From Art School Drop-out to Microsoft Engineer with Shashi Lo [Podcast #170]

On this week's section of the podcast, freeCodeCamp laminitis Quincy Larson interviews Shashi Lo. He's a package technologist astatine Microsoft. He grew up the kid of refugees. He wanted to commencement earning money and build his family truthful he abandoned his creation schoolhouse grade and taught himself really to program. He instantly hustled to onshore freelance improvement clients – thing he still does coming connected apical of his afloat clip occupation and raising his 4 kids. We talk about: - Making ends meet doing freelance work - How to bootstrap your estimation toward getting a occupation successful large tech - Mistakes he sees careers changers make - The pros and cons of moving successful large tech VS moving astatine developer agencies Support for this podcast comes from a assistance from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers devices to quickly build websites pinch everything out-of-the-box, past extend, replace, and break boundaries pinch code. Learn much astatine https://wixstudio.com. Support besides comes from the 11,384 benignant folks who support freeCodeCamp done a monthly donation. You tin subordinate these chill quality beings and thief our charity's ngo by going to donate.freecodecamp.org Links we talk astir during our conversation: - Shashi's convention talks and different podcast interviews: https://bento.me/shashilo Chapters 0:00:00 Teaser and Intro 0:00:32 Song - Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Theme 0:02:54 The Art of Code Reviews 0:12:53 Shashi's Journey: From Laos to the U.S. 0:23:00 Navigating High School and Early Work Life 0:28:21 The Evolution of Web Design and Personal Passion 0:30:08 The Value of Education successful Tech Careers 0:32:34 Intrinsic Motivation successful Software Development 0:35:47 Balancing Work, Family, and Passion Projects 0:42:34 Effective Remote Work Strategies 0:48:21 Navigating the Job Market successful Tech 0:53:54 Bridging the Skills Gap for Junior Developers 0:57:00 Navigating the Transition from Hackathons to Real-World Engineering 0:59:55 Understanding the Importance of Code Quality and Collaboration 1:02:56 The Value of Open Source Projects successful Learning 1:07:16 Agency Life vs. Corporate Work: The Pros and Cons 1:14:38 Job Application Insights: Standing Out successful a Competitive Market 1:20:07 Building, Failing, and Finding Mentorship for Growth