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In part two, Dave and Emily continue their conversation with Ali Spittel, head of developer advocacy for AWS Amplify at Amazon. Ali covers the general availability release of Amplify Studio, the history behind the service, and how it can help designer and developers work better together. She also discusses the role of developer advocacy, social media, and the trio shares some of the history behind early developer relations. As part of this conversation, Ali announced the AWS Amplify Hackathon running the entire month of September and giving developers a chance to win both cash prizes and AWS swag! If you missed it, you can listen to part one of this conversation in Episode 050. Ali on Twitter: twitter.com/ASpittel Emily on Twitter: twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev [HACKATHON] AWS Amplify Hackathon - running September 1st-30th, 2022 - Win up to $1000, and AWS Free Credits! https://bit.ly/amplifyhackathon [PODCAST] Ali's Ladybug Podcast: https://www.ladybug.dev [PODCAST] AWS Developers Podcast - Episode 030 - AWS Amplify Hosting with Nikhil Swaminathan: https://soundcloud.com/awsdevelopers/episode-030-aws-amplify-hosting-with-nikhil-swaminathan [PODCAST] AWS Developers Podcast - Episode 026 - AWS AppSync with Brice Pelle: https://soundcloud.com/awsdevelopers/episode-026-aws-appsync-with-brice-pelle PODCAST] AWS Developers Podcast - Episode 020 - AWS Amplify Geo with Harshita Daddala: https://soundcloud.com/awsdevelopers/episode-020-aws-amplify-geo-with-harshita-daddala AWS Amplify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsamplify AWS Amplify on Github: https://github.com/aws-amplify AWS Amplify: https://docs.amplify.aws/ Amplify Discord Server: https://discord.gg/amplify Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud
In this episode Emily and Dave catch up with Ali Spittel, head of developer advocacy for AWS Amplify at Amazon. Ali covers the general availability release of Amplify Studio, the history behind the service, and how it is helping designer and developers work better together. She also covers how the Amplify team works directly with the community to shape the product, and announces the AWS Amplify Hackathon. This hackathon will be running the entire month of September and giving developers a chance to win both cash prizes and AWS swag! Ali on Twitter: twitter.com/ASpittel Emily on Twitter: twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev [HACKATHON] AWS Amplify Hackathon - running September 1st-30th, 2022 - Win up to $1000, and AWS Free Credits! https://bit.ly/amplifyhackathon [PODCAST] Ali's Ladybug Podcast: https://www.ladybug.dev [PODCAST] AWS Developers Podcast - Episode 030 - AWS Amplify Hosting with Nikhil Swaminathan: https://soundcloud.com/awsdevelopers/episode-030-aws-amplify-hosting-with-nikhil-swaminathan [PODCAST] AWS Developers Podcast - Episode 026 - AWS AppSync with Brice Pelle: https://soundcloud.com/awsdevelopers/episode-026-aws-appsync-with-brice-pelle PODCAST] AWS Developers Podcast - Episode 020 - AWS Amplify Geo with Harshita Daddala: https://soundcloud.com/awsdevelopers/episode-020-aws-amplify-geo-with-harshita-daddala AWS Amplify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsamplify AWS Amplify on Github: https://github.com/aws-amplify AWS Amplify: https://docs.amplify.aws/ Amplify Discord Server: https://discord.gg/amplify Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud
Jerod, Nick & Ali partake in a few rounds of Story of the Week, TIL, and I'm Excited about $X. Oh, and is TypeScript the new Java? Nick responds and emotes all over the place!
Jerod, Nick & Ali partake in a few rounds of Story of the Week, TIL, and I'm Excited about $X. Oh, and is TypeScript the new Java? Nick responds and emotes all over the place!
KBall, Ali & Nick explore a new type of segment: “WTFJS” talking about wild and wooly “it's not a bug it's a feature” examples in the JavaScript language. They also dive into code maintainability, and end by discussing the whiplash shift in the tech industry from “hottest market for engineers in history” to “oh noes everything is stopping!”
KBall, Ali & Nick explore a new type of segment: “WTFJS” talking about wild and wooly “it's not a bug it's a feature” examples in the JavaScript language. They also dive into code maintainability, and end by discussing the whiplash shift in the tech industry from “hottest market for engineers in history” to “oh noes everything is stopping!”
Ali & Divya recorded seven (!) awesome conversations all about Remix and the web ecosystem live on-stage at the first-ever Remix Conf after-party!
Ali & Divya recorded seven (!) awesome conversations all about Remix and the web ecosystem live on-stage at the first-ever Remix Conf after-party!
Huge shoutout to my guest, Ali Spittel ! Like what you hear? Connect with me- Website: www.taylordesseyn.com LinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Tik Tok: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn
JS Party is a weekly celebration of JavaScript and the web so fun is at the heart of every episode. We play games like Frontend Feud… (clip from episode #192) Discuss and analyze the news… (clip from episode #213) Explain technical concepts to each other like we're 5… (clip from episode #195) Debate hot topics like should websites work without JS? (clip from episode #87) Interiew amazing devs like Rich Harris and Una Kravets… (clip from episode #167) This is JS Party! Listen and subscribe today. We'd love to have you with us.
