Each week Ben & Abhi answer junior and beginning developers' questions about life as a web developer.
Some say you need a Computer Science degree and others say it is better not to have one. Ben and Abhi share their opinions on what you lose by not having a CS degree and answer weather or not it is worth it.
Welcome to 2016! In this show we discuss how we handle our own personal and professional goals. Let us know what you think and share your tips with us on Twitter #BenAndAbhi
We discuss our POV on performance enhancing drugs that developers are starting to use to hack their brains. Are you going to choose to take the blue pill or the red pill?
Change can be scary sometimes... especially if it is happening faster than we can adjust to it. In this show we analyze all the emotions and arguments around change and help form an intelligent guiding principle.
Negative people are a drain... sometimes we are negative! LOL. We all are a Negative Nancy every now and then. Recognize quickly when it happens and change your path in order to stay as productive as possible. This show examines the issues and gives you the tools to stay on the straight path and not get distracted by emotions.
Every developer has a startup idea(s) but only good developers talk about it to anyone who will listen. Non-disclosure Agreements (NDA) are not needed 90%+ of the time and trying to keep an idea secret will cause more harm than good. Listen and learn how to correctly think about and use a startup idea.
We break down our predictions for 2016 and I think there will be some shockers! Share your 2016 predictions on twitter #BenAndAbhi
Merry Christmas! With all the love and harmony being spread today we figured it would be a good time to debate which framework is better, Angular JS by Google or React by Facebook. I think our outcome will surprise you.
When learning web development it is very tempting switch mid-project do a different framework, whilst in the pursuit of the "best" stack or get stuck in endless refactor cycles of making your code "better". We debunk these myths and give a solid route to help you decide when, why and how to switch code frameworks and/or refactor.
Burnout (the "what", recovery and how to avoid it)... Are you yelling at nice old Sunday Drivers? Are you questioning if software dev is right for you, when obviously it is an awesome career? You might be burned out son! Let grandpa's Ben & Abhi give ya some wise advice
Everyday we work side-by-side with peeps who are smarter than us…. I am talking straight up legit geniuses. Working with them is not always easy but the benefits are enormous. In this show we give you the encouragement and some insight into working with them and not against or below them.
Episode 5 has arrived. Ben and Abhi talk about the 3 things that motivate every person and how you can identify yours to boost your productivity, become a easier person to work with and destroy procrastination.
Abhi and Ben walk through their step-by-step self-learning plan for anyone to become educated in Web Development. Also Ben & Abhi share their inspiring personal life stories on how they got started in the software/tech industry.
Yo what up #BenAndAbhi nation! Show num-beer 3 is here. We talk about Git & Git-Flow... What front-end prototyping tools to use under different circumstances and Abhi drops some solid wisdom on prepping for your first technical interview.
Cali weather is better than Chicago's :P .... Eric Crobak asks if Dev Bootcamps are worth it? Ashtyn Bell asks when does it make sense to switch from a Cordova app to Native apps. Dean Radcliffe asks about providing work estimates vs. providing no estimates. And you decided to go to twitter right now and ask us a question #BenAndAbhi
Our first show! Ben and Abhi pick 4 questions to answer on contributing to open source, apply to senior positions, devops entry & demoing private code during an interview.