Whiskey Wednesday
By Marc Backes & Scott Spence
The Whiskey is optional, the coding, JavaScript and FUN is not!!
Whiskey WednesdayAug 26, 2020
Episode #10 - Mentorship
Finding a mentor when starting out as a beginner (and also after) is important and not always an easy task. In this episode, we will talk about everything you need to know when looking for a mentor, or becoming a mentor.
Danny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DThompsonDev
Debbie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/debs_obrien
James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tucker_dev
Winners of the 6-month subscription for FrontendMasters are: Tyler Broadway and Brendon Mcoy 👏👏👏
Episode #9 - Accessibility
Accessibility is an important part of every website and every developer should try implementing at least the most important accessibility features.
We will talk about what accessibility actually is, why it is important, and how to implement it.
Episode #8 - Content Creation
Whether it's blog posts, video courses, live streams, or books - content creation is BIG, also for developers.
We'll get some first-hand expert insight into these topics 💪
Episode #7 - Mental Wellbeing As A Developer
Becoming and being a developer is not an easy task. Many challenges await us in the daily battle. It's important to keep good mental wellbeing. We will talk about common problems among developers.
Episode #6 - Developer fitness
It's not always easy to stay healthy as a developer. Especially because you are sitting in front of a desk for at least 8 hours a day. With our guests who are experts in fitness, we will find out what you can do to become a healthier developer.
Raf: https://twitter.com/rafrasenberg
Ro: https://twitter.com/rothecoder
Ro's pilates instructor: https://www.instagram.com/juvalente_pilates/
Kelly Starrett: https://thereadystate.com
Terry Crews' video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVENvsvwdvs
Alan Thrall: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRLOLGZl3-QTaJfLmAKgoAw
Episode #5 - Down the CSS rabbit hole
In this episode, we will discuss CSS. There are entirely different worlds of CSS out there. One is positioning elements and making a pretty button. But there is this other world. The one where complete art pieces are done with just a single div element (or less). We will talk about all of it.
Xbox controller from Kass: https://codepen.io/kassandrasanch/pen/qBbpgPx
Annie's iPad: https://codepen.io/anniebombanie/pen/pojmNzN
Episode #4 - How To Use Twitter For Yourself As A Developer
Episode #3 - Freelancing As A Web Developer
In this episode, we have some freelancing experts on the show to tell us how to get started, what to look out for, and how to enjoy the whole process of doing freelance work.
Episode #2 - Learning and Unlearning How To Code
In this episode, we have some fantastic guests with different coding backgrounds that will talk with us about how to learn (and unlearn) how to code 💻📚
Episode #1 - Coding Motivation
In this episode, we talk with Danny Thompson and Eddy Vinck about coding motivation and whether or not you need a college degree to get a job in tech.