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On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Dr. Chuck. He's a software engineer and Computer Science professor at University of Michigan, which has one of the top-ranked CS programs in the world.
Dr. Charles "Chuck" Severance is also creator of many popular free learning resources like his Python for Everyone and C for Everyone, which millions of students have taken over the past decade.
We talk about:
- What separates a Master Programmer from an average developer, and how to become one
- Dr. Chuck's mission to make programming knowledge freely available
- The fundamental shortcomings of how Computer Science is currently taught at universities – even elite universities like the one he's a professor at
- Dr. Chuck's theories on recent tech layoffs and what he thinks the near future holds
- Dr. Chuck's love of racing $2,500 cars that he revives from the junk yard, and flying planes
Can you guess what song I'm playing on my bass during the intro? It's from a 1973 song.
Be sure to follow The freeCodeCamp podcast in your favorite podcast app. And share this podcast with a friend. Let's inspire more folks to learn to code and build careers for themselves in tech.
Also, I want to thank the 9,331 kind people who support our charity each month, and who make this podcast possible. You can join them and support our mission at: freecodecamp.org/donate
Links we talk about during our conversation:
- Dr. Chuck's latest freeCodeCamp course on C programming: freecodecamp.org/news/complete-c-programming-course-from-dr-chuck
- Dr. Chuck's Python for Everyone freeCodeCamp Course: freecodecamp.org/news/python-for-everybody
- Kylie Ying's popular Machine Learning for Everyone course inspired by Dr. Chuck: freecodecamp.org/news/machine-learning-for-everybody
- Dr. Chuck's website with his free interactive coursework: online.dr-chuck.com
0:00:00 Introduction and Background
0:02:20 Programming as an Art and Craft
0:13:11 The Importance of Hardware
0:43:16 Privacy and Auto-Expiring Data
0:44:31 Challenges in Learning Management Systems
0:46:08 Auto-Expiring Data and Privacy Standards
0:47:37 Teaching Technical Skills in High School
0:54:18 Togetherness in the Free Code Camp Community
1:15:02 The Limitations of AI and Looking Forward
1:20:20 The Importance of Free Code Camp in Education
🎉 Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters:
👾 davthecoder
👾 jedi-or-sith
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👾 Agustín Kussrow
👾 Nattira Maneerat
👾 Heather Wcislo
👾 Serhiy Kalinets
👾 Justin Hual
👾 Otis Morgan
👾 Oscar Rahnama
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Learn to code for free and get a developer job: freecodecamp.org
Read hundreds of articles on programming: freecodecamp.org/news
On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Dr. Chuck. He's a software engineer and Computer Science professor at University of Michigan, which has one of the top-ranked CS programs in the world.
Dr. Charles "Chuck" Severance is also creator of many popular free learning resources like his Python for Everyone and C for Everyone, which millions of students have taken over the past decade.
We talk about:
- What separates a Master Programmer from an average developer, and how to become one
- Dr. Chuck's mission to make programming knowledge freely available
- The fundamental shortcomings of how Computer Science is currently taught at universities – even elite universities like the one he's a professor at
- Dr. Chuck's theories on recent tech layoffs and what he thinks the near future holds
- Dr. Chuck's love of racing $2,500 cars that he revives from the junk yard, and flying planes
Can you guess what song I'm playing on my bass during the intro? It's from a 1973 song.
Be sure to follow The freeCodeCamp podcast in your favorite podcast app. And share this podcast with a friend. Let's inspire more folks to learn to code and build careers for themselves in tech.
Also, I want to thank the 9,331 kind people who support our charity each month, and who make this podcast possible. You can join them and support our mission at: freecodecamp.org/donate
Links we talk about during our conversation:
- Dr. Chuck's latest freeCodeCamp course on C programming: freecodecamp.org/news/complete-c-programming-course-from-dr-chuck
- Dr. Chuck's Python for Everyone freeCodeCamp Course: freecodecamp.org/news/python-for-everybody
- Kylie Ying's popular Machine Learning for Everyone course inspired by Dr. Chuck: freecodecamp.org/news/machine-learning-for-everybody
- Dr. Chuck's website with his free interactive coursework: online.dr-chuck.com
0:00:00 Introduction and Background
0:02:20 Programming as an Art and Craft
0:13:11 The Importance of Hardware
0:43:16 Privacy and Auto-Expiring Data
0:44:31 Challenges in Learning Management Systems
0:46:08 Auto-Expiring Data and Privacy Standards
0:47:37 Teaching Technical Skills in High School
0:54:18 Togetherness in the Free Code Camp Community
1:15:02 The Limitations of AI and Looking Forward
1:20:20 The Importance of Free Code Camp in Education
🎉 Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters:
👾 davthecoder
👾 jedi-or-sith
👾 南宮千影
👾 Agustín Kussrow
👾 Nattira Maneerat
👾 Heather Wcislo
👾 Serhiy Kalinets
👾 Justin Hual
👾 Otis Morgan
👾 Oscar Rahnama
--
Learn to code for free and get a developer job: freecodecamp.org
Read hundreds of articles on programming: freecodecamp.org/news
![How to Outsmart AI as a Developer with Dr. Chuck [Podcast #127]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/skg2XRUMcGQ/hqdefault.jpg "How to Outsmart AI as a Developer with Dr. Chuck [Podcast #127]
On this weeks episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Dr. Chuck. Hes a software engineer and Computer Science professor at University of Michigan, which has one of the top-ranked CS programs in the world.
