Meet Scott Hanselman 🇺🇸! Scott has been coding for 30 years, blogging for 20, and podcasting for 16. He helps new developers learn to code and find success in their tech career so they, too, can have long and happy tech careers. In this episode, Scott reflects on his career to share the most important things you should know as an aspiring junior. We discuss if you need to know algorithms and data structures to be successful and explore some interesting ideas around systems thinking and toast!

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⏰ Timestamps

Introduction (0:00)
Becoming an “old” programmer (02:21)
How fast does do tools and technology move? (03:56)
Upcoming technology to keep an eye on (08:25)
Why coding is just like LEGO (10:17)
Responsible AI and Alexa (16:39)
Learning to code and social mobility (21:19)
Systems thinking and burnt bread 🍞 (22:51)
How deep down the technology stack should you go? (25:19)
What you should know to be a successful junior (33:12)

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How to become a successful Junior Developer with Scott Hanselman from Microsoft