Alex Gwartney is a Javascript MEAN stack developer who is currently attending the University of Phoenix online and is going into his second year of college. He is working on a degree in computer science with a concentration in programming and is trying to land an entry level position as a JavaScript developer. He loves making awesome applications and writing clean code along with helping others get their own developer journey started and is always looking to work on the next cool project that comes my way. He runs the Developer Soup podcast where he gets to interview awesome developers and hear some pretty cool stories. He also blogs and is working on the Youtube channel Gwartney's Web Dev Tips where he teaches MEAN stack development along with giving advice to other programmers.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Alex Gwartney
- - Alex's introduction to web development
- - Alex's process of deciding his tech stack and landing on MEAN
- - The things that "light Alex up"
- - Alex's definition of value
- - Alex's motivation for sharing so much information for new developers
- - Alex's story of failure - not managing scope
- - Alex's greatest success - Shipping a game and achieving recognition
- - How Alex stays current with what he needs to know
- - Alex's book recommendation
- - The things about which Alex is most excited
- - The greatest sources of pain in Alex's life and work
- - The virtue and joy of sharing and approaching your career socially
- - The things about which Alex geeks out apart from software
- - Alex's prediction for the future of software
- - Alex's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Alex
- - Farewell
Resources:
- Alex's Blog
- Developer Soup - Alex's Podcast
- Alex on Youtube
- MEAN Stack
- Treehouse
- Kyle Simpson on Developer On Fire
- Matt Kremer - Building Software Products in a Weekend
- Free Code Camp
- Lynda.com
- John Sonmez on Developer On Fire
- Blender
- 3DS Max
- Electron
- Apache Cordova
- Runescape
Alex's book recommendations:
- Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship - Robert C. Martin
- Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual - John Sonmez
Alex's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Make sure you go in with a game plan
- Make sure you are mentally prepared for what you are going to do
- Make sure you have the skills to accomplish what you are trying to do