JS Party is a weekly celebration of JavaScript and the web so fun is at the heart of every episode. We play games like Frontend Feud… (clip from episode #192) Discuss and analyze the news… (clip from episode #213) Explain technical concepts to each other like we're 5… (clip from episode #195) Debate hot topics like should websites work without JS? (clip from episode #87) Interiew amazing devs like Rich Harris and Una Kravets… (clip from episode #167) This is JS Party! Listen and subscribe today. We'd love to have you with us.
Jen Looper from Web Dev for Beginners and Front-end Foxes joins Jerod and Ali to discuss the exciting (but also intimidating) prospect of getting in to web development in 2022! Where should you start? What technologies should you focus on? Is it better to go all-in on a framework or stick with the fundamentals? Stuff like that!
Jen Looper from Web Dev for Beginners and Front-end Foxes joins Jerod and Ali to discuss the exciting (but also intimidating) prospect of getting in to web development in 2022! Where should you start? What technologies should you focus on? Is it better to go all-in on a framework or stick with the fundamentals? Stuff like that!
Kent and our panelists dive deep on the hottest new React framework: Remix. What it does today, what makes it special, how it lured Kent away from a lucrative independent teaching career, and what's coming up next.
Kent and our panelists dive deep on the hottest new React framework: Remix. What it does today, what makes it special, how it lured Kent away from a lucrative independent teaching career, and what's coming up next.
Holla! This week we're playing Story of the Week and Today I Learned before turning our focus to Vest – a very cool validations framework created by Evyatar Alush.
Holla! This week we're playing Story of the Week and Today I Learned before turning our focus to Vest – a very cool validations framework created by Evyatar Alush.
Swyx is known for learning in public, and he joins the party to teach Ali and Nick about what he's been working on with Temporal IO, what it is, and why he's excited about it. We also talk about his role as Director of Developer Experience, including what developer experience is, how to do it, and what goals to set.
Swyx is known for learning in public, and he joins the party to teach Ali and Nick about what he's been working on with Temporal IO, what it is, and why he's excited about it. We also talk about his role as Director of Developer Experience, including what developer experience is, how to do it, and what goals to set.
In this episode, Dave chats with Mohit Srivastava, Sr. Manager, Product Management, Front-End Web and Mobile. The Amplify team had a large announcement during Werner's keynote at re:Invent, with the launch of Amplify Studio. Mohit dives into this new release, the challenges it was created to address, the ability for developers to now extend Amplify Studios behavior, and what else the team has been working on to help accelerate everyday work for developers. Mohit on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mohit Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev AWS Amplify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsamplify AWS Amplify Docs: https://docs.amplify.aws/ AWS Amplify GitHub: https://github.com/aws-amplify AWS Amplify Discord Server: https://discord.gg/amplify AWS re:Invent 2021 Werner Keynote with Amplify Studio announcement: https://bit.ly/3n0Lauz Introducing AWS Amplify Studio with Ali Spittel: https://bit.ly/3HEGeDi Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss
It's our 3rd annual New Year's party! We welcome a new panelist, review our (failed) resolutions from last year, discuss what's trending in the web world, and even set some new (failed) resolutions for this year.
It's our 3rd annual New Year's party! We welcome a new panelist, review our (failed) resolutions from last year, discuss what's trending in the web world, and even set some new (failed) resolutions for this year.
