https://simplecast.com Every episode I speak to a new guest to discuss their experience of career switching into software development. I'll be talking to people from a range of backgrounds and explore the paths they took to their first role as a software developer and any hints, tips and lessons they learnt along the way! en https://career-switching-coders.simplecast.com Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:15:03 +0000 Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:53:34 +0000 https://career-switching-coders.simplecast.com https://cdn.simplecast.com/images/808e964d-bbf0-4f40-a9de-dc4a0bf7da16/d6519549-958e-4b4c-8173-19da98e4bab8/3000x3000/steve_halama_698056_unsplash.jpg?aid=rss_feed episodic Every episode I speak to a new guest to discuss their experience of career switching into software development. I'll be talking to people from a range of backgrounds and explore the paths they took to their first role as a software developer and any hints, tips and lessons they learnt along the way! Robert Faldo yes https://feeds.simplecast.com/IlQVxYld coding, career switching, learning to code, coding bootcamp, software development, career change Robert Faldo careerswitchingcoders@gmail.com 7ad5045e-cb44-4a0c-8adf-5c945ea6373b n this episode, we'll be speaking to Dominic Myers. Dom has been a developer for about nine years now and is currently focusing mainly on front-end development. He had a diverse career working as a mental health nurse for the NHS for many years, where he increased his qualification to Bachelors Degree from a Nursing Diploma. He went back to university to do a conversion Masters degree in computer science before career switching. He's recently written a book called 'Front-End Developer' that scheduled for release at the end of 2019 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Front-End-Developer-BCS-Guides-Roles/dp/1780174764/), its target audience is people looking to start as a Front-end Developer Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:15:03 +0000 careerswitchingcoders@gmail.com (Dominic Myers, Robert Faldo) https://career-switching-coders.simplecast.com/episodes/dominic-myers-episode-6-68gF8Za5 Dominic Myers (Episode 6) Dominic Myers, Robert Faldo 00:45:49 n this episode, we'll be speaking to Dominic Myers. Dom has been a developer for about nine years now and is currently focusing mainly on front-end development. He had a diverse career working as a mental health nurse for the NHS for many years, where he increased his qualification to Bachelors Degree from a Nursing Diploma. He went back to university to do a conversion Masters degree in computer science before career switching. He's recently written a book called 'Front-End Developer' that scheduled for release at the end of 2019 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Front-End-Developer-BCS-Guides-Roles/dp/1780174764/), its target audience is people looking to start as a Front-end Developer n this episode, we'll be speaking to Dominic Myers. Dom has been a developer for about nine years now and is currently focusing mainly on front-end development. He had a diverse career working as a mental health nurse for the NHS for many years, where he increased his qualification to Bachelors Degree from a Nursing Diploma. He went back to university to do a conversion Masters degree in computer science before career switching. He's recently written a book called 'Front-End Developer' that scheduled for release at the end of 2019 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Front-End-Developer-BCS-Guides-Roles/dp/1780174764/), its target audience is people looking to start as a Front-end Developer front-end, computer science, degree, mental health yes full 6 58cad935-2222-4bbf-8056-11c0bfcf94dd In this episode we'll be talking to Eddie Andress. Eddie has an impressive academic career prior to becoming a software developer, studying epigenetics and gaining a PhD in 2009. He took a gamble and got into software development without 100% knowing where it would lead and went to Makers Academy bootcamp. After 3 years of working for the MoJ (including setting up and running their first data hackathon) he decided to return to Makers as a coach, where he is now. Sat, 15 Jun 2019 12:14:47 +0000 careerswitchingcoders@gmail.com (Robert Faldo) https://career-switching-coders.simplecast.com/episodes/eddie-andress-episode-5-PoVZczcC Eddie Andress (Episode 5) Robert Faldo 00:48:38 In this episode we'll be talking to Eddie Andress. Eddie has an impressive academic career prior to becoming a software developer, studying epigenetics and gaining a PhD in 2009. He took a gamble and got into software development without 100% knowing where it would lead and went to Makers Academy bootcamp. After 3 years of working for the MoJ (including setting up and running their first data hackathon) he decided to return to Makers as a coach, where he is now. In this episode we'll be talking to Eddie Andress. Eddie has an impressive academic career prior to becoming a software developer, studying epigenetics and gaining a PhD in 2009. He took a gamble and got into software development without 100% knowing where it would lead and went to Makers Academy bootcamp. After 3 years of working for the MoJ (including setting up and running their first data hackathon) he decided to return to Makers as a coach, where he is now. ministry of justice, bootcamp, hackathon, coach, moj yes full 5 cb5f3191-eadb-4c3e-9933-b08a715d1246 In this episode we'll be talking to Paula Muldoon. Paula is a world class violinist. After a successful career in one of the most competitive working environments she decided to pursue something that challenged her more intellectually. We'll be talking about some