Aleksandr
Created a website visited by up to 150 users daily 🎊
Aleksandr is a proud alumnus of Scrimba's front-end career path, having enrolled in mid-2022 with a vision to build an all-in-one crypto analytics website. His idea came to life in April 2023 with the successful launch of Trading Digits, which initially housed 14 analytics tools and calculators. Since then, it has grown to attract 100-150 global users daily, with a host of new advanced tools, refactored calculators, and a refurbished UI 💻
Berenice
Learning from rejections and pushing onward to success! 🎉
In 2022, Berenice seized an exciting opportunity and applied for a scholarship at Scrimba, embarking on an incredible six-month learning journey. After immersing herself in courses like Kevin Powell's Responsive Web Design and a deep-dive into React, she faced the challenges of job applications, learned from rejections, and finally landed a job as a Front-End Developer! 🎢
Dev Agrawal
The State of React (and Should You Still Learn It in 2024), with Dev Agrawal 🎆
Meet Dev Agrawal 🇮🇳🇺🇸! With a name like that, how could he not become a developer? He's a software developer, developer advocate, and content creator. Moreover, he's a React expert deeply ingrained in the React community. That's why we invited him onto the show to shed light on the current state of affairs!
You've probably noticed certain discontent surrounding React recently. A basic React app has become significantly more complex. It has been quite some time since there has been a significant update to React, with the recent ones relying heavily on meta-frameworks. And what about the React core team? What's happening there?
All of this might sound disheartening. However, we're delving into whether these concerns hold true in this episode. Let's find out together! 🎡
Reddolphin
Landing their dream job! 🎈
Reddolphin's thrilled to announce her exciting new role as a software developer at a dream company! After beginning her Scrimba journey in late 2018, her passion for coding ignited and led to the transition from a computer graphics student to a proud software developer, overcoming intense academic programs and a challenging job market. It's an inspirational journey that shows the power of perseverance and continuous learning. 💪
Philip
Achieving relevant work experience! 🎨
Two years ago, inspired by his friend Fredrik's career shift to tech, Philip decided to embark on a transformative journey. After a year of warehouse work and a long-distance relationship, he took a bold step, quit his job, moved to be with his girlfriend, and pursued a tech career through Scrimba's frontend developer career path. His determination paid off as he landed his first tech role as a "web designer" for a start-up, overcoming the tough job market and proving the value of gaining relevant work experience 💪
Chris
Slow Down to Speed Up: Teacher-Turned-Developer Chris on Successful Adult Learning and Landing his Dream Role 🧨
Meet Chris Webster 🇬🇧! Chris is a full-stack developer based in Reading, UK. In a past life, he taught Mandarin to both children and adults and obtained a master's degree in education. If you're guessing that this episode is about pedagogy, maintaining your mindset, and learning hacks, you're on the right track.
When Chris decided to switch careers, he enrolled in a premium London boot camp. Was it worth the money? Or the time? In this episode, Chris lays out the differences between a boot camp and learning to code by yourself online. He ended up utilizing Scrimba to continue his education afterward—sometimes even while at work at his first coding job—which helped him land his dream job. But that wasn't the only thing! His perseverance, strategies for successful adult learning, and knowing what to look for in the myriad of teaching methods available to us paved Chris's path to success. In this podcast, you'll learn all about them! 👑
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