{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Scrimba Podcast","title":"How Kyle Became a Developer and Found His First Dev Job in Just Four Months","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2100,"description":"🎙 About the episode\n\nMeet Kyle Tan 🇵🇭! A business major with an unrelenting passion for coding, Kyle decided he couldn't wait any longer to pursue his dream. Taking a leap of faith, he left his job, discovered Scrimba's Frontend Career Path, and within only four months, he found his first developer job. Talk about lightning speed!\nIn this episode, Kyle shares his approach to learning, unveiling the secrets behind his rapid progress. Discover the invaluable role of downtime and gain insights into the way Kyle chose his portfolio projects: what are the right ones, and why embracing open-source resources is a game-changer. Kyle also takes you through his interview process, when he had to dive into backend technologies for a week so that he could build his take-home project in less than 72 hours. \nKyle also reveals how his business background played a role in landing his dream job, what's the power in having a community, and what's his advice for everybody currently learning to code. Tune in and unlock the secrets to accelerated coding mastery!\n\n🔗 Connect with Kyle\n👨‍💼 LinkedIn\n🐦 Twitter\n🌐  Portfolio\n📺 TikTok\n ⏰ Timestamps\nHow Kyle decided to learn to code after getting a degree in business (01:14)\nHow Kyle discovered Scrimba and chose frontend (02:13)\nWhat challenges did Kyle face, and how did he solve them? (06:03)\nKyle finished the Career path in only three months by doing it full-time (07:04)\nThe importance of downtime (07:48)\nHow Kyle branched out of Scrimba (09:47)\nKyle’s portfolio projects (11:21)\nWhy simple projects rock (13:06)\nCommunity break with Jan The Producer (14:23)\nHow Kyle started applying for jobs after only four months of learning to code (17:07)\nTo interview for the job he got, Kyle had to take a week to learn backend! (20:08)\nThe interview process: Kyle had to build an app in 72 hours (21:38)\nKyle’s tips for presenting your code in job interviews (23:33)\nCulture fit interviews (24:39)\nHow Kyle felt when he got the job (26:55)\nQuick-fire...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3qNz-AxOjZ6Oiowf_zRLRsZeOxv5p7FYbB0-kA5vS6A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1Njg5LzE3MDE4/MDIzOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}