John Crickett is a software engineer, content creator and coach to thousands of junior developers. In this conversation he shares his personal journey into tech, as well as the origin story for his free resource: https://codingchallenges.fyi.

Chapters:

(00:31) Introduction

(04:23) First Tech Job - Dawn of the Internet

(07:40) Then & Now - Rapid Advancement in Tech

(10:44) The Importance of Soft Skills

(14:00) Transitioning From IC to Management, and Back

(27:36) Becoming VP of Engineering

(35:32) Working with AI

(38:50) Special Guest Appearance - Eddie!

(40:15) Advice for Being "Made Redundant"

(48:11) Content Creation & CodingChallenges.fyi

John's Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/johncrickett
• Substack: https://codingchallenges.substack.com/
• Website: https://codingchallenges.fyi/