In this extended episode, Eoin and Luciano talk about Amplify with a particular focus on Amplify Studio, a new visual way to manage Amplify applications announced at the recent re:Invent event during Werner Vogels' keynote. In this episode we mentioned the following: - Amplify Studio: https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/studio/ - Figma: https://www.figma.com/ - The 2021 AWS re:Invent Werner Vogels keynote segment on Amplify Studio: https://youtu.be/8_Xs8Ik0h1w?t=3346 - Ali Spittel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MKVCmNKT1c This episode is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AWSBites You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts: - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-bites/id1585489017 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lh7PzqBFV6yt5WsTAmO5q - Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YTMzMTJhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== - Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/aws-bites - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/6a3312a0/podcast/rss Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on Twitter: - https://twitter.com/eoins - https://twitter.com/loige
Ali loves teaching people to code, and is currently doing so as a Senior Developer Advocate at AWS. She has been employed in the tech industry since 2014, holding multiple software engineering positions at startups, and a Distinguished Faculty and Faculty Lead role at General Assembly's Software Engineering Immersive. She blogs a lot about code and her life as a developer and also has a podcast with three other incredible women: Ladybug Podcast. They talk about the tech industry, their backgrounds, and go in depth on code-topics. When she's not coding you can find her watching her favorite New England sports teams, taking runs with her dog Blair, or rock climbing. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASpittel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspittel/ Portfolio: https://alispit.tel Ladybug Podcast: https://www.ladybug.dev/ Blog / WeLearnCode: https://welearncode.com/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOxxRhCHDqgtKplU_Ecu4BA Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/aspittel Dev.to: https://dev.to/aspittel
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 developer and teacher and In this episode, shares techniques and tips to help you better understand what you're learning and make it stick once and for all!Timestamps Introduction (00:00) How Ali got her first Junior Developer job (01:31) What Ali learned helping new programmers as a Lead Instructor at General Assembly (06:16) What you can learn from successful bootcamp students (07:51) How to know if you're ready to apply to jobs (11:28) Ali's experience as a hiring manager (11:39) Is the first programming language the hardest to learn? (15:38) How to remember everything you learn (21:34) How to escape tutorial hell (22:23) Should you hustle non-stop or take breaks? (28:15) Focused vs. diffused thinking (30:13) How Ali schedules time to learn on the job (31:16) Ali's progression to a Senior role and what Juniors should know about Seniors (33:39) Links Follow Ali Spittel on Twitter We Learn Code (Ali's website) Follow Alex from Scrimba on Twitter
In this episode Emily and Dave talk to Ali Spittel, who leads developer advocacy for AWS Amplify at Amazon. Ali has a passion for teaching others how to code, and helping them to become full-time developers. In her role at AWS, she works with mobile and web app creators on new tools that remove friction, and speed up development time. Ali on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASpittel Ladybug Podcast: https://www.ladybug.dev/ AWS Amplify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsamplify AWS Amplify: https://docs.amplify.aws/ Amplify Discord Server: https://discord.gg/amplify Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev
In today's episode, we welcome back to the show Ali Spittel! Ali is a developer advocate at AWS Amplify. So, naturally in this episode, we discuss topics around what it means to be a developer advocate! Ali has a passion for making code accessible and fun, and you'll hear that in this episode.✨ Sponsor: LinodeThank you to long time sponsor and friends of the show Linode for sponsoring today's episode!Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier.Listeners of Developer Tea can now enjoy $100 in free credit! You can find all the details at linode.com/developertea.
In today's episode, we welcome back to the show Ali Spittel! Ali is a developer advocate at AWS Amplify. So, naturally in this episode, we discuss topics around what it means to be a developer advocate! Ali has a passion for making code accessible and fun, and you'll hear that in this and the next episode.✨ Sponsor: LinodeThank you to long time sponsor and friends of the show Linode for sponsoring today's episode!Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier.Listeners of Developer Tea can now enjoy $100 in free credit! You can find all the details at linode.com/developertea.
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“At some point, coding will click and you'll realize that with enough time and resources you could build whatever.” -Ali Have ever felt like you don’t belong in the tech industry or felt you aren’t good at coding? Well, today’s guest on the podcast has been where you are. In this Episode, Grace chats with Ali Spittel, Senior Developer Advocate at AWS about how she found a passion for coding and why she loves teaching others how to code. If you would like to learn how to code in 2021 or curious about becoming a frontend developer then this episode is for you! Ali Spittel teaches people to code. She loves Python, JavaScript, and talking about programming. She has been writing React since before es6 classes. She is a Senior Developer Advocate on the AWS Amplify team. Ali also blogs about code, aimed mostly at a beginner audience. Her writing has gotten over a million readers in the past year. She has also spoken at over 50 events in the last few years. When Ali's not working, you can find her watching New England sports, competing on CodeWars, taking runs around the city, rock climbing, or participating in coding community events. Keys Takeaways : 11:00 What is the job of a Developer Advocate? 12:50 Skills needed to be a successful Developer Advocate 15:45 What is the Frontend development 18:36 Common Frontend programming languages you should know 20:00 Challenges for frontend Devs 21:39 How to prepare for the interview process 26:38 (3) Interview questions to ask your interviewer Help us raise $2000 in scholarships for Black/African American students studying Computer Science or STEM by buying a t-shirt or donating directly here: https://www.bonfire.com/techunlocked/ We appreciate your support!! Follow Tech Unlocked for updates and career tips: Twitter: https://twitter.com/techunlockedpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techunlockedpod/ Connect with Ali: LinkedIn Twitter https://alispit.tel/ https://dev.to/aspittel Learn more about the Ladybug podcast Connect with Grace: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraceMacjones LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemacjones Free Coding resources FreeCode Camp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/ CodeWars: https://www.codewars.com/ Advent of code https://adventofcode.com/ Code Academy: https://www.codecademy.com/ Resilient coders: http://www.resilientcoders.org/ Are you an underrepresented person looking to get into tech? Check out this awesome Job board curated for underrepresented folks by the amazing Veni Kunche. Follow Her on Twitter! AWS (Amazon Web Services ) is hiring: https://gist.github.com/jamesonwilliams/b73b0b03c0ce355db477ddfbcf8187ce#job-opportunities-at-aws-amplify Questions about sponsorship? Email us techunlockedpod@gmail.com
Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Ali SpittelAli loves teaching people to code, and is currently doing so as a Senior Developer Advocate at AWS. She have been employed in the tech industry since 2014, holding multiple software engineering positions at startups, and a Distinguished Faculty and Faculty Lead role at General Assembly’s Software Engineering Immersive. Ali is also a software blogger!Ali blogs a lot about code and my life as a developer. Her blog posts have had over well over a million reads and have been featured on DEV’s top 7, the top spot on HackerNews, FreeCodeCamp, and in JSWeekly. You can hear about her new posts on her newsletter.Ali also has a podcast with two other incredible women: Ladybug Podcast. They talk about the tech industry, their backgrounds, and they go in depth on code-topics. When Ali is not coding you can find her watching her favorite New England sports teams, taking runs with her dog Blair, or rock climbing.If you are enjoying our content please leave us a rating and review or consider supporting usA note from GrantAli Spittel started down the computer science major route in college before deciding it wasn’t quite right for her. But she would return to coding in her first job as a means of automating some of her work and realizing that she really enjoyed it. From there, Ali Spittel, has steadily built a career in tech as a software engineer, developer advocate, and instructor for the likes of Amazon, General Assembly and her own venture, WeLearnCode. In addition to all of her work coding and teaching people to code, Ali is the co-star of the popular Ladybug Podcast with Kelly Vaughn, Sidney Buckner and Emma Bostian. If you’ve ever wanted to get into coding and aren’t quite sure where to begin, be sure to learn how Ali built a career in coding without a comp sci degree.Quotes—Ali SpittelAdditional ResourcesCheck out how Ali became a software engineer without a computer science degree or completing a bootcampFollow AWS Amplify on TwitterLearn more about the Ladybug podcastYou can find more resources in the show notesTo learn more about our podcast go to https://develomentor.com/To listen to previous episodes go to https://develomentor.com/blog/Connect with Ali SpittelLinkedInTwitterhttps://alispit.tel/https://dev.to/aspittelConnect with Grant IngersollLinkedInTwitterSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/develomentor)
Ali Spittel is a Senior Developer Advocate at AWS, co-host of the LadyBug podcast and blogger at We Learn Code.In this episode of Untold Developer Stories, Ali shares her journey into tech, divulges her thoughts on the place of education in tech and her passion for teaching code.Make yourself a cuppa, kick back and get ready to get inspired!
Sean and Kelly invite Ali Spittel to talk about how teachers can go beyond their first programming language and help students learn to create more robust projects. If you’ve started with Python, how do you learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to make a front end for a project? Or vice versa? Ali is a Senior Developer Advocate at AWS, the co-host of the Ladybug Podcast, and a frequent tech writer and speaker. She has been employed in the tech industry since 2014, holding multiple software engineering positions at startups and a Distinguished Faculty and Faculty Lead role at General Assembly's Software Engineering Immersive. Special Guest: Ali Spittel.
Our much anticipated Family Feud rip-off inspired game show is finally here! Emma was joined by Nick and special guest Abenezer Abebe to form the Hypertext Assassins. KBall captained (despite never seeing Family Feud before) the DSL Destroyers with Mikeal and special guest Ali Spittel. Holler if you want MOAR Feud and check the outro for a chance to win some JS Party swag.
Our much anticipated Family Feud rip-off inspired game show is finally here! Emma was joined by Nick and special guest Abenezer Abebe to form the Hypertext Assassins. KBall captained (despite never seeing Family Feud before) the DSL Destroyers with Mikeal and special guest Ali Spittel. Holler if you want MOAR Feud and check the outro for a chance to win some JS Party swag.
Robby speaks with Ali Spittel – podcast host at Ladybug Podcast, writer, and Faculty Lead at General Assembly. They discuss mentoring Junior Developers, how she built a community around her written content and daily coding puzzles, how to build your writing as a developer, and her experience being a digital nomad. Helpful LinksFollow Ali on TwitterFollow We Learn Code on TwitterAli Spittel's websiteZen of ProgrammingLadybug PodcastFollow General Assembly on TwitterWhat Productivity Looks like to Me
In this episode of Audience, we sat down with the hosts of the Ladybug Podcast. Emma Bostian, Ali Spittel, and Kelly Vaughn produce a weekly show geared towards developers at all stages in their careers. They create episodes about technical coding topics, interview industry experts, and weave in "softer" development conversations to keep their audience engaged. Throughout this interview, our conversation regularly transitioned back to personal brands and their importance. These women are the perfect examples of how putting resources towards creating a personal brand can dramatically improve a podcast's performance. Inside this episode, you'll learn more about how they run their show. With a track record of rapid growth under their belt, their insights are great takeaways for seasoned hosts looking to turn up the heat. Listen now to learn more about: How to explain technical topics via a podcast (hint: show notes play a crucial role).What you need to do before approaching or accepting sponsors for your podcast. A checklist for beginners on how to brand their podcast before launching the show (hint: it always comes back to your ideal listener).And the Ladybug Podcast's most effective promotional strategies that contributed to their rapid growth. The Ladybug Podcast details how episode transcriptions are an important part of their promotional game plan. With Castos, you can access automatic pay-as-you-go transcription services directly from your dashboard. Check out our comprehensive podcast transcription guide to find out how. But ahead, we're diving deeper into how and why their personal brands contributed to their success. This is a piece of podcasting that doesn't always get the attention it deserves but can be the basis for sustained growth. Let's find out why the Ladybug Podcast is the personal brand example you should follow. What Is A Personal Brand? By definition a personal brand is how you market yourself and skillset. It's the combination of online and in-person content that represents what you want to be known for. A personal brand should tell a story about your background and provide an authentic look inside your life. Personal brands are important because it humanizes the person behind a product. Giving an audience a peak behind the curtain allows for more authentic interactions and creates loyal followers. Many podcast listeners say they want to listen to hosts who feel like a friend and share their beliefs. The way to create that connection is to focus on curating real-time interactions with your audience members.
