Podcasting, Tech Layoffs, First Job as Developer & More | Patrick Akil | Beyond Coding Q&A #1

First of its kind on the beyond coding podcast, an episode with just me answering your questions.

Let me know if I should do more of these 💬

OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:43 - Should I go for a master's degree in computer science?
00:02:35 - How do I get my first job in the tech market?
00:04:35 - Why don't you tweet more?
00:04:50 - How do new engineers entering the tech field cope with the recent layoffs from companies?

00:07:05 - Favourite podcast episode so far? :)
00:08:13 - Hi Patrick, would love to know what was the inspiration behind the podcast?

00:11:33 - Podcast names we didn't end up going with
00:12:19 - Back to how we created the podcast
00:17:59 - Committing to the podcast too quickly
00:19:20 - Curious to know what goes into creating a podcast episode
00:23:25 - When is person X coming on? :(
00:23:51 - What’s your favourite podcast?
00:25:24 - What’s it like being a guest on a podcast?
00:26:40 - What’s your take on hiring in tech?
00:28:53 - Do you hate your own voice?
00:29:56 - How did you get into software development?
00:40:05 - Wrapping up

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[danielvega]

Greetings from Colombia! I'm a baby coder looking forward to get hired broadly, hopefully for remote work. I study everyday the whole day programming and english.... Slowly but surely getting some ground here. I always put your podcasts on my breaks or at the background and really appreciate all of your content and your virtual company, Patrick, thanks a lot!