How to Survive in Tech When Everything's Changing w/ 21-year Veteran Dev Joe Attardi [Podcast #174]

On this week's section of the podcast, freeCodeCamp laminitis Quincy Larson interviews Joe Attardi. He's a package technologist and prolific writer of programming books. We talk about: How package improvement has changed complete the past 21 years Tips for suriving AI's sweeping changes to the field The evolving domiciled of Computer Science degrees Why group should still publication O'Reilly style programming books connected dormant trees 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 11,423 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: Joe's freeCodeCamp books and tutorials: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/author/joeattardi/ Joe's website: https://joeattardi.com/ Joe's Web API Cookbook: https://www.webapis.info/ Joe's unfastened root projects connected GitHub: https://github.com/joeattardi What Joe's table looks like: https://x.com/JoeAttardi/status/1849819837360480658 Some games Joe's precocious played: https://backloggd.com/u/jattardi/games?page=1 Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Joe Attardi and His Journey 03:01 The Pressure of Entrepreneurship successful Tech 06:07 Navigating Career Paths: Management vs. Technical Roles 08:56 The Impact of AI connected Software Development 12:00 The Role of Computer Science Degrees successful Today's Market 15:01 Advice for the Next Generation: Is CS Still Worth It? 18:02 The Future of Software Development and AI's Role 20:45 Reflections connected Education and Career successful Tech 24:35 The Shift to Software Engineering 25:31 Building Foundational Knowledge 28:32 The Importance of Project-Based Learning 30:41 Balancing Work and Personal Life 32:12 The Value of Humility successful Tech 36:10 The Role of Security successful Software Development 41:21 The Book Publishing Journey 49:37 Streamlining the Editorial Process 50:44 Weight Loss and Lifestyle Choices 52:00 The Technical Review Process successful Publishing 53:35 Marketing Your Book 55:16 The Future of Technical Writing and AI 01:00:04 Career Aspirations and Growth 01:02:51 Balancing Work and Hobbies 01:05:10 Exploring Game Development 01:09:14 Advice to My Younger Self