A Question of Code

By Ed & Tom Hazledine

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A newbie coder and a seasoned veteran discuss the questions that always come up when someone begins learning to code. Ed is looking at getting a career in programming and has been learning to code for just over a year. During this time he’s been building up a stack of questions that keep coming up from other newbie coders. Luckily, he’s got someone he can ask for help: Tom. Tom’s a seasoned coder, having worked in the industry for a few years now and has all the answers Ed needs, or does he?

Episode Date
89: Top Tips review: pragmatic learning
Nov 16, 2020
88: Top Tips review: document what you learn
Nov 09, 2020
87: Top Tips review: enjoy what you do
Nov 02, 2020
86: Top Tips review: just get things done!
Oct 26, 2020
85: Top Tips review: why should you build your own website?
Oct 19, 2020
84: Why should you own a rubber duck?
Oct 12, 2020
83: How do you get started with a new framework?
Oct 05, 2020
82: What is semantic markup?
Sep 28, 2020
81: What is an API?
Sep 21, 2020
80: What’s it like behind the scenes of a podcast?
Sep 14, 2020
79: How important are CS fundamentals? (with Vaidehi Joshi)
Sep 07, 2020
78: How can developers get better at design?
Aug 31, 2020
77: Should you use boilerplates?
Aug 24, 2020
76: CSS Revisited (Rapid Fire)
Aug 17, 2020
75: Why do you need a website of your own? (with Chris Coyier)
Aug 10, 2020
74: How do you get started with testing? (with Brian Okken)
Aug 03, 2020
73: Why is Python a good starting point for learning to code? (with Michael Kennedy)
Jul 27, 2020
72: CSS Extravaganza!
Jul 20, 2020
71: How should developers market themselves? (with Shawn Wang)
Jul 13, 2020
70: Is "become a developer" still good advice?
Jul 06, 2020
69: Why bother with side projects?
Jun 29, 2020
68: Are bootcamps worth doing? (with Kirsty Simmonds)
Jun 22, 2020
67: How can developers help fight climate change? (with Natalia Waniczek)
Jun 15, 2020
66: How do you get started in data science? (with Tom Sainsbury)
Jun 08, 2020
65: Should new developers get involved in open source? (with Jeremy Walker)
Jun 01, 2020
64: How do you get started with Pandas? (with Boris Paskhaver)
May 25, 2020
63: What is i18n? (with Eli Schutze)
May 18, 2020
62: What is it like to have a mentor? (with Amber Wilson)
May 11, 2020
61: What questions should you ask in an interview?
May 04, 2020
60: What is a resilient website? (with Jeremy Keith)
Apr 27, 2020
59: How do you prepare to give a presentation?
Apr 20, 2020
58: How do you run a remote conference?
Apr 13, 2020
57: Why is time so hard to work with?
Apr 06, 2020
56: How can you make code habitable?
Mar 30, 2020
55: Any tips and tricks for effective home working?
Mar 23, 2020
54: Why do people write "bad" code?
Mar 16, 2020
53: What are some good things to build?
Mar 09, 2020
52: What gear do you use?
Mar 02, 2020
51: What is a Minimum Viable Product?
Feb 24, 2020
50: What's so special about the command line?
Feb 17, 2020
49: What is a build pipeline?
Feb 10, 2020
48: Agency or product?
Feb 03, 2020
47: How do you build a blog?
Jan 27, 2020
46: How do you apply to speak at a conference? (with Tony Edwards)
Jan 20, 2020
45: Should you take a bootcamp?
Jan 13, 2020
44: What is the difference between a framework and a library?
Jan 06, 2020
43: Yearly Themes: 2020
Dec 23, 2019
42: What does a developer do all day?
Dec 16, 2019
41: How long does it take to get a job in tech?
Dec 09, 2019
40: Can you trust recruiters?
Dec 02, 2019
39: Do you have impostor syndrome?
Nov 25, 2019
38: If it's not broken should you fix it?
Nov 18, 2019
⚡️ Help us, listeners. You're our only hope
Oct 14, 2019
37: When are you ready for a coding job?
Oct 07, 2019
36: How do you keep track of your knowledge?
Sep 30, 2019
35: Do you git it? (What is version control?)
Sep 23, 2019
34: How do you learn a new programming language?
Sep 16, 2019
33: How much tooling is too much tooling?
Sep 09, 2019
32: How do you prepare for a new job?
Sep 02, 2019
31: Should you pivot?
Aug 26, 2019
⚡️ How much time do you spending coding in a coding job?
Aug 19, 2019
⚡️ How long should you spend on a take home coding challenge?
Aug 12, 2019
⚡️ Tabs or spaces?
Aug 05, 2019
30: What do you get from going to a tech meetup?
Jul 29, 2019
29: What's wrong with developer culture?
Jul 22, 2019
28: How do you stay motivated?
Jul 15, 2019
27: How do you deal with crazy bugs?
Jul 08, 2019
26: What is functional programming?
Jul 01, 2019
25: Do you need to be good at maths to become a programmer?
Jun 24, 2019
24: Should you write about what you've learnt?
Jun 17, 2019
23: How do you write a good CV?
Jun 10, 2019
22: Why should you write tests?
Jun 03, 2019
⚡️ What does it mean to be a full stack developer?
May 27, 2019
⚡️ How closely should you match a job description before applying?
May 20, 2019
21: How do you get started with open source?
May 13, 2019
20: What's it like to attend a tech conference? (Live at Future Sync)
May 06, 2019
19: What's it like being a remote developer?
Apr 29, 2019
18: What's the interview process for a tech job?
Apr 22, 2019
17: How do you find a mentor?
Apr 15, 2019
16: When should you specialise?
Apr 08, 2019
15: What happens in a kick off meeting?
Apr 01, 2019
14: How do you learn?
Mar 25, 2019
13: Project Introduction
Mar 18, 2019
12: Should you get a CS degree?
Mar 11, 2019
11: When should you change to your second language?
Mar 04, 2019
10: Is coding less fun when it’s your job?
Feb 25, 2019
9: Where do you find jobs?
Feb 18, 2019
8: When should you quit your job?
Feb 11, 2019
7: Where do you learn?
Feb 04, 2019
6: What tools do you need?
Jan 28, 2019
5: Which language should you learn first?
Jan 21, 2019
4: How do you manage your time?
Jan 14, 2019
3: Freelance or full-time?
Jan 07, 2019
2: Frontend or Backend?
Dec 31, 2018
1: Why are you learning to code?
Dec 24, 2018
Trailer: A Question of Code
Dec 24, 2018