Dr. Charles Chuck Severance is also creator of many popular free learning resources like his Python for Everyone and C for Everyone, which millions of students have taken over the past decade.
We talk about:
- What separates a Master Programmer from an average developer, and how to become one
- Dr. Chucks mission to make programming knowledge freely available
- The fundamental shortcomings of how Computer Science is currently taught at universities – even elite universities like the one hes a professor at
- Dr. Chucks theories on recent tech layoffs and what he thinks the near future holds
- Dr. Chucks love of racing $2,500 cars that he revives from the junk yard, and flying planes
Can you guess what song Im playing on my bass during the intro? Its from a 1973 song.
Be sure to follow The freeCodeCamp podcast in your favorite podcast app. And share this podcast with a friend. Lets inspire more folks to learn to code and build careers for themselves in tech.
Also, I want to thank the 9,331 kind people who support our charity each month, and who make this podcast possible. You can join them and support our mission at: https://www.freecodecamp.org/donate
Links we talk about during our conversation:
- Dr. Chucks latest freeCodeCamp course on C programming: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/complete-c-programming-course-from-dr-chuck/
- Dr. Chucks Python for Everyone freeCodeCamp Course: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-for-everybody/
- Kylie Yings popular Machine Learning for Everyone course inspired by Dr. Chuck: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/machine-learning-for-everybody/
- Dr. Chucks website with his free interactive coursework: https://online.dr-chuck.com/
0:00:00 Introduction and Background
0:02:20 Programming as an Art and Craft
0:13:11 The Importance of Hardware
0:43:16 Privacy and Auto-Expiring Data
0:44:31 Challenges in Learning Management Systems
0:46:08 Auto-Expiring Data and Privacy Standards
0:47:37 Teaching Technical Skills in High School
0:54:18 Togetherness in the Free Code Camp Community
1:15:02 The Limitations of AI and Looking Forward
1:20:20 The Importance of Free Code Camp in Education
🎉 Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters:
👾 davthecoder
👾 jedi-or-sith
👾 南宮千影
👾 Agustín Kussrow
👾 Nattira Maneerat
👾 Heather Wcislo
👾 Serhiy Kalinets
👾 Justin Hual
👾 Otis Morgan
👾 Oscar Rahnama
Learn to code for free and get a developer job: https://www.freecodecamp.org
Read hundreds of articles on programming: https://freecodecamp.org/news")
![Rahul Pandey quit his $800,000/year FAANG developer job to build a startup [Podcast #139]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v2iRCaIfiSc/hqdefault.jpg "Rahul Pandey quit his $800,000/year FAANG developer job to build a startup [Podcast #139]
On this weeks episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Rahul Pandey. Hes a software engineer who left his $800K / year FAANG job to build his own startup.
