Charles Max Wood

Charles Max Wood is the founder of Top End Devs, a platform focused on teaching developers how to achive top 5% status in their chosen field, and in this episode we talk about what that means, and how six simple practices can help you achieve that goal.We discuss whether everyone ought to aim for the top 5%, and why most people don't make it. We talk about the daily, weekly, monthly, and other habits that can help anyone climb the ranks quickly. ResourcesAdventures in DevOps PodcastTop End DevsBook: The MaxCoders Guide To Finding Your Dream Developer JobGuestCharles Max WoodTop End Devs half off!Twitter: @cmaxwWatch this episode on YouTube.

Charles Max Wood from Top End Devs joins the round up to discuss his strategies and tactics to get the career you want by keeping current on technologies and learning new things.He explains how to determine what you want in your career. Going and building things, and continuing your learning journey.Panel Jack Herrington Paige Niedringhaus TJ VanToll GuestCharles Max WoodSponsors React Error and Performance Monitoring | Sentry Dev Influencers Accelerator PodcastBootcamp.io Links The 360 Degree Leader Masters of Doom Top End Devs Twitter: DevChat.tv ( @devchattv ) Picks Charles- The Road Back to You Jack- Introduction to Public Speaking Paige- The Yeti Mug TJ- An Ember in the Ashes  Contact Jack: Jack Herrington – YouTube Blue Collar Coder Twitter: Jack Herrington ( @jherr ) Contact Paige: Paige Niedringhaus Paige Niedringhaus – Medium Twitter: Paige Niedringhaus ( @pniedri ) GitHub: Paige Niedringhaus ( paigen11 ) Contact TJ: TJ VanToll's Blog Progress Software KendoReact Twitter: TJ VanToll ( @tjvantoll ) Special Guest: Charles Max Wood.Sponsored By: Sentry: Resolve React errors and performance issues with Sentry

Charles Max Wood from Top End Devs joins the round up to discuss his strategies and tactics to get the career you want by keeping current on technologies and learning new things. He explains how to determine what you want in your career. Going and building things, and continuing your learning journey. Panel Jack Herrington Paige Niedringhaus TJ VanToll Guest Charles Max Wood Sponsors React Error and Performance Monitoring | Sentry Dev Influencers Accelerator PodcastBootcamp.io Links The 360 Degree Leader Masters of Doom Top End Devs Twitter: DevChat.tv ( @devchattv ) Picks Charles- The Road Back to You Jack- Introduction to Public Speaking Paige- The Yeti Mug TJ- An Ember in the Ashes  Contact Jack: Jack Herrington – YouTube Blue Collar Coder Twitter: Jack Herrington ( @jherr ) Contact Paige: Paige Niedringhaus Paige Niedringhaus – Medium Twitter: Paige Niedringhaus ( @pniedri ) GitHub: Paige Niedringhaus ( paigen11 ) Contact TJ: TJ VanToll's Blog Progress Software KendoReact Twitter: TJ VanToll ( @tjvantoll )

Charles Max Wood started podcasting because it sounded fun and because he wanted to talk about technology. He learned pretty quickly that it got him access to people who understood the things he wanted to learn. The reasons changed over the years, as Charles explains before he talks about the big payoff he gets now from doing the podcasts.Panel Charles Max Wood

Charles Max Wood started podcasting because it sounded fun and because he wanted to talk about technology. He learned pretty quickly that it got him access to people who understood the things he wanted to learn. The reasons changed over the years, as Charles explains before he talks about the big payoff he gets now from doing the podcasts.Panel Charles Max Wood

Charles Max Wood started podcasting because it sounded fun and because he wanted to talk about technology. He learned pretty quickly that it got him access to people who understood the things he wanted to learn. The reasons changed over the years, as Charles explains before he talks about the big payoff he gets now from doing the podcasts.Panel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator

Charles Max Wood goes into the origin story of his podcasting career and how it relates to his programming career. He starts with his interest from a young age in technology and his dreams of being a radio DJ. He moves quickly through college and into his first job after college where he was introduced to podcasts by a co-worker who had purchased an iPod.He calls out several mentors like Gregg Pollack, Eric Berry, Nate Hopkins, Cliff Ravenscraft, David Brady, Dave Jackson, and many more.He then explains what he'd do differently if he were starting today.Join the Dev Heroes Accelerator at https://devchat.tv/heroPanel Charles Max Wood Sponsors This Dot Labs Dev Heroes Accelerator

Charles Max Wood goes into the origin story of his podcasting career and how it relates to his programming career. He starts with his interest from a young age in technology and his dreams of being a radio DJ. He moves quickly through college and into his first job after college where he was introduced to podcasts by a co-worker who had purchased an iPod.He calls out several mentors like Gregg Pollack, Eric Berry, Nate Hopkins, Cliff Ravenscraft, David Brady, Dave Jackson, and many more.He then explains what he'd do differently if he were starting today.Join the Dev Heroes Accelerator at https://devchat.tv/heroPanel Charles Max Wood Sponsors This Dot Labs Dev Heroes Accelerator

Charles Max Wood goes into the origin story of his podcasting career and how it relates to his programming career. He starts with his interest from a young age in technology and his dreams of being a radio DJ. He moves quickly through college and into his first job after college where he was introduced to podcasts by a co-worker who had purchased an iPod.He calls out several mentors like Gregg Pollack, Eric Berry, Nate Hopkins, Cliff Ravenscraft, David Brady, Dave Jackson, and many more.He then explains what he'd do differently if he were starting today.Join the Dev Heroes Accelerator at https://devchat.tv/heroPanel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Dev Heroes Accelerator

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