The Scrimba Podcast

Nadia Zhuk: Anybody Can Code, and Your Background Doesn't Define You

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Nadia Zhuk 🇧🇾! Nadia made a switch to coding from journalism at the age of 25. That decision has got her moving count...

Do the Projects You Find Fun and Take Time To Process Rejection: Actor-Turned-Developer Ollie Church

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Ollie Church 🇬🇧! Ollie started out as an actor. He took up coding as a hobby during a lockdown and made a puzzle game...

Be a Librarian, Not an Encyclopedia of Code: How To Learn (and Teach) Better, With Guil Hernandez

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Guil Hernandez 🇺🇸! You've heard of a learning curve, but what about the forgetting curve? Don't worry, Guil can help ...

Scrimba Community Hero Yin Chu: Be Consistent, Play the Long Game, and Help Others

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Yin Chu Rijnaard 🇳🇱! Yin Chu is a new developer who landed a job offer after only seven months of learning to code! I...

How to Become Good at Networking, with Recruiter-turned-developer Cameron Blackwood

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Cameron 🇬🇧! Cameron is a full-stack software engineer, podcaster, and co-founder of The Coder Career. But before lear...

Hurry Up, but Slowly: How Ansub Knew When To Go Back to Basics and Relearn Web Development From Scratch

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Ansub Khan 🇮🇳! Ansub has always been drawn to front-end development, but he took a couple of detours: he studied comp...

Shannon Brown: There's a human side of recruiting, and here's how to get onto it!

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Shannon Brown 🇺🇸! Shannon is an experienced tech recruiter in a company known for diversity. In this interview, she w...

Career Change on Maternity Leave: How Kynnedy Learned To Code, Became a Code Reviewer, and Landed Her First Developer Job

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Kynnedy 🇺🇸! She recently made history as the first student who found a job through Scrimba's Discord! She originally ...

How not to struggle with CSS, with Kevin Powell

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Kevin Powell 🇨🇦! Kevin is a CSS Evangelist and educator. He makes weekly YouTube videos, streams on twitch, writes ar...

Career Change in Just a Year: How Anthony Hacked His Productivity and Got Hired Ten Minutes After an Interview!

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Anthony 🇳🇱! Anthony worked as a Guest Experience Teamleader at the Sea Life aquarium in Scheveningen, where he got hi...

How to make your LinkedIn profile standout according to a LinkedIn expert

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Austin Henline 🇺🇸! Austin works at LinkedIn and has reviewed more than 1200 LinkedIn profiles. In this episode, Austin teaches you how to m...

From Doctor to Developer

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Jefferson Tang 🇦🇺! Being a doctor is one of the most prestigious jobs out there, but Jefferson's coding itch would no...

An expert guide to technical interviews with Ian Douglas from Postman

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Ian Douglas 🇺🇸🇨🇦! Ian has been in the industry for 26 years and in this episode, imparts his wisdom about how s...

How Ineza stood out with a "why you should hire me" video

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Ineza Bonté 🇨🇦🇷🇼! After completing #100DaysOfCode and building a beautiful portfolio, Ineza got his foot in the door by recording a ...

How to become a successful Junior Developer with Scott Hanselman from Microsoft

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Scott Hanselman 🇺🇸! Scott has been coding for 30 years, blogging for 20, and podcasting for 16. He helps new developers learn to code and f...

How LinkedIn helped Buse become a Junior Dev in London

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Buse Hizarci 🇹🇷🇬🇧! She just got her first Junior Developer role in London. It’s one of the most competitive t...

Why nobody hires junior developers anymore according to an engineering manager

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Gregory Witek 🇳🇱! Greg is an experienced developer and engineering manager currently working at Booking.com. There, he made an alarming obs...

How Robert got his first developer job at 33

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Robert Corrado 🇺🇸! Rob tried to become a coder several times, but as a business owner and Dad, it was hard to carve out time and really mak...

How to Actually Use a Web Developer Roadmap: Mike Karan on Better Learning and Must-Have Skills for Junior Developers

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Mike Karan 🇨🇦! Mike is a successful web development business owner and a co-host of the HTML All The Things podcast. ...

How to market yourself as a developer (according to a marketer turned developer!)

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Stefi Rosca 🇷🇴🇪🇸. Stefi worked as a marketer but couldn't ignore her passion for tech anymore! Using Scrimba an...

Welcome to The Scrimba Podcast

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Career Advice From a Vue Core Team Member

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Ben Hong 🇺🇸! Ben is a Senior Staff Developer Experience Engineer at Netlify, Vue Core Team member, Google Developer E...