We talk about:
- The post-layoff developer job landscape
- Developer interviews and how to differentiate yourself
- Why salary negotiation still makes sense
- His belief that 10x engineers exist – and even 100x and 1000x developers
Can you guess what song Im playing on my bass during the intro? Its from
Also, I want to thank the 10,443 kind people who support our charity each month, and who make this podcast possible. You can join them and support our mission at: https://www.freecodecamp.org/donate
Links we talk about during our conversation:
- Rahuls Android app tutorial on freeCodeCamp (4 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-how-to-build-and-publish-an-android-app-from-scratch/
- Rahuls video about post-college job offers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rceUVaiXQgU
- Taro, Rahuls company: https://www.jointaro.com/
- The story of a software engineer who moves back to India to run his fathers chemical business after his death: https://anandsanwal.me/2018/06/19/dad-company-sale/
- Conference talk about the correlation between interest rates and developer hiring, by Pragmatic Engineer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpPPHDxR9aM
- Rahul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpandey1234/
Chapters
0:00:00 Introduction and Background
0:08:44 The Power of High-Achieving Peers
0:12:41 Quantity Leads to Quality
0:21:53 The Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) in Decision-Making
0:24:53 The Value of the Journey
0:27:30 Navigating the Transition from Startup to Acquisition
0:31:10 The Value of Working in a Structured Environment
0:33:23 The Importance of Specialization and Depth
0:36:45 The Impact of Interest Rates on the Tech Industry
0:54:04 Becoming a Top Performer in Your Field
1:01:16 Becoming a 10x Developer - Focusing on What Matters
1:04:46 The Power of Soft Skills in Career Growth
1:08:23 Building Trust and Credibility on LinkedIn
1:21:31 The Future of Coding Jobs and Leveraging Unfair Advantages")
![Open Source is Changing. Quincy interviews Jerod Santo, host of The Changelog [Podcast #125]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vfcqsP99U90/hqdefault.jpg "Open Source is Changing. Quincy interviews Jerod Santo, host of The Changelog [Podcast #125]
On this weeks episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Jerod Santo, host of The Changelog, a podcast about open source software development that has been going strong for 15 years.
Jerod is plugged in to the world of Open Source, going to all the big conferences and interviewing all the big open source creators.
We have a fun, wide-reaching conversation about some of the current issues facing open source, such as AI models and Relicensing – essentially, a big company closed-sourcing a previously open source project after they buy out its creator. (Fun fact: this cant happen to freeCodeCamp because charities cannot be bought or sold.)
I ask Jerod about:
- his life as a remote dev in Omaha, Nebraska, raising his 6 his kids
- the Changelog News podcast with its weekly 10 minutes of updates on the world of open source
- his process, and how he researches and surfaces interesting news for his show
- and how The Changelog commissioned 3 full albums worth of music over the years, which you can stream for free.
Can you guess what bass line Im playing during the intro? Its from a 1984 pop classic.
Be sure to follow The freeCodeCamp podcast in your favorite podcast app. And share this podcast with a friend. Lets inspire more folks to learn to code and build careers for themselves in tech.
Also, I want to thank the 9,331 kind people who support our charity each month, and who make this podcast possible. You can join them and support our mission at: https://www.freecodecamp.org/donate
Links we talk about during our conversation:
- Jerods weekly Changelog News podcast that you should totally subscribe to (its free): https://changelog.com/news
- Jerod and Adam interview the head of the Open Source Initiative on AI models and open source, which he and I discussed during this podcast: https://changelog.com/podcast/578
- Changelog Beats: https://changelog.com/beats
- And of course, my interview with Jerod and Adam about their developer journeys, and the history of The Changelog on its 10th anniversary: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/open-source-moves-fast-10-years-of-the-changelog/")
![Special Ed Teacher turned Sysadmin and AWS Hero Hiroko Nishimura [Podcast #140]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vgdhty5gTmA/hqdefault.jpg "Special Ed Teacher turned Sysadmin and AWS Hero Hiroko Nishimura [Podcast #140]
On this weeks episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Hiroko Nishimura. Shes a special ed teacher turned system administrator turned technical instructor.
Hiroko grew up in Japan and moved to the US as a kid. In her early 20s, she was diagnosed with a vascular tumor in her brain. After life-saving surgery, she had to work to regain the ability to walk and talk. She still lives with disabilities to this day.
Despite this, shes gone on to author technical books, become an AWS hero, and create the popular AWS Newbies community. More than 500,000 people have taken her LinkedIn Learning course.
We talk about:
How Hiroko moved to the US as a kid and learned English and American culture
Hirokos vascular tumor diagnosis, and how she recovered from brain surgery and brain damage
Her big move to NYC and her years working as a system administrator and ultimately cloud engineer there
How she made the jump to teaching system administration full-time as a course creator
Can you guess what song Im playing on my bass during the intro? Its from a 1990 song by a Scottish rock band.
Also, I want to thank the 10,443 kind people who support our charity each month, and who make this podcast possible. You can join them and support our mission at: https://www.freecodecamp.org/donate
Links we talk about during our conversation:
Hiroko’s article about her brain surgery: https://hiroko.io/my-words/
Hirokos book AWS for non-engineers: https://www.manning.com/books/aws-for-non-engineers
Hirokos AWS course: https://introtoaws.com
And her AWS linktree: https://aws.hiroko.io
My history of the 100DaysOfCode challenge: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-crazy-history-of-the-100daysofcode-challenge-and-why-you-should-try-it-for-2018-6c89a76e298d/")
