Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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1:37 Who is Shawn Wang
3:40 How did the idea of Learning in Public come around
5:50 What motivated you to change careers
8:50 What to look out for when switching careers
11:21 What was the transition like from fintech into software engineering
14:44 Why do you have a public README about yourself
21:22 Benefits of your own README in public
22:38 What's the Coding Career Handbook all about
35:30 Summary
36:30 Your advice for others

His book:
swyx.podia.com/a/jpklj

Learn more about Shawn in his public README:
github.com/sw-yx/README/blob/master/README.md

His essays 📝:
Learn in Public: swyx.io/writing/learn-in-public