦! The first repeat guest on the Scrimba Podcast and author of The Tech Interview Guide, Ian Douglas, has been coding profession...
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How Kyle Became a Developer and Found His First Dev Job in Just Four Months
π About the episodeMeet Kyle Tan π΅π! A business major with an unrelenting passion for coding, Kyle decided he couldn't wait any longer to pursue his dream. Taking a le...
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How Teacher-Turned-Developer Jess Secured a Tech Job Even Before Learning to Code
π About the episodeMeet Jess Gilbert π¬π§! Jess recently made a career change from being a primary school teacher to becoming a developer. In this episode, we delve into...
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How not to struggle with CSS, with Kevin Powell
π About the episodeThis is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular interviews. Meet Kevin Powell π¨π¦! Kevin is a CSS Evangelist and educator. He makes weekly YouTube v...
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The Power of Domain Knowledge: How Katrina Skipped Junior Roles and Immediately Landed a Senior Developer Job
π About the episodeMeet Katrina Tucker πΊπΈ! Katrina recently changed careers and got her first software engineering job. But here's the interesting part β she didn't st...
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OpenAI for Developers: How to Use AI for Coding, with Tom Chant
π About the episodeMeet Tom Chant π¬π§! Tom is a Scrimba instructor who has just released a course on building your own AI apps! In this episode, he joins Alex to discus...
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How to Get Your First Dev Job by Playing Call of Duty, with Scrimba Student Shaun
π About the episodeMeet Shaun Jackie Hickman π¬π§! Shaun is a new developer who has recently landed his first dev job after meeting his now boss at a LAN party, playing ...
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Career Progression Decoded: Angie Jones' Expert Tips for Entering the Tech Industry and Forging Your Unique Path
π About the episodeMeet Angie Jones πΊπΈ! Angie is a veteran software developer currently working as a global Developer Relations executive at TBD. Before that, she work...
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Cooking Up a Career Change: Overcoming Burnout and Finding Your Why with Scrimba Student Jimmy
π About the episodeMeet Jimmy Johnston πΊπΈ! Jimmy is a sous-chef turned developer who's just landed his first developer job after working in the culinary industry for t...
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Laura Thorson From GitHub: This Is How You Master the Mindset of a Programmer
π About the episodeMeet Laura Thorson πΊπΈ! Laura is a Program Manager at GitHub and has previously worked at Facebook, Twitter, and Salesforce. She broke into tech afte...
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How To Get an Internship at Meta (Also: Follow Your Passion), With Scrimba Student Gabriel
π About the episodeMeet Gabriel Pedroza πΊπΈ! Gabriel is a Scrimba student who has just landed his first internship. And the internship is at Meta (formerly known as Fac...
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Tech Is Hiring, and Here's What You Need to Do! (With Chad Stewart)
π About the episodeMeet Chad Stewart π―π²! Chad is a Senior Front End Engineer and the founder of TechIsHiring - it's a hashtag, a community, and a transnational job lis...
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Niche Down to Blow Up: Scrimba Student Leo Reveals How to Land an Awesome First Dev Job
π About the episodeMeet Leo de Leon πΊπΈ! Leo was a successful self-taught motion graphics designer. Today, he's a successful self-taught developer! He used to design mo...
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Becoming a Standout Developer, with Randall Kanna
π About the episodeThis is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular interviews. Meet Randall Kanna πΊπΈ! Randall is a software developer, lead product engineer, and the ...
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Ask Better Questions, Get Better Jobs: How Spencer Sped up His Interview Process and Got an Offer Only Four Days after the First Interview
π About the episodeMeet Spencer Dye πΊπΈ! Spencer is a new developer who recently got his first dev job! In the past, he was a designer, but before that, he studied to b...
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