799 rejections... but he got the job! Braydon Coyer developer interview [Podcast #179]

On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Braydon Coyer. He's a software engineer who started building mobile apps in high school – one of which even out-sold Angry Birds for a few days. He dropped out of his computer science degree program once he landed his first web developer job and never went back. We talk about: - Mobile app development VS web app development - Strategies for applying for developer roles - How useful is a CS degree really? - Sane ways to integrate AI into your developer workflows Support for this podcast comes from a grant from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers tools to rapidly build websites with everything out-of-the-box, then extend, replace, and break boundaries with code. Learn more at https://wixstudio.com. Support also comes from the 11,384 kind folks who support freeCodeCamp through a monthly donation. You can join these chill human beings and help our charity's mission by going to https://donate.freecodecamp.org Links we talk about during our conversation: - Braydon's awesome custom website: https://www.braydoncoyer.dev/ - Fruit Ninja game development documentary: - Raycast tool Braydon uses to automate prpcesses on his Mac: https://www.raycast.com/ - Tana note taking tool Braydon uses: https://tana.inc/ Chapters 00:00 The Mobile App Revolution 10:10 Navigating the Education System 19:56 The Job Search Journey 28:02 Navigating Job Opportunities in Tech 31:00 Understanding Mobile App Development 33:52 The Evolution of Angular and Developer Tools 38:50 Enhancing Developer Experience with AI Tools 43:52 The Role of AI in Software Development 52:02 Hiring Trends and Challenges in Tech 56:12 Hiring Practices in Open Source 59:11 The Impact of AI on Hiring 01:01:49 The Future of Developer Roles 01:06:58 Navigating the Job Market 01:10:30 Internship Pathways for Junior Developers 01:12:39 Building Community Through Conferences