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NoobDev Talks

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Two noob web devs talking, interviewing, and discussing: ideas, problems, and experiences in embarking into the world of web development.
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Episode 6 - Quality Questions with Dylan

NoobDev TalksAug 09, 2021

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NoobDev Talks: The Brandon Norsworthy Arc

NoobDev Talks: The Brandon Norsworthy Arc

Yo peoples! In this episode, we have Brandon Norsworthy, fellow graduate of the UT Full Stack Bootcamp and a Software Engineer at Zeal IT Consultants. Brandon has been a developer since he was a youngster and has a ton of insight on landing your first job after graduating bootcamp. Brandon was in the cohort right after Jose and I and also got Christian a job at Zeal! Take some notes!
You can find our episode with Christian earlier in the previous Season.


Guest: Brandon Norsworthy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonnorsworthy/


As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Send us a message or connection!

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iwGgHCIbhnCzKjhrwelhh?si=21681becd61c4604

Mar 14, 202228:58
The Noobs have grown! Recap and Revamp for the New Year ☀️

The Noobs have grown! Recap and Revamp for the New Year ☀️

Whattup peoples! In this episode, we recap over our last year and what's been going on a little bit in our professional lives as developers. We plan on recording episodes on a regular basis very soon now that Jose has started his gig at Liberty Mutual. Hope you enjoy the episode! 


Shameless Plug:

PahPow:

https://www.pahpow.com/


areverywhere:

https://www.areveryware.com/


As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Send us a message or connection!

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iwGgHCIbhnCzKjhrwelhh?si=21681becd61c4604

Feb 05, 202226:29
Episode 18 - Quality Questions with Marie V

Episode 18 - Quality Questions with Marie V

18th episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

In this episode, we have our guest, Marie Valdovinos, a FullStack Dev BootCamp graduate! Marie has been through the struggles as many other devs have on the path to becoming an employed developer after bootcamp! We ask Marie a few questions about her early career, what her experience was like going through a BootCamp, her feelings after the BootCamp, and everything in between. Since this recording back in December, Marie is employed with Trilogy! Congrats Marie!

As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Marie Valdovinos

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-valdovinos-a616b21b1/

Send us a message or connection!

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iwGgHCIbhnCzKjhrwelhh?si=21681becd61c4604

Jan 21, 202228:17
Episode 17 - Quality Questions with Megan Lo

Episode 17 - Quality Questions with Megan Lo

17th episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

In this episode, we have our guest, Megan Lo, Associate Software Engineer at Olive! Megan has great insight on the path to becoming a software engineer, and has a lot of good information about the process! We ask Megan a few questions about her early career, what it's like being a woman in tech, her experience with going to a coding bootcamp, and everything in between. She even asked us a few questions as well - you will definitely be seeing Megan on future episodes as a co-host soon.

As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Megan Lo

https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-s-lo/

Send us a message or connection!

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iwGgHCIbhnCzKjhrwelhh?si=21681becd61c4604

Nov 19, 202155:13
Episode 16 - Quality Questions with Darren Yu

Episode 16 - Quality Questions with Darren Yu

16th episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

On this episode, we have our guest, Darren Yu, Former Professional eSports Project Manager! Darren has a lot of crucial information for college students and graduates, it's not specifically catered to tech but extremely beneficial for students! We ask Darren a few questions about his volunteer work, what pushed him towards project management, what makes him stand out, and everything in between. Darren is also a math wiz!!

As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Darren Yu

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-yu/


Send us a message or connection!

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iwGgHCIbhnCzKjhrwelhh?si=21681becd61c4604

Nov 05, 202134:31
Episode 15 - Back to the Roots

Episode 15 - Back to the Roots

15th episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

On this episode, Jose and Adam provide an update of their lives and what's going on. Overview of our progress with three.js, job hunting, our feelings on our recent interviews, a short discussion about Jose's first experience watching the Grand Beatbox Battle live stream, and everything in between!


As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts - Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Send us a message or connection!

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iwGgHCIbhnCzKjhrwelhh?si=21681becd61c4604

Oct 26, 202129:28
Episode 14 - Quality Questions with Thressa N.
Oct 18, 202124:52
Episode 13 - Quality Questions with Lloyd S.

Episode 13 - Quality Questions with Lloyd S.

13th episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

On this episode, we have our guest, Lloyd Sykes, Software Engineer at Etsy! Lloyd has had numerous roles throughout his career and offers plenty of foresight and knowledge to the path of becoming a software engineer! We ask Lloyd a few questions regarding how he got into software development, what his experience was like getting his first job at a large company like URBN, what he's doing now at Etsy, and all the things in between. 

As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Lloyd Sykes

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloyd-w-sykes/


Send us a message or connection!

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iwGgHCIbhnCzKjhrwelhh?si=21681becd61c4604

Oct 11, 202145:12
Episode 12 - Quality Questions with Himanshu T.

Episode 12 - Quality Questions with Himanshu T.

12th episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

On this episode, we have our guest, Himanshu Tandon, Founding Team member of Minos Labs! Himanshu and the Minos Labs team are set on getting 5000 graduates into their first development job! We ask Himanshu a few questions regarding what the beginnings were like for Minos Labs, how this program is beneficial for BootCamp and University graduates, and what he likes to do in his spare time.

As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Himanshu Tandon

https://www.linkedin.com/in/himanshu-t/

Minos Labs:

https://www.minoslabs.com/


Send us a message or connection!