Learning to Code Alongside a Full-Time Job: How Josh Went from Property Manager to Junior Developer in 10 Months with Scrimba

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Joshua Smith 🇦🇺! While working full-time as a property manager, Joshua made time after work to learn to code on Scrim...

Lessons Learned Recruiting and Managing Junior Developers for 10 Years

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeJason has been recruiting and supporting Junior Developers for more than a decade! He joins us to share his inspiring story brea...

Advice from a Junior Developer Career Coach

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeAnna is well-regarded as the Opera singer who turned into a Developer! Before serenading the masses, Anna was a marketer and cod...

3 Months and 600 Job Applications Later: How Fredrik Became a Junior Developer in Record Time with Scrimba

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Fredrik Ridderfalk from Sweden 🇸🇪! He went from not knowing any code to landing a Junior Developer role in just 3 mon...

How to become a successful Junior Developer with Danny Thompson

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Danny Thompson 🇺🇸! Danny worked in gas stations frying chicken for 10 years before teaching himself how to code. Sinc...

This Scrimba student dropped out of college to learn online instead - now she's a Junior Developer!

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Elly! She dropped out from their CompiSci degree to double down on frontend web development with Scrimba. After showing a r...

Origin of the name Scrimba, winning the lottery, and our biggest mistakes - Christmas special QnA with Team Scrimba

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year! In this special episode, Scrimba co-founders Per (CEO) and Sindre (CTO), plus Bob, Leanne,...

Career advice from the maintainer Redux, Mark Erikson

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeMeet Mark! Mark maintains Redux and is a seasoned developer with more than a decade of professional experience coding and workin...

Recruited by Activision to code email templates (best first Developer job ever?)

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeTony is a successful Scrimba student from Los Angeles who was recently got their first Junior Developer job at Activision! Tony ...

How an effective portfolio landed Claire her first remote Junior Developer role

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

🎙 About the episodeClaire Ramming is a successful Scrimba student from New York City 🇺🇸, who recently got their first full-time developer job...

From Photographer to Developer at 35

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Christopher Kühn is a Scrimba student from Cologne, Germany 🇩🇪, who recently got their first Developer job 🎉! At the ripe age of 35 and afte...

Becoming a Standout Developer with Randall Kanna

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Once upon a time, Randall learned the unsettling truth that almost everyone on her team earned more money than her. She mustered the courage to confro...

From a PhD in Materials Science to Junior Developer with Scrimba

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Maeling earned a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering before realising her passion for code! After months of practice and with help from her new f...

Advice from a Senior Silicon Valley Engineer

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Swizec Teller moved from Slovenia to Silicon Valley to work with the best engineers on the most challenging problems. Along the way, he hired and cont...

From Guitar Teacher to Software Developer after Scrimba

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Mckay (also known fondly as Johno in the Scrimba community) used to work as a Guitar Teacher. After learning to code on Scrimba, he now works as ...

Last-minute guide to Hacktoberfest (there's still time), featuring GitHub Star Of The Year, Eddie Jaoude

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The month-long celebration of Hacktoberfest is nearly over but don't threat! There's still time to get involved and potentially earn a Hacktoberfest T...

How to make money as a developer with Florin Pop

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Florin Pop is a JavaScript developer who made $22K in August. After years of experimentation and brand-building, Florin has uncovered several sources ...

From Circus to coding - how Milos turned COVID into an opportunity

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

At 32 years of age and after 10 years of climbing the ranks in the theatre industry, Milos Dokic from Australia had to start again because of the pand...

How to stand out as a new developer (and ask amazing questions) with Dan Moore from FusionAuth

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What do you wish someone had told you when you were just starting out? If you are a new developer (we’re not using “junior developer” here - lis...

Overcoming interview nerves - how this Scrimba student recovered from failure to become a Junior Developer

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scrimba student Serhan almost canceled his interview at Microsoft because he was nervous. Even though it turned out to be an unsuccessful interview, o...

What a good developer resume looks like and how to write one - learnings from an Uber Engineering Manager

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Your resume determines if you will be called in for an interview or not. It’s an advertisement targeted towards your future boss and it can make or ...

Lessons learned from 400 unsuccessful job applications - how Scrimba student Gandev finally found success

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With every rejection, Gandev felt more determined than ever. It didn't matter to him that no one had replied positively yet because he was only really...

How to work with recruiters according to Senior Recruiter Taylor Desseyn

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For every sucky recruiter conflating Java and JavaScript (oh boy), there is a recruiter like Taylor Desseyn ready to listen to your goals, craft your ...

How to remember everything you learn with Ali Spittel from Amazon Web Services

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ali has helped hundreds of new developers learn to code through her work as a lead bootcamp instructor and author. She’s an equally talented develop...

