Learn fewer skills but go deeper - the Caleb Curry interview [Podcast #163]

On this week's section of the podcast, freeCodeCamp laminitis Quincy Larson interviews Caleb Curry. He's a package technologist and prolific machine subject educator. He precocious started mentoring dozens of developers straight and helping them pinch their skills and careers. We'll talk astir his acquisition getting laid disconnected arsenic a dev and really we prepared for his mid-career occupation search. We talk about: How Caleb sewage laid disconnected and went astir landing his adjacent developer job How astir group slumber connected networking and recruiters but shouldn't Why Caleb is truthful superior astir school strategy creation concepts How Caleb pairs his heavy attraction pinch wide extracurricular learning done podcasts and achromatic papers Also, I want to convey the 11,343 benignant group who support our kindness each month, and who make this podcast possible. You tin subordinate them and support our ngo at: https://www.freecodecamp.org/donate Links we talk astir during our conversation: Caleb's people connected Database Design: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/database-design-full-course-43233664125b/ Caleb's strategy creation speech playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e7yQ43bUtg&list=PL_c9BZzLwBRLSs6x50D5WIH76VCUxJs9E Caleb connected LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebcurry/ ❤️ Support for this transmission comes from our friends astatine Scrimba – the coding level that's reinvented interactive learning: https://scrimba.com/freecodecamp Chapters 0:00:00 Teaser 0:00:20 Intro 0:01:28 Song from Galaga 0:02:24 Caleb's Background 0:05:06 Navigating Layoffs and Job Searching 0:08:08 Preparing for Layoffs: Financial and Skill Readiness 0:11:20 The Importance of Continuous Learning 0:14:07 Career Growth vs. Contentment 0:17:22 Structuring Your Day for Productivity 0:20:07 Long-Term Commitment to Skill Development 0:23:08 Networking Strategies for Success 0:26:23 Overcoming Learning Barriers 0:29:08 Final Thoughts and Advice 0:33:23 Daily Coding Challenges and Consistent Practice 0:34:13 Learning Fundamentals vs. Quick Fixes 0:37:28 The Role of AI successful Learning and Development 0:43:05 Choosing the Right Tools for Learning 0:43:57 Going Deep vs. Broad successful Learning 0:54:11 The Importance of Depth successful Technical Skills 1:02:56 The Art of Authentic Performance 1:04:31 Teaching Methods: Balancing Theory and Practice 1:05:47 The Importance of Pedagogy successful Programming Education 1:06:40 Creating Engaging Learning Experiences 1:08:23 The Value of Passive Learning and Communication Skills 1:11:20 Deep Learning vs. Surface Learning 1:13:31 Networking Strategies for Career Growth 1:15:47 Targeted Job Searching: Finding the Right Fit 1:20:38 Building Your Personal Brand connected LinkedIn 1:26:56 Confidence and Self-Belief successful Career Advancement 🎉 Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters: 👾 Drake Milly 👾 Ulises Moralez 👾 Goddard Tan 👾 David MG 👾 Matthew Springman 👾 Claudio 👾 Oscar R. 👾 jedi-or-sith 👾 Nattira Maneerat 👾 Justin Hual -- Learn to codification for free and get a developer job: https://www.freecodecamp.org Read hundreds of articles connected programming: https://freecodecamp.org/news