In this episode of Audience, we sat down with the hosts of the Ladybug Podcast. Emma Bostian, Ali Spittel, and Kelly Vaughn produce a weekly show geared towards developers at all stages in their careers. They create episodes about technical coding topics, interview industry experts, and weave in “softer” development conversations to keep their audience engaged. Throughout this interview, our conversation regularly transitioned back to personal brands and their importance. These women are the perfect examples of how putting resources towards creating a personal brand can dramatically improve a podcast’s performance. Inside this episode, you’ll learn more about how they run their show. With a track record of rapid growth under their belt, their insights are great takeaways for seasoned hosts looking to turn up the heat. Listen now to learn more about: How to explain technical topics via a podcast (hint: show notes play a crucial role).What you need to do before approaching or accepting sponsors for your podcast. A checklist for beginners on how to brand their podcast before launching the show (hint: it always comes back to your ideal listener).And the Ladybug Podcast’s most effective promotional strategies that contributed to their rapid growth. The Ladybug Podcast details how episode transcriptions are an important part of their promotional game plan. With Castos, you can access automatic pay-as-you-go transcription services directly from your dashboard. Check out our comprehensive podcast transcription guide to find out how. But ahead, we’re diving deeper into how and why their personal brands contributed to their success. This is a piece of podcasting that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves but can be the basis for sustained growth. Let’s find out why the Ladybug Podcast is the personal brand example you should follow. What Is A Personal Brand? By definition a personal brand is how you market yourself and skillset. It’s the combination of online and in-person content that represents what you want to be known for. A personal brand should tell a story about your background and provide an authentic look inside your life. Personal brands are important because it humanizes the person behind a product. Giving an audience a peak behind the curtain allows for more authentic interactions and creates loyal followers. Many podcast listeners say they want to listen to hosts who feel like a friend and share their beliefs. The way to create that connection is to focus on curating real-time interactions with your audience members.
In this episode of Audience, we sat down with the hosts of the Ladybug Podcast. Emma Bostian, Ali Spittel, and Kelly Vaughn produce a weekly ... Read More >
In this episode, host Adam Cuppy has a great conversation with code blogger Ali Spittel. Ali discusses how developers often find themselves in a teaching role— whether that be mentoring a colleague, writing blog posts, speaking at meetups, or even teaching more formally at a college or bootcamp. If you are wondering how you can teach code more effectively, tune in to this conversation!Featured Links:Those Who Can Do Should Also Teach (same talk, different conference): https://youtu.be/O5NGIQ2QdpkAli's Website: https://www.alispit.tel/We Learn Code (Ali's Blog): https://welearncode.com/Other opportunities to connect:Weekly streams at Zeal's Twitch StreamWeekly front-end tips at Amy's Selfteach.me Youtube ChannelReach out at Our Website
Recording date: 2019-11-26John Papa @John_PapaWard Bell @WardBellDan Wahlin @DanWahlinCraig Shoemaker @craigshoemakerAli Spittel @ASpittelResources:AliSpit.telWeLearnCodeLadyBug PodcastDev.toAli on Dev.toDigital NomadPreactReactAngularGeneral Assembly - 12 week bootcampDon't Repeat Yourself - DRYFour types of learnersVisual , Auditory, Kinesthetic , and reading/writing learnersVueReactJSBen LeshReact HooksVue 3 Composition APIREDUXTrain your Brain Like a Memory ChampionAirBNBTimejumps02:34 Guest introduction06:06 Experience with frameworks08:34 How do you teach?10:52 Sponsor: Ag Grid11:54 Who are the students you're workign with?17:39 Variety of paths to learning to code25:06 Sponsor: IdeaBlade26:14 How do you present something to students?28:02 What stuck out to you about frameworks?39:06 Where does teaching fit into your career?40:15 The intersection of art and code44:03 Final thoughts
Matt chats with Ali Spittel at All Things Open 2019 about all things learning!
