Alex Booker
Host of The Scrimba Podcast
Appears in 171 Episodes
Treat Learning to Code Like an RPG (and You Might Get a Job in Three Business Days), with Scrimba student Tomáš
🎙 About the episodeMeet Tomáš Lukeš 🇨🇿! Tomáš is an audio engineer turned primary school teacher turned developer! In only nine months, he learned to code alongside a ...
What Are the Most Common React Mistakes? Inside a React Job Simulator with Johannes Kettmann
🎙 About the episodeMeet Johannes Kettmann 🇩🇪! Johannes is a Fullstack JavaScript Developer from Germany who's also the mastermind behind profy.dev - it’s a React Job S...
How Mohamed Landed a Dev Job Through Instagram
🎙 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...
Are You a New Developer? Follow This One Tip! (With Scrimba Student Danny)
🎙 About the episodeMeet Danny Vogel 🇩🇪🇪🇸! Danny is a lawyer-turned-developer who decided to switch careers after ten years in law! In high school, he thought he could ...
From Lab Coat to Code: Vanessa's Path from Lab Scientist to Developing Lab Software
🎙 About the episodeMeet Vanessa Vun 🇺🇸! 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...
How to Create a Personal Brand as a Developer
🎙 About the episodePersonal branding is something we often mention on this podcast. However, it is also something many developers don’t prioritize. In today's job mark...
Is This Easy Mode? Breaking into Tech in 400 Hours, with Writer-Turned-Developer Jen-Li Lim
🎙 About the episodeMeet Jen-Li Lim 🇲🇾! Jen is a writer-turned-developer who has recently landed her first developer job! Although she had been tech-adjacent in the pas...
This Is How You Onboard: Actionable Tips for Developers On a New Job from Ian Douglas
🎙 About the episodeMeet Ian Douglas 🇺🇸🇨🇦! The first repeat guest on the Scrimba Podcast and author of The Tech Interview Guide, Ian Douglas, has been coding profession...
How Kyle Became a Developer and Found His First Dev Job in Just Four Months
🎙 About the episodeMeet Kyle Tan 🇵🇭! A business major with an unrelenting passion for coding, Kyle decided he couldn't wait any longer to pursue his dream. Taking a le...
How Teacher-Turned-Developer Jess Secured a Tech Job Even Before Learning to Code
🎙 About the episodeMeet Jess Gilbert 🇬🇧! Jess recently made a career change from being a primary school teacher to becoming a developer. In this episode, we delve into...
How not to struggle with CSS, with Kevin Powell
🎙 About the episodeThis is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular interviews. Meet Kevin Powell 🇨🇦! Kevin is a CSS Evangelist and educator. He makes weekly YouTube v...
The Power of Domain Knowledge: How Katrina Skipped Junior Roles and Immediately Landed a Senior Developer Job
🎙 About the episodeMeet Katrina Tucker 🇺🇸! Katrina recently changed careers and got her first software engineering job. But here's the interesting part – she didn't st...
OpenAI for Developers: How to Use AI for Coding, with Tom Chant
🎙 About the episodeMeet Tom Chant 🇬🇧! 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...
How to Get Your First Dev Job by Playing Call of Duty, with Scrimba Student Shaun
🎙 About the episodeMeet Shaun Jackie Hickman 🇬🇧! Shaun is a new developer who has recently landed his first dev job after meeting his now boss at a LAN party, playing ...
Career Progression Decoded: Angie Jones' Expert Tips for Entering the Tech Industry and Forging Your Unique Path
🎙 About the episodeMeet Angie Jones 🇺🇸! Angie is a veteran software developer currently working as a global Developer Relations executive at TBD. Before that, she work...
Cooking Up a Career Change: Overcoming Burnout and Finding Your Why with Scrimba Student Jimmy
🎙 About the episodeMeet Jimmy Johnston 🇺🇸! Jimmy is a sous-chef turned developer who's just landed his first developer job after working in the culinary industry for t...
Laura Thorson From GitHub: This Is How You Master the Mindset of a Programmer
🎙 About the episodeMeet Laura Thorson 🇺🇸! Laura is a Program Manager at GitHub and has previously worked at Facebook, Twitter, and Salesforce. She broke into tech afte...
How To Get an Internship at Meta (Also: Follow Your Passion), With Scrimba Student Gabriel
🎙 About the episodeMeet Gabriel Pedroza 🇺🇸! Gabriel is a Scrimba student who has just landed his first internship. And the internship is at Meta (formerly known as Fac...
Tech Is Hiring, and Here's What You Need to Do! (With Chad Stewart)
🎙 About the episodeMeet Chad Stewart 🇯🇲! Chad is a Senior Front End Engineer and the founder of TechIsHiring - it's a hashtag, a community, and a transnational job lis...
Niche Down to Blow Up: Scrimba Student Leo Reveals How to Land an Awesome First Dev Job
🎙 About the episodeMeet Leo de Leon 🇺🇸! Leo was a successful self-taught motion graphics designer. Today, he's a successful self-taught developer! He used to design mo...
