Ranked #1

012: How to Start (and Keep Up!) a Blog While Learning to Code
012: How to Start (and Keep Up!) a Blog While Learning to Code
Writing about your experience learning to code can be a valuable, though challenging, endeavor. In this information-pack... Read more
1 Aug 2017
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #2

008: 10 Things You Need to Know Before Learning to Code
008: 10 Things You Need to Know Before Learning to Code
In this episode, I detail 10 things I've identified that new coders absolutely need to know before they begin teaching t... Read more
27 Jun 2017
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37mins
Ranked #3

005: The Science of Learning with Dr. Barbara Oakley (Part 1)
005: The Science of Learning with Dr. Barbara Oakley (Part 1)
In this two-part discussion, we welcome special guest Dr. Barbara Oakley, Professor of Engineering at Oakland University... Read more
23 May 2017
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40mins
Ranked #4

003: Self-Taught Student Talks with Casey Bartholomew
003: Self-Taught Student Talks with Casey Bartholomew
Self-Taught Student Talks is a sub-series of the LVEC podcast, highlighting self-taught students' accomplishments. This ... Read more
16 Dec 2016
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42mins
Ranked #5

014: The Newbie Dev's Intro to WordPress Development
014: The Newbie Dev's Intro to WordPress Development
WordPress is a great addition to your front- and back- web development education - especially if you're open to learning... Read more
15 Aug 2017
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43mins
Ranked #6

010: Nicole's Top 10 Web Development Tools
010: Nicole's Top 10 Web Development Tools
Do you like tools? Who doesn't! This week, I share my top 10 web development tools—for my education, and for my freelanc... Read more
11 Jul 2017
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31mins
Ranked #7

022: Choosing Motivation While Learning to Code
022: Choosing Motivation While Learning to Code
What do you do when you just can’t bring yourself to start or finish a course or project? Learning web development is a ... Read more
7 Nov 2017
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29mins
Ranked #8

020: Improve your Skills with Deliberate Practice
020: Improve your Skills with Deliberate Practice
What is deliberate practice, and how does it differ from “regular” practice? Nicole answers these questions and more, an... Read more
24 Oct 2017
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36mins
Ranked #9

028: Learning to Code with Treehouse
028: Learning to Code with Treehouse
Host Nicole Archambault learned to code in 2015 with Treehouse, one of the most popular video-based web development e-Le... Read more
20 Mar 2018
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49mins
Ranked #10

004: My First Dev Job Used ColdFusion (or, Why I'm a Freelancer)
004: My First Dev Job Used ColdFusion (or, Why I'm a Freelancer)
Nicole opens up about her first web development position, in a story about why expectation (vs. reality) matters, and ho... Read more
16 May 2017
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29mins
Ranked #11

027: The Power of Projects with Andrew Cook
027: The Power of Projects with Andrew Cook
Self-taught software developer and cloud computing enthusiast Andrew Cook helps web developers understand why projects a... Read more
6 Mar 2018
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50mins
Ranked #12

029: 7 Steps to Solving Code Challenges
029: 7 Steps to Solving Code Challenges
In this episode, you'll learn about problem solving, and how you can approach code challenges using a 7-step approach th... Read more
15 May 2018
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29mins
Ranked #13

018: 15 Tips for Maximizing Your Web Dev E-Learning Experience
018: 15 Tips for Maximizing Your Web Dev E-Learning Experience
For the fourth and final episode of EdTech September, Nicole shares her tips for getting the most out of your e-Learning... Read more
26 Sep 2017
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42mins
Ranked #14

019: Why I Became a Tech Entrepreneur
019: Why I Became a Tech Entrepreneur
Have you ever thought of what your career could be like without the constraints of others affecting your output? To have... Read more
3 Oct 2017
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51mins
Ranked #15

007: Lessons from Code Academy with George Mandis
007: Lessons from Code Academy with George Mandis
In this episode, I talk to my first in-person coding instructor and good mentor friend, George Mandis of Snaptortoise De... Read more
7 Jun 2017
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41mins
Ranked #16

021: Rock Your First Hackathon
021: Rock Your First Hackathon
Hackathons can be a scary prospect for new web developers—but they don’t have to be. Nicole tells the story of her first... Read more
31 Oct 2017
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36mins
Ranked #17

026: Self-Taught Student Talks with Kalalau Cantrell
026: Self-Taught Student Talks with Kalalau Cantrell
I just love getting to know fellow students from diverse backgrounds, who taught themselves web development! This week's... Read more
27 Feb 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #18

013: When Mental Illness Affects Your Coding Goals
013: When Mental Illness Affects Your Coding Goals
Mental illness is a key part of Nicole’s story as a self-taught web developer, and it thoroughly complicated the experie... Read more
8 Aug 2017
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42mins
Ranked #19

025: Celebrating People of Color in Tech with Michael Berhane
025: Celebrating People of Color in Tech with Michael Berhane
The number of online spaces for people of color in the tech industry is low, and they are few and far between. These com... Read more
26 Dec 2017
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #20

011: At the Intersection of Technology and Education with Treehouse CEO Ryan Carson
011: At the Intersection of Technology and Education with Treehouse CEO Ryan Carson
What happens when you teach people how to learn, then teach them how to code, while putting THEIR needs at the center of... Read more
18 Jul 2017
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53mins