Matt chats with Ali Spittel at All Things Open 2019 about all things learning!
Ali Spittel loves teaching people to code. She blogs a lot about code and her life as a developer. Brittany and Ali discuss the lessons behind Ali's blog post, "The Career Advice I Wish I Had".
Ali Spittel loves teaching people to code. She blogs a lot about code and her life as a developer. Brittany and Ali discuss the lessons behind Ali's blog post, "The Career Advice I Wish I Had".
We’re on the expo hall floor of OSCON 2019 talking with Eric Holscher, Ali Spittel, and Hong Phuc Dang. First up, we talk to Eric about his work at Write the Docs, ethical advertising, and the Pac-Man rule at conferences. Second, we talk with Ali about her passion for teaching developers, her passion for writing, and her new found love for podcasting. Last, we talk with Hong about her work at FOSSASIA, the disconnect between America and Asia in open source, and several of the cool open source projects they have on GitHub.
We’re on the expo hall floor of OSCON 2019 talking with Eric Holscher, Ali Spittel, and Hong Phuc Dang. First up, we talk to Eric about his work at Write the Docs, ethical advertising, and the Pac-Man rule at conferences. Second, we talk with Ali about her passion for teaching developers, her passion for writing, and her new found love for podcasting. Last, we talk with Hong about her work at FOSSASIA, the disconnect between America and Asia in open source, and several of the cool open source projects they have on GitHub.
To be able to take risks, learn and grow in your development career you need to have trust. Trust in your co-workers, teams but most importantly trust in yourself and your capabilities. In this episode we talk with Ali Spittel (@aspittel), Software Engineer and co-host of the Ladybug Podcast about building trust. Ali shares her thoughts and experiences from being a developer and teacher about how to establish and grow trust in yourself and others. During our conversation we talk about ways to over come imposter syndrome, keeping track of accomplishments and how groups of developers can build trust together. Trusting yourself and your peers is the only way to be able to confidently take risks and challenge yourself to grow. Links from this Episode Ali Spittel Ladybug Podcast Have an idea for a future episode? Tweet Us: @devuppodcast Email Us: hello@developingup.com
In this episode, Ali Spittel, a software engineer and developer advocate at Dev.to, joins us to talk about how excellent teaching can be for not only the people who are learning from you but also for developing your skills and your career. Teaching is one of the best ways we can teach ourselves something. It requires you to build an understanding of the subject matter strong enough to explain the material to other people and answer questions. "At some point, you tell a computer what to do, and it does it. It's really predictable. If you tell it to do the right thing, it's going to do the right thing without failure." As you may know, giving instructions to humans doesn't end up being so straightforward, even if you explain something perfectly, mistakes can still be made. It's a challenge to understand the material from multiple angles to accommodate different people, but it's excellent for solidifying your understanding. Ali challenges you to write a blog post! It doesn't have to be long. Kent C. Dodds will write articles that are only a few paragraphs. Even if no one reads it, you still took the time to learn something and grow. Resources Dev.to Ali Spittel Twitter Github Dev.to Website Kent C. Dodds Website Twitter Github Youtube Testing JavaScript
Ali Spittel (@ASpittel) continues our Python For DevOps series and discusses how to get practical with your code Resources: https://www.alispit.tel/ https://dev.to/aspittel https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/every-time-you-build-a-to-do-list-app-a-puppy-dies-505b54637a5d/
We chat with Ali Spittel, a software engineer and developer advocate at DEV, an online community where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. Ali talks about the beginnings of her popular coding blog, strategies for dealing with online abuse, as well as some coding advice for beginners, such as what non-programming skills can help programmers, how to get past the cycle of just using online tutorials, and what makes a great website. Show Links Digital Ocean (sponsor) MongoDB (sponsor) Heroku (sponsor) TwilioQuest (sponsor) Django Girls Tutorial Gatsby JS Flexbox Froggy JavaScript CSS Moving Past Tutorials: a course on problem solving for programmers New York Times SET codewars A Complete Beginner's Guide to React Codeacademy General Assembly DEV Python Django CSS Diner CSS Grid Garden HTML Rails Preact
We're gearing up to launch season 9 on July 8th, and we couldn't be more excited for you to listen. We got a ton of great guests to talk about a bunch of awesome topics including workplace burnout, why you should learn user interface and design, and dealing with online trolls. Show Links Digital Ocean (sponsor) MongoDB (sponsor) Heroku (sponsor) TwilioQuest (sponsor)
Ali started by telling us how she got into software development, almost by accident, how she became an assistant professor and how she slowly but surely embraced this career. We talked about her time working for a startup and why her time there was invaluable. We talked at length about her move from develoment to teaching and what she learned along the way. We finally segwayed into her current role at the crossroads of development, teaching and community as a developer advocate.Ali is a software engineer at DEV. Before that, she was a lead instructor at General Assembly. She loves Python, JavaScript, and talking about code. She is most interested in the intersection of programming, art, and education. When Ali's not working, you can find her watching New England sports, competing on CodeWars, taking runs around Capitol Hill, rock climbing, or participating in DC coding community events. Ali also blogs at dev.to/aspittel where she talks about code and her life surrounding it. Her writing has gotten roughly six hundred thousands readers in the past year.Here are the links of the show:Blog https://dev.to/aspittelTwitter https://twitter.com/aspittelAli's Prtfolio https://www.alispit.telOSCon Portland https://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/oscon-orRevolutionConference https://tickets.revolutionconf.comCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayThanks!Support the show (http://bit.ly/2yBfySB)