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iwGgHCIbhnCzKjhrwelhh?si=21681becd61c4604

Oct 05, 202124:51
Episode 11 - Quality Questions with Luciano M.

Episode 11 - Quality Questions with Luciano M.

Eleventh episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

On this episode, we have our guest, Luciano Mammino, Senior Architect at fourTheorem and co-author of Node.js Design Patterns! Luciano is a well experienced Software Engineer with a passion for programming. We ask Luciano a few questions regarding his time with his i386, his path into becoming a Senior Software Architect, and his passion for Node.js. 

As always, thanks for listening!


Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Luciano Mammino

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucianomammino/


fourTheorem:

https://www.fourtheorem.com/


Node.js Design Patters:

https://www.nodejsdesignpatterns.com/



Send us a message or connection!

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iwGgHCIbhnCzKjhrwelhh?si=21681becd61c4604

Sep 28, 202138:02
Episode 10 - Quality Questions with Caitlin H.

Episode 10 - Quality Questions with Caitlin H.

Tenth episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

On this episode, we have our guest, Caitlin Hartung, Head HR, and Product Design Lead at theCOOP! Caitlin is an experienced Personal Trainer and a General Assembly UX bootcamp graduate! We ask Caitlin a few questions about why she decided to be a UX Designer, how her experience at theCOOP has helped her as a Designer, and what influences her designing choices.

As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Caitlin Hartung

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlinhartung/


Send us a message or connection!

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38quMK1eeB05zjRzn7iNfu?si=35568ae3bb8b44d9

Sep 24, 202134:31
Episode 9 - Quality Questions with Patrick O.

Episode 9 - Quality Questions with Patrick O.

Ninth episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

On this episode we have our guest, Patrick O'Hern, a former COOPER! Patrick is a former engineer from theCOOP and a General Assembly bootcamp graduate! We ask Patrick a few questions about what influenced his career change, how his experience in theCOOP helped him in his job quest, and how his first week at his new job has been.

As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Patrick O'Hern

Patrick

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-ohern/

Send us a message or connection!


Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38quMK1eeB05zjRzn7iNfu?si=35568ae3bb8b44d9

Sep 15, 202133:22
Episode 8 - Quality Questions with Christian H

Episode 8 - Quality Questions with Christian H

Eighth episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

On this episode we have our guest, Christian Henry from Trilogy Education! Christian is a Teaching Assistant with Trilogy and also a fellow bootcamp graduate. We ask Christian a few questions about how he got into coding, what he did before becoming part of Trilogy and what he has learned so far in his journey as a Teaching Assistant. 

As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Christian Henry

Send us a message or connection!


Christian

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-henry5/


Fantasy Football Project from Christian:

https://ff-draft-buddy.herokuapp.com/


Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38quMK1eeB05zjRzn7iNfu?si=35568ae3bb8b44d9

Sep 10, 202137:23
Episode 7 - Quality Questions with Zach G

Episode 7 - Quality Questions with Zach G

Seventh episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

On this episode we have our guest, Zach Grumet from theCOOP! Zach is a Product Manager at theCOOP and a UX graduate from General Assembly with a diverse professional background. We ask Zach a few questions about how he got into Product Management, what he did before becoming part of theCOOP team and what he has learned so far in his journey as a Product Manager. We plan to have more members of theCOOP on future episodes so they can share their experiences.

As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Zach Grumet

Send us a message or connection!

Zach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachgrumet/

theCOOP: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-coop-cc/

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2HNXnWTyPgtRQabSBvC9JW?si=65f84976b88b45b0

Aug 23, 202129:01
Episode 6 - Quality Questions with Dylan

Episode 6 - Quality Questions with Dylan

Sixth episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

On this episode we have our guest, Dylan from theCOOP! Dylan is also a graduate from UT Austin Coding bootcamp like Jose and myself. We ask Dylan a few questions about what he has been doing since graduation and what his first day at theCOOP was like. We plan to have more members of theCOOP on future episodes so they can share their experiences. 

As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Dylan Casanova

Send us a message or connection!

Dylan

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-casanova-7b8b37211/

theCOOP: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-coop-cc/

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2HNXnWTyPgtRQabSBvC9JW?si=65f84976b88b45b0

Aug 09, 202131:13
Episode 5 - Quality Questions with Stephanie

Episode 5 - Quality Questions with Stephanie

Fifth episode for our podcast: NoobDev Talks

On this episode we have our first guest, Stephanie from theCOOP! We ask Stephanie a variety of questions, from her experience getting into UI/UX design as well as what the goal of theCOOP is. We plan to have more members of theCOOP on future episodes so they can share their experiences. Also, Jose is back from his vacation in Mexico. 


We will definitely have Stephanie on for future episodes.

As always, thanks for listening!

Co Hosts- Jose Rivera & Adam Reed aka Adam Not Cheese

Guest - Stephanie Perez

Send us a message or connection!

Stephanie

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-nicole/

theCOOP: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-coop-cc/

Jose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseriverathedev/

y.at: https://y.at/🥊🐙🏹💥

Adam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reed1/

y.at: https://y.at/💻➕🧠👌

Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2HNXnWTyPgtRQabSBvC9JW?si=65f84976b88b45b0

Aug 02, 202136:14
Episode 4 - We have our tickets! ft. Jose on Vacation.
Jul 27, 202127:34
Episode 3 - Onboarding completed. Coding initiated.
Jul 20, 202137:22
Episode 1 - Intro to NoobDev
Jul 12, 202120:35
Episode 2 - We workin' - kinda.
Jul 12, 202131:08