From zero to thought leader in 6 months (Interview)

We’re talking with Emma Bostian about going from zero to thought leader in 6 months. We talk about the nuances of UX including the differences between an UX Designer and a UX Engineer, we touch on “the great divide”, and we talk about Coding Coach — the open source project and community that Emma and others are building to connect software developers and mentors all over the world.

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Featuring:

• Emma Bostian – GitHub, LinkedIn, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• emmawedekind.com
• Emma Wedekind on dev.to
• How I Gained 27,000 Twitter Followers In 6 Months
• My Journey Into Software Engineering
• 5 Books Which Will Improve Your Career
• Book —The Culture Map
• Coding Coach — a free, open-source platform which aims to connect software developers and mentors all over the world.
• mentors.codingcoach.io
• Coding Coach on Patreon
• Coding-Coach/coding-coach
• Coding-Coach/find-a-mentor
• LogMeIn
• The Changelog #333: Tactical design advice for developers featuring Erik Kennedy
• Lara Hogan on mentorship and sponsorship
• JS Party #61: How great the (front end) divide with Nick, Suz, and KBall
• JS Party #67: The great divide reprise featuring Chris Coyier

Questions from the community and Twitter

• @UKGeekgirlBCS — twitter.com/UKGeekgirlBCS/status/1115970699229843456
• @shreeshbhat — twitter.com/shreeshbhat/status/1115973319352827906
• @donnacamos88 —twitter.com/donnacamos88/status/1116061580851056640
• @LashaKrikheli — twitter.com/LashaKrikheli/status/1116051141492654081

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