of the practical reasons she chose programming and her experience of doing a remote, online based course through the Makers Academy bootcamp. We'll also be hearing about Paula's opinion of PHP and her more recent move into full stack javascript. Tue, 21 May 2019 18:39:03 +0000 careerswitchingcoders@gmail.com (Paula Muldoon, Robert Faldo) https://career-switching-coders.simplecast.com/episodes/paulamuldoon-eZZDfU9L Paula Muldoon (Episode 4) Paula Muldoon, Robert Faldo 00:42:26 In this episode we'll be talking to Paula Muldoon. Paula is a world class violinist. After a successful career in one of the most competitive working environments she decided to pursue something that challenged her more intellectually. We'll be talking about some of the practical reasons she chose programming and her experience of doing a remote, online based course through the Makers Academy bootcamp. We'll also be hearing about Paula's opinion of PHP and her more recent move into full stack javascript. In this episode we'll be talking to Paula Muldoon. Paula is a world class violinist. After a successful career in one of the most competitive working environments she decided to pursue something that challenged her more intellectually. We'll be talking about some of the practical reasons she chose programming and her experience of doing a remote, online based course through the Makers Academy bootcamp. We'll also be hearing about Paula's opinion of PHP and her more recent move into full stack javascript. bootcamp, makers academy, music yes full 4 5c91fadb-f945-4b39-89d2-7968134c598e In this episode we talk to Lewis Jones. Lewis finished an Art degree before getting into retail for a few years. He took a chance in stepping into a more technical support analyst role and eventually went to a bootcamp to become a software developer about 3.5 years ago. He's now a senior software engineer at Simply Business. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:15:31 +0000 careerswitchingcoders@gmail.com (Lewis Jones, Robert Faldo) https://career-switching-coders.simplecast.com/episodes/lewis-jones-episode-3-gUO9Vrpi Lewis Jones (Episode 3) Lewis Jones, Robert Faldo 00:37:45 In this episode we talk to Lewis Jones. Lewis finished an Art degree before getting into retail for a few years. He took a chance in stepping into a more technical support analyst role and eventually went to a bootcamp to become a software developer about 3.5 years ago. He's now a senior software engineer at Simply Business. In this episode we talk to Lewis Jones. Lewis finished an Art degree before getting into retail for a few years. He took a chance in stepping into a more technical support analyst role and eventually went to a bootcamp to become a software developer about 3.5 years ago. He's now a senior software engineer at Simply Business. retail, art, bootcamp no full 3 934cabee-3a38-4d88-a6f3-a0956e59cb9c In this episode we talk to Tom Gallacher. Tom has an impressive career that kicked off with 13 years in experimental physics (including a Doctorate that he's way too modest about). After switching into coding he's had a wide range of roles including backend, frontend and devops positions. He's a humble Scot with a great sense of humour and some interesting reflections on his path to becoming a software developer. Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:36:12 +0000 careerswitchingcoders@gmail.com (Tom Gallacher, Robert Faldo) https://career-switching-coders.simplecast.com/episodes/tom-gallacher-episode-2-FPBeSYMB Tom Gallacher (Episode 2) Tom Gallacher, Robert Faldo 00:38:42 In this episode we talk to Tom Gallacher. Tom has an impressive career that kicked off with 13 years in experimental physics (including a Doctorate that he's way too modest about). After switching into coding he's had a wide range of roles including backend, frontend and devops positions. He's a humble Scot with a great sense of humour and some interesting reflections on his path to becoming a software developer. In this episode we talk to Tom Gallacher. Tom has an impressive career that kicked off with 13 years in experimental physics (including a Doctorate that he's way too modest about). After switching into coding he's had a wide range of roles including backend, frontend and devops positions. He's a humble Scot with a great sense of humour and some interesting reflections on his path to becoming a software developer. internship, physics, react, backend, javascript, devops no full 2 7bd0a86f-aefd-48f9-9e46-edc49b686c43 In this episode we talk to Ella Schofield. Ella has a fascinating background that begins with her dropping out of school at 14, we pick up with her 4 years into her coding career having spent many years working in clubs, ski resorts and charities before doing a coding bootcamp (Makers Academy) in London in 2014. Wed, 27 Mar 2019 20:00:04 +0000 careerswitchingcoders@gmail.com (Robert Faldo, Ella Schofield) https://career-switching-coders.simplecast.com/episodes/ella-schofield-episode-1-zBKlREyy Ella Schofield (Episode 1) Robert Faldo, Ella Schofield 00:39:33 In this episode we talk to Ella Schofield. Ella has a fascinating background that begins with her dropping out of school at 14, we pick up with her 4 years into her coding career having spent many years working in clubs, ski resorts and charities before doing a coding bootcamp (Makers Academy) in London in 2014. In this episode we talk to Ella Schofield. Ella has a fascinating background that begins with her dropping out of school at 14, we pick up with her 4 years into her coding career having spent many years working in clubs, ski resorts and charities before doing a coding bootcamp (Makers Academy) in London in 2014. makers academy, coding bootcamp no full 1