Careers in coding 1 on 1 with Engineering Leaders: GitHub Senior Engineering Manager Brooks Swinnerton Brooks Swinnerton, Senior Engineering Manager at GitHub, shares his advice for those that are considering careers in engineering or engineering management.
Careers in coding 1 on 1 with Engineering Leaders: Netflix Manager, UI Engineering Tara Ellis on transitioning to management Tara Ellis, Manager, UI Engineering at Netflix, shares the story of when she was starting out with coding and shares advice for those that are thinking about becoming engineers or engineering managers.
Careers in coding From developer to data scientist: Top tech salaries by profession Curious about what salaries you can expect to earn if you work in tech? In this article we explore tech salaries by profession, including web developer, data scientist, and more.
Careers in coding Create a technical resume that will get noticed You have about ten seconds to make a good first impression with the hiring manager or recruiter. In this article, we'll share some tips for putting together a technical resume that'll get noticed.
Careers in coding Career and internship advice for students from the Codecademy team We interviewed five members of the Codecademy team who are living their career dreams to find out what advice they'd give to their former selves on everything from landing an internship to deciding what to do after graduation.
Careers in coding Front end vs. back end: Where should you start? You may have heard the phrases “front end” and “back end” being tossed around in reference to programming before. If you are new to programming, you might be wondering what these terms actually mean.
Careers in coding 7 JavaScript interview questions to practice To help you navigate your next JavaScript technical interview, we’ve prepared a list of seven questions that you can use to practice.
Careers in coding Career change advice from a pianist turned software engineer Regina went from being a classical piano teacher with no coding experience to landing a job as a software engineer in six months. We sat down to talk with Regina over Zoom about her inspiring journey.
Careers in coding What does a data scientist do? Codecademy data scientist Catherine Zhou provides some insight into the world of data science, talks about her day to day, and helps us answer the elusive question, “What does a data scientist do?”
Careers in coding Technical interview preparation: 6 tips from Codecademy developers Technical interviews offer potential employers a way to see how you think on your feet. We've compiled some technical interview preparation tips to help you ace yours.
Careers in coding Watch: How to Find a Job, Interview, and Start a Job From Home This Learn From Home Series event features members of the Codecademy People Team, diving into tips for searching for a job, interviewing for a job, and starting a new job from home.
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Insights 5 Skills Developers Need Beyond Writing Code Learning to program tends to center around, well, programming. But developers spend most of their time on tasks that require a different set of skills.
Partnerships Ask a Data Engineer: Warby Parker Edition 👓 Ryan Tuck, a Data Engineer at Warby Parker, dropped by our office to work on a Learn SQL from Scratch project. I broke out my notebook to ask some questions.
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Insights Learning, Teaching, and Changing Computer Science My experiences as a computer science student, teacher, and curriculum developer have given me a perspective on CS education that I would love to share.
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Insights The Future of Work Will Be Changed by Today's Tech Workers in all industries are being asked to do more and learn more. The future of work may mean wearing multiple hats—one of which is coding.
Insights What is Computer Programming? What is the difference between coding and programming? And what is programming, really? Learn from a journalist turned coder who breaks it down, step-by-step.
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