In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Harry Dry about the crazy story behind his Kanye West dating site, how he taught himself to code, and how to come up with cool side projects!
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Show Notes
2:30 - How did you get into web dev and come up with the idea for the Kanye West dating website?
10:29 - Do you have a background in design?
13:05 - What’s your story?
15:28 - Do you wear yeezys?
36:26 - What made you decide to take this story and make a bit site out of it? What was the plan?
40:45 - How did you learn to code? How did you decide what to learn next?
45:30 - How do you push through hard problems?
48:50 - Any final advice to offer?
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