{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Scrimba Podcast","title":"It's All about Your Additude: Building a Software Apprenticeship Program with Luke Hovee","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/717a248e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2399,"description":"🎙 About the episode\nMeet Luke Hovee 🇺🇸! After a career in the US Army, Luke didn't know what to do next. He was considering a career in construction, until he stumbled upon a bootcamp teaching army veterans how to code. Today, he's a full-time web developer with a passion for helping other aspiring web developers getting into tech. Currently, he's creating a software apprenticeship program so that he can help people at scale.\nIn this episode, you'll find out whether army is a good training for having to deal with product managers, why grit and determination are important, and what's the most important thing you should have to break into tech in today's job market. Luke and Alex also talk about LinkedIn, why getting your second job in tech is way easier than landing the first one, and the current state of the market for junior developers.\n🔗 Connect with Luke\n👨‍💼 LinkedIn\n⏰ Timestamps\nHow Luke stumbled upon coding by accident (02:11)\nWhy Luke chose a career in the Army in the first place, and why he eventually retired (04:00)\nWhy learning to code was challenging (06:19)\nOn drive and (intrinsic) motivation (09:02)\nWere there any transferable skills that Luke gained in the Army? (12:11)\nCommunity break with Jan the Producer (14:11)\nHow Luke got his first role in Tech (17:13)\nJob candidates lack attitude (19:02)\nLuke's first role was basically a learning opportunity (20:56)\nWhy gettint your second developer job is easier (22:27)\nQuick-fire questions (23:05): Is Web3 dead?!\nWhy LinkedIn is Luke's main platform, and why he helps aspiring developers (25:33)\nLuke's apprenticeship program (28:41)\nJob market's tough right now (33:34)\nCan you cultivate the right attitude? (36:11)\n🧰 Resources mentioned\nDanny Thompson on YouTube\nScrimba Podcast: How to become a successful Junior Developer, with Danny Thompson\nScrimba Podcast: Freecodecamp Founder Quincy Larson: Why Learning To Code as an Adult Might Be Easier Than You Think\nDavid Roberts on YouTube\n⭐️ Leave a Review\n\nIf you...","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}