What I Learned From 6 Years Of Building CodeNewbie
summary
CodeNewbie grows from weekly #codenewbie chats (Wednesdays 9pm ET) with three rules — be supportive be honest be nice — into a business: a podcast with 200+ episodes, a $200 initial ad, and an in-person CodeLand conference. Lessons include using Twitter for micro-mentorship and recruitment, 100 Days of Code consistency, junior hires forcing better documentation and processes, podcasts as an accessibility tool after a blind listener’s email, and the necessity of capturing value and designing for sustainability.
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chapters (27)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:10My Coding Journey
- 1:57Coding Bootcamp
- 3:27Twitter Chats
- 4:48Safety and Love
- 5:30Shared Experience
- 6:41Rules
- 7:59Ask for help
- 8:50Twitter mentorship
- 10:21Podcast
- 11:02Stories Are Everything
- 11:39Representation Matters
- 12:30Get Out Of The Way
- 14:06There Is No One Way
- 15:14Junior Developers Are Assets
- 16:56Consistency is Powerful
- 19:24Sustainability
- 20:45Accessibility
- 21:42Conference Organizing
- 23:23Build Trust
- 23:47Application vs Tooling
- 24:33Trigger Warning
- 24:47Mental Health Journey
- 25:49Mental Health SelfCare
- 26:55Patience
- 27:14Thank you
- 27:35Housekeeping
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