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Episode 098 – Working Remote. – Today, Valarie and I have a bonus episode about working remote. I do it on a full time basis now in my job, and now a lot of people – pretty much soon to be all of America – is going to be forced into working remote as a result of the virus that’s impacting our communities. So we’re going to talk about what it’s like to work remote whether you do it as a full time job or you get forced into doing this now as a result of the virus. Mentioned in this episode Create schedules and roles for kids and family members at home. Schedule your lunch break on your calendar, visible to your teammates. Notify your immediate teammates whenever you’re stepping away from your workstation, e.g. when you’re stepping out for lunch. During team meetings, keep your webcam on to encourage camaraderie among your teammates.

Episode 097 – Pete Cochrane – graduated from the University of North Florida with a degree in economics. After graduating from university he worked as a technical recruiter. Today, he’s the chief sales officer for Interactive Resources which is an IT staffing firm located in Jacksonville Florida. Pete is also the event director for the Code On The Beach conference which gets great reviews from speakers and attendees as one of their favourite tech conferences. Mentioned in this episode Choose formal clothes and venues for your virtual interviews; don’t appear too casual. On your resume, relate your skills to projects that you’ve accomplished with those skills. Be ready for technical deep dives into details of anything that is on your resume. Make sure to spend time with family. https://www.fullstackacademy.com/ – Top coding bootcamp in New York and Chicago. Pete Cochrane Pete is an experienced Chief Sales Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the staffing and recruiting industry. https://twitter.com/petecochrane

Episode 096 – Pariss Athena – has had a very interesting journey to get into tech. After graduating from high school she studied screenwriting; this developed an interest in acting which prompted her move to Hollywood. Later, she moved back to Boston and studied aesthetics and worked in this field for several years. Unfortunately, the job didn’t provide career growth, so she went back to school to get a degree in marketing. While in school, she learned about coding and participated in the Resilient Coders bootcamp. Today, she’s a front end developer using React and React Native. Pariss started the BlackTechTwitter hashtag and is the founder of Black Tech Pipeline. She’s a writer and speaker, and we’re excited to have her on the CodePrep podcast today. Mentioned in this episode Understand that there are many different routes through which to figure something out. Take risks and try things before saying no to them, because by doing so, you open yourself up to various opportunities. When applying at a company, find out if they have any preferred topics which you should study for your tech interview. https://twitter.com/btpipeline – A service based platform connecting opportunity extenders with Black technologists. Pariss Athena Pariss began her career as a front-end developer after graduating from Resilient Coders. She works for G2i as a hiring and platform member- vetting engineers as an engineer, and taking lead on social media marketing efforts. https://twitter.com/ParissAthena

Episode 095 – Debugging With Chrome Dev Tools. – We have a bonus episode for you today and it’s about how to debug your code. What we’re going to teach you is the skill of how to fix problems in your code. The difference, usually, between a junior developer and a senior developer is how fast they can find bugs in their code and fix them. And so today, with our bonus episode, we’re going to show you how to use Chrome Dev Tools to be able to improve your debugging skills. Mentioned in this episode https://vimeo.com/345712607. https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-the-javascript-console-b57ca9db3e6d/. https://medium.com/simplex-internet-blog/browser-devtools-breakpoints-971a136604bf. https://javascript.info/debugging-chrome. https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/network/reference.

Episode 094 – Chris Corriere – has a degree in mathematics and leadership from Kennesaw State University. He’s very interested in mathematics and data, and has used that interest to build his knowledge of data science. His primary area of specialisation has been DevOps. He’s given back greatly to the community as the organiser of the DevOpsDays Atlanta conference. Today, he works as an architect for a medical billing company. He also speaks at tech conferences and writes for multiple publications. Mentioned in this episode Ensure whatever you’re doing is something you actually enjoy. When applying to speak at an event, clearly outline the content and expected outcomes of your talk. https://devopsdays.org/ – A technical conference for developers, sysadmins e.t.c. Chris Corriere Chris has been working with data and phone networks and writing software since he was in middle school. He spent eight years working for the Division of Information Technology at Southern Polytechnic State University maintaining over 100 systems in labs and classrooms for various departments. https://twitter.com/cacorriere