I went from code student to Scrimba tutor - here's how!

Scrimba ยท Beginner ยท๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ AI Safety & Ethics ยท4y ago
๐ŸŽ“ View our courses: https://scrimba.com/links/all-courses When Tom Chant signed up for Scrimba's Frontend Developer Career Path, he never imagined that one day, in the not-too-distant future, he'd be teaching it! Now, less than two years on, he is a fully-fledged Scrimba tutor with a popular Career Path module to his name! ๐Ÿ’ซ In this stream, we'll ask Tom all about his unique journey, including: โญ๏ธ What he was doing pre-Scrimba โญ๏ธ How he found Scrimba โญ๏ธ His involvement in the Scrimba community; how it helped him and the impact he had on it! โญ๏ธ His Hacktoberfest experience โญ๏ธ His Career Path module โญ๏ธ Much more! ๐Ÿ’ซ ๐Ÿ’ซ Contents: ๐Ÿ’ซ 0:00 - Introduction 2:45 - How long have you been at Scrimba, and what have you been up to since joining? 7:38 - Tell us more about what we build in the new Module 6 10:37 - What Tom was doing pre-Scrimba 13:02 - At what point did Javascript / coding in general come into your journey? 16:27 - How Tom found Scrimba 22:15 - Can I purchase the frontend path on its own from Scrimba? 22:40 - How long did it take for you to be confident to start applying for jobs? 26:54 - Tom, do you have your own portfolio? 30:05 - Tom shows a project from his site 31:27 - How much time per day did you spend learning javascript? 34:57 - Tomโ€™s experience of Scrimba challenges 38:22 - Are there more courses after the career path? 38:53 - What technical / coding questions can I expect in an interview? 42:07 - What was the Scrimba application / interview process like? 47:42 - Is Tom working on another Scrimba course? 50:19 - Does the Frontend Career Path cover anything about taking a design and converting it into a site (using HTML / CSS) ? 54:24 - The making of a Career Path module - how Tom does it 57:49 - A peek behind the scenes at Scrimba ๐Ÿ”— Useful links: ๐Ÿ”— ๐ŸŒณ Scrimbaโ€™s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/scrimba ๐Ÿฆ Say hi on Twitter: Scrimba: https://twitter.com/scrimba Leanne: https://twitter.com/RybaLeanne Tom: https://twitter.com/Tpc
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Introduction
2:45 How long have you been at Scrimba, and what have you been up to since joining?
7:38 Tell us more about what we build in the new Module 6
10:37 What Tom was doing pre-Scrimba
13:02 At what point did Javascript / coding in general come into your journey?
16:27 How Tom found Scrimba
22:15 Can I purchase the frontend path on its own from Scrimba?
22:40 How long did it take for you to be confident to start applying for jobs?
26:54 Tom, do you have your own portfolio?
30:05 Tom shows a project from his site
31:27 How much time per day did you spend learning javascript?
34:57 Tomโ€™s experience of Scrimba challenges
38:22 Are there more courses after the career path?
38:53 What technical / coding questions can I expect in an interview?
42:07 What was the Scrimba application / interview process like?
47:42 Is Tom working on another Scrimba course?
50:19 Does the Frontend Career Path cover anything about taking a design and convert
54:24 The making of a Career Path module - how Tom does it
57:49 A peek behind the scenes at Scrimba
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