Ali Spittel is a software engineer and developer advocate at DEV.to. Before that, she was a lead instructor at General Assembly teaching their Web Development Immersive course. She also teaches Python. In this episode, Ali and Scott talk about how new programmers learn to code, the questions they have, and what we can do to make their experience more welcoming and successful! https://dev.to/aspittel
Ali Spittel is a Software Engineer and Developer Advocate at Dev.to. Prior to her new gig, she was a Lead Instructor of Web Development at General Assembly. She joins us on The Undefined to talk about her new role, the reality of coding bootcamps, and the ups and downs of remote work. Featuring Ali Spittel - Twitter, Github, Website Ken Wheeler – Twitter, GitHub, Website Jared Palmer – Twitter, GitHub, Website Links Dev.to - Website, GitHub, Twitter MDX Deck: MDX-based presentation decks Spectacle: ReactJS based Presentation Library ImpressJS presentation framework Spectacle Code Slide General Assembly Red Dead Redemption 2 Revolution Conf FlyWheel SoulCycle Texas Blind Salamander (it's a troglobite) Cornell bit from The Office Hamilton College Ken's most popular tweet Napster Picks Ken's Fly Shotgun Casamigos Blanco Tequila React Loops by Lee Byron 90s Hits on Spotify
In part 2 of our interview with Ali we cover what Ali's working on now and things she wishes people would ask her more about.
We all have different experiences coming into development, and today we talk with Ali Spittel, a software engineer at Dev.to, director at Women Who Code - DC and lead instructor at General Assembly.
GUEST BIO: Ali Spittel is a self-taught software engineer who has the job of teaching other people how to code at General Assembly DC’s Web Development Immersive program. Before that she was a software engineer at Optimus. Ali also blogs about code and her life as a developer. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Ali Spittel is Phil’s guest on today’s show. In Jan 2019, she became a Software Engineer and Developer Advocate for the DEV Community. Prior to this, she spent nearly 2 years teaching others to code as a Lead Instructor for General Assembly DC. Ali started her IT career working as a software engineer. Currently, she is Director of the DC Chapter of Women Who Code. KEY TAKEAWAYS: (1.00) – So Ali, can you expand on that brief introduction and tell us a little bit more about yourself? Ali explains that she started her career as a software engineer, focusing on the stack. Mostly working on data visualization and processing applications. Later, she became a full-time coding teacher at General Assembly. Recently, she has taken on a new hybrid role as a software engineer developer advocate for Dev.to. (1.52) Phil asked her how she had ended up in that particular role. For Ali landing the role was a natural progression. She was already well known within the community, had experience of teaching, public speaking and writing. She had also worked as a software developer. So, when the role came up she realized that she ticked all of the boxes and tried to land the job. The fact that, for a while, she had been an active member on the platform and was good friends with some of the DEV people also helped. Interestingly, much of the material she published on Dev.to came from her blog. Cross-posting like this enabled her blog to gain traction and led to the DEV team to work on special projects with them. (1.52) – Phil asks Ali how she ended up teaching code. Ali explains that she was a guest lecturer at the General Assembly. She was also heavily involved with the coding community. Plus, even in college she had written a lot of content. A habit that gets you used to crunching down what you are learning and representing it in a way that is easier for others to understand. Basically, teaching, so for her becoming an actual teacher was natural. (3.24) Phil asks Ali how her new role came about. Again, that happened largely because she had decided to share what she was learning. She did that mainly through her blog, which she had never thought would amount to much. At one point she stumbled upon the DEV website and started to cross-post her work. Gradually, her blog posts gained traction. She also did a couple of one-off projects for DEV and some workshops. So, when a position came along she was a natural fit. (4.45) – Can you please share a unique career tip with the audience? Ali’s advice is to find ways to teach others what you are learning. Doing so benefits you and others in many different ways. Firstly, you become a resource for others. You also make some great connections and really bond with those who are learning from you. Later, you are able to learn from them and ask them from advice about areas you have yet to explore. Teaching enables you to establish yourself as an expert in your field. This in turn increases the rate at which your content is shared and makes it far easier to find work. Working out how to explain something to others is also a great way to solidify your own knowledge. It was especially helpful for Ali because she was largely self-taught. She knew what to do, but, not necessarily why it had to be done that way. Repeatedly, going over the curriculum deepened her own IT knowledge. She also found that her students came up with questions that made her think about things in different ways. This drives you on and pushes you to dig deep. There are so many different ways to teach. It is not just about standing up in a classroom. These days, you end up doing it through public speaking, online, as a mentor, in the workplace and in many other ways. (7.28) – Can you tell us about your worst career moment? Ali’s worst moment