Learnetto Podcast

Full transcript - https://learnetto.com/blog/his-first-job-was-writing-code-for-a-nuclear-power-plant-now-swizec-teaches-d3js-and-reactjs Swizec Teller is our guest on the newest episode of the Learnetto podcast. Swizec is a very talented software engineer and author, originally from Slovenia, now based in San Francisco. A self-proclaimed writing addict, Swizec has published several books, including Data Visualization with d3.js and Why programmers work at night, with tips on work-life balance, productivity, and programming flow. In this interview, he discussed his beginnings as a tech whizzkid, writing about code, coding live, supporting indie tech writers, and using videos as the next hot thing in teaching programming. There was also an unexpected guest on the show!

Full transcript - https://learnetto.com/blog/the-learnetto-podcast-episode-007-how-to-become-an-entrepreneur-in-the-age-of-the-end-of-jobs-with-taylor-pearson The latest guest on the Learnetto Podcast is Taylor Pearson, entrepreneur, coach, and author of the bestselling book The End of Jobs, about a new landscape of the job market. Hrishi invited Taylor to discuss his background and the thesis of his book that in today's world it’s safer to start your own business than to work for someone else.

Full transcript - https://learnetto.com/blog/the-learnetto-podcast-episode-006-how-to-be-a-data-driven-ux-designer-with-matt-isherwood In this episode, we speak to Matt Isherwood, a user experience designer and instructor based in London. Matt is a UX design consultant specialising in e-commerce, marketplace websites, and mobile apps. He has years of experience in the luxury sector and working on UX strategy with startups. Matt writes a very popular and educational blog on his site, Mattish.com, where he teaches people about optimising user experience through data-driven design.

Full transcript - https://learnetto.com/blog/the-learnetto-podcast-episode-005-how-to-learn-to-design-apps-with-marko-vuletic Marko Vuletič is a Slovenian web & mobile UI/UX design professional. His work is centred around creating apps and websites which are visually pleasing, but, most importantly, functional and user-friendly. An app he redesigned, Moments, has been featured by the US App Store as the best new app. Marko also writes a popular blog and newsletter about designing apps in Sketch at http://SketchTricks.com. He agreed to speak to Learnetto about it, as well as about what it means to be a UI/UX designer and how to learn design.

Full transcript - https://learnetto.com/blog/the-learnetto-podcast-episode-004-how-to-learn-new-skills-as-a-software-developer-with-cindy-potvin Our guest on the fourth episode of the Learnetto podcast is Cindy Potvin, a Montreal-based software developer. Cindy started blogging about her experience of Android and web application development in October 2013 at http://blog.cindypotvin.com. Since then, her blog grew to include series "Learning as a Software Developer" and "Play and Learn as a Software Developer." Titles of the series summarise Cindy's goals well - she wants readers of her blog to enjoy their learning journey to becoming better developers.

Get the full transcript for this episode at https://learnetto.com/blog In episode 3 of the Learnetto podcast, Hrishi interviewed Laurence Bradford of Learn to Code With Me. Laurence is a self-taught developer, who has been teaching herself how to code for 3 years. Having experienced the difficulties of the learning process first-hand, Laurence understands the most effective ways to obtain tech skills. Her website Learn to Code With Me, now receiving 50,000 unique visitors a month, aims to help those in the same position she was a little while ago. She also runs a popular Facebook group, offers career advice and has written a book.