Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 15 minutes ago
In today's episode, Lane invites Lewis Menelaws, a Full-Stack developer and owner of a creative agency, where he shares his story on his first experience with coding through Roblox games, various opinions on languages, creating his first agency, freelancing and some painful truths about content creation.
Learn back-end development - https://boot.dev
Listen on your favorite podcast player: https://www.backendbanter.fm
Lewis's Twitter: twitter.com/LewisMenelaws
Lewis's Channel: @CodingWithLewis
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:18 We need to talk about developer influencers
02:53 When did Lewis first learn to code
05:17 Java and PHP
06:17 Shift from Python 2 to Python 3
07:02 Why Python
07:34 Dynamic typing Isn't Enjoyable
09:09 Dynamic languages are just a tool
09:47 When did Lewis Start a WebDev Agency
12:30 Pivotal moment at the agency
15:50 Website vs WebApp
21:53 Tech stacks
24:54 Not so Open Source
27:09 Opinion about TypeScript
29:13 Understanding topics at a deeper level
33:23 1 layer deeper than where i do most of my work
35:45 Be the glue
38:28 Dependencies as a cost
39:57 What motivated Lewis to start his own agency
40:52 Freelancing is playing on hard mode
43:14 Transition to content creation
46:42 Confidence in your technical abilities
49:12 We need to talk about developer Influencers
56:19 Catering towards the algorithm
56:56 Take on the current programming meta
58:55 Future of Coding with Lewis channel
01:01:55 Where to find Lewis
Like & subscribe for the algo if you enjoyed the video!
PS: Sorry couldn't find the Ryan Florence post, I might have hallucinated it
In today's episode, Lane invites Lewis Menelaws, a Full-Stack developer and owner of a creative agency, where he shares his story on his first experience with coding through Roblox games, various opinions on languages, creating his first agency, freelancing and some painful truths about content creation.
Learn back-end development - https://boot.dev
Listen on your favorite podcast player: https://www.backendbanter.fm
Lewis's Twitter: twitter.com/LewisMenelaws
Lewis's Channel: @CodingWithLewis
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:18 We need to talk about developer influencers
02:53 When did Lewis first learn to code
05:17 Java and PHP
06:17 Shift from Python 2 to Python 3
07:02 Why Python
07:34 Dynamic typing Isn't Enjoyable
09:09 Dynamic languages are just a tool
09:47 When did Lewis Start a WebDev Agency
12:30 Pivotal moment at the agency
15:50 Website vs WebApp
21:53 Tech stacks
24:54 Not so Open Source
27:09 Opinion about TypeScript
29:13 Understanding topics at a deeper level
33:23 1 layer deeper than where i do most of my work
35:45 Be the glue
38:28 Dependencies as a cost
39:57 What motivated Lewis to start his own agency
40:52 Freelancing is playing on hard mode
43:14 Transition to content creation
46:42 Confidence in your technical abilities
49:12 We need to talk about developer Influencers
56:19 Catering towards the algorithm
56:56 Take on the current programming meta
58:55 Future of Coding with Lewis channel
01:01:55 Where to find Lewis
Like & subscribe for the algo if you enjoyed the video!
PS: Sorry couldn't find the Ryan Florence post, I might have hallucinated it