How to get started in Developer Relations according to Head of Developer Relations Phil Leggetter

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The demand for Developer Relations candidates has never been greater. Yet, employers are struggling to fill this unique role. In this episode, Phil Le...

From Air Conditioning Technician to Junior Developer in 6 months

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Dan (35) from Australia 🇦🇺🦘. After working as an Air Conditioning Technician for 9 years, Dan enrolled in Scrimba's Frontend Developer C...

Tom's portfolio earns him six figures a year

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Hirst's inbox is full to the brim. It's practically spilling with emails from companies and clients inquiring to work with him! This demand comes ...

Ace the job interview with Cassidy Williams from Netlify

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There are two sides to every story, and a job interview can seem very different depending on whether you’re the interviewee or the interviewer. Cass...

Becoming rejection-proof with Erik Hanchett from Amazon Web Services

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When Erik started his coding career, several companies rejected him. Today, he works as a Front End Engineer at Amazon Web Services! Can you imagine h...

The road from intern to Senior Developer with Darin Doria from Wistia

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Darin started his developer career as an intern. Now he works as a Senior Engineer at Wistia! This his advice for  new programmers considering an int...

Intentional Career Building with Kent C. Dodds

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kent has authored 180 blog posts, created courses on React and unit teseting, hosted podcasts like JavaScript Air and Angular Air. He's also given cou...

How to make your own luck with Shawn Wang (Swyx) from Temporal

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shawn (Swyx) Wang joins us to discuss his book, The Coding Career Handbook. In this episode, you'll learn principles, strategies, and actionable tacti...

Get started freelancing on Upwork with no experience

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When you don't have a CompSci degree, you have to get creative 👀! Ehtisham found freelance work on UpWork by doing the work without permission. Nex...

Communication skills for developers with Dylan Israel from Amazon

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to become a successful developer in 2021, communication skills are more important than you might think. In this episode, Dylan Israel fro...

Karan didn't meet all the requirements - they hired him anyway

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Karan found a job that needed two years of professional experience but as a recent Frontend Developer Career Path Graduate he didn't have any yet 😬...

How these six self-taught developers got jobs

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pete has interviewed hundreds of self-taught developers for his website, NoCSDegree. In this episode, he shares his top 6 stories that YOU Can learn f...

How to get a job at Google with Jack Franklin from Google

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jack is a twenty-something Front End Engineer at Google. In this episode, you will learn from his experience as he traveled an ambitious and twisty ca...

DoorDash driver turned full-time developer

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David tried DoorDash part-time while he learned to code on Scrimba. He is also a successful landscaping business owner. If you think these experiences...

Becoming a six-figure freelancer with Gary Simon

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, YOU will learn how to become a freelance designer or developer in 2021 💸Contents00:30 Introduction02:27 What does being freelance ...

The future of Scrimba with Per Borgen

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I spoke to Per about:The story behind Scrimba?Where did the name Scrimba come from anyhow?How Per reached 24,000 followers on Medium ...

An interview with CSS evangelist Kevin Powell

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin is the teacher behind Scrimba's ✨ epic ✨ 15 hour Responsive Web Design Bootcamp. You may also know him from his HTML & CSS Crash Course....

How new developers can turn rejection into opportunity

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Annemarie Visser learned frontend web development and became a full-time Junior Developer in only 5 months.The secret sauce?Anne embraced rejection an...

Fending off recruiters after #100DaysOfCode

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alejandro coded EVERY DAY for 100 days and Tweeted his progress with the #100DaysOfCode hashtag. After this 100 days sprit, Alejandro had a beautiful ...

From noob to developer in 7 months

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Paul Lee.In September 2020 Paul decided to learn to code and stumbled upon Scrimba. Just 7 months later he got an entry-level job in Tokyo 🎉In...

How Justin got his first developer job at 33

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Justin Lowen (Justin Lowen#3893 on Discord) from San Antonio 🇺🇸.Justin lost his job in the oil industry because of COVID-19. Less than one ...

How 16 year-old prodigy programmer Josh went viral

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After a modest launch among friends, Josh earned the attention of local news stations. COVID INVADERS 👾. went from a few hundred players to a few t...

Benedicte was about to quit when she got a call...

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When Benedicte returned from her pregnancy break, she was shocked to find that her university had stopped teaching her class!After weighing her option...

How to go from bus driver to frontend developer

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nico's story is incredible. After working as a bus driver for 5 years, he recently landed his first professional frontend development job showing us a...

Proven advice to secure your first developer job

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Austėja Kazlauskytė - new mom, law graduate, and "mom-and-pop" entrepreneur turned front-end developer. This is the gutsy story about how Austė...