actually happened while she was still studying. She fell in love with coding and decided to take a double major in computer science. But, for some reason, when she started taking the C++ course, things did not gel for her. It did not matter how many hours she worked at it she just could not get good results. After struggling through for a long time, she admitted defeat and gave up, which was a real low point for her. Luckily, she ended up falling back into it about six or seven months later. It turned out that taking a break was what she had needed. When she came back to coding again it all clicked and she was able to pursue a career that she really enjoys. That experience taught her that learning is a roller coaster. There are peaks and valleys, sometimes the valleys seem to go on forever. When that happens, it is important not to become disheartened. Instead, take a short break and come back to it with a fresh perspective. (9.44) – Phil asks Ali about her best career moment. For Ali, seeing her students succeed is what she enjoys the most. She knows that, over the years, she has helped thousands of people to learn what they need to know to build cool things. (10.44) – Can you tell us what excites you about the future of the IT industry and careers? The fact that what we can build using tech is limitless is very cool and exciting. Programming touches everything we touch. It really is a part of every aspect of our lives. (12.10) – What drew you to a career in IT? Really, this happened by accident when she ended up taking a computer science class as an extra credit hour. She loved it, got hooked on Python and went from there. (12.55) – What is the best career advice you have ever received? Always be learning. Keep staying on top of all of the new things that are coming out. Also, don’t be afraid of breaking things, that is inevitable when you are learning. (13.34) – If you were to begin your IT career again, right now, what would you do? Ali says that she really wishes she had been introduced to programming earlier and in a fun way. It would have been really cool to learn how to code in a low-pressure environment instead of an academic setting. (14.16) – What are you currently focusing on in your career? Ali’s new role means that she will need to get back into coding. Moving back into writing production code is going to be a big transition for her. She will also need to step up her public speaking and writing and get more involved in community outreach. So, right now, most of her energy is focused on settling into her new role and excelling at it. (14.58) – What is the number one non-technical skill that has helped you the most in your IT career? Ali has found that having strong people skills has really helped her to progress. For example, having good relationships with others in the industry has made finding work far easier for her. Often, she has been able to land jobs without having to go a formal application process. This is part of the reason she recommends that people take the time to attend a range of events. Doing so develops your people skills and makes it really easy to connect with others. (16.31) – Phil asks Ali to share a final piece of career advice with the audience. Ali says her advice is– start teaching. Just start off in a small way and go from there. Speak at a meetup, write one blog post or send out a tweet that teaches people something. It does not matter what it is, just get started. BEST MOMENTS: (5.40) ALI – “When you teach, people start looking at your content and sharing it and seeing you as somebody that is really knowledgeable" (6.44) ALI – "Teaching has been incredibly pivotal for me, career-wise, for so many reasons." (9.29) ALI – "Learning is such a roller coaster. There are so many peaks and valleys in it" (11.39) PHIL – "As the industry matures, even more, the problems that we are able to solve are much more complex" (13.03) ALI – "It’s so important in our field in general, to always be furthering your own knowledge, and staying on top of the new things.” CONTACT ALI: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASpittel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspittel/ Website: https://www.alispit.tel
Today we are joined by Ali Spittel, a Software Engineer and Developer Advocate at dev.to, who speaks with us about:The skills she gained from a developer teaching jobHow she kept up on her coding skills without writting production code by doing daily code challengesWhy she began to blog and how she made a habit out of itBlogging on a platform vs having your own websiteUsing visual feedback to teach beginners to codeInvolving herself in the local developer communityTranscript"Developing Yourself While Teaching Others - with Ali Spittel" TranscriptResources:dev.toAli Spittel:TwitterAli on dev.toalispit.telJoel HooksTwitterWebsite
Ali Spittel is a Developer Advocate at Dev.to and spent a portion of her career teaching new web developers at General Assembly. She has a ton of valuable experience when it comes to teaching others and getting involved in the community. Ali shares a lot of great content on Dev.to and on Twitter, where she has continued to develop her expertise as a developer and educator. Ali's internet home: https://twitter.com/ASpittel
On today's episode, Quincy Larson interviews Ali Spittel. She's a Washington DC-based developer and artist. Ali runs the popular Zen of Programming blog, where she writes about design, data visualization, and other programming topics. She talks about how her interests in political journalism lead to a passion for data and data journalism. Ali also talks about her love of Python. She reads the poem "The Zen of Python" and talks about how it has influenced her programming style and her way of thinking about software development. Interview by Quincy Larson: https://twitter.com/ossia Ali Spittel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aspittel Zen of Programming website: https://zen-of-programming.com/ Learn to code for free at: https://www.freecodecamp.org Intro music by Vangough: https://fcc.im/2APOG02
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