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La Vie en Code

La Vie en Code is a podcast for self-taught web developers, hosted by fellow self-taught web developer and EdTech entrepreneur Nicole Archambault. The podcast focuses on front-end, entrepreneurship, a... Read more

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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

1hr 4mins

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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

37mins

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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

40mins

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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

42mins

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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

43mins

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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

31mins

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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

29mins

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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

36mins

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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

49mins

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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

29mins

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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

50mins

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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

29mins

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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

42mins

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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

51mins

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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

41mins

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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

36mins

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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

1hr 1min

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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

42mins

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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

1hr 3mins

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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

53mins

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