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The freeCodeCamp Podcast

Ep. 63: Building community and career through live streaming - an interview with Jesse Weigel

May 13, 2019
01:21:46
In this episode, Beau chats with Jesse Weigel, who live streams on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel and is a Senior Software Engineer at DICK'S Sporting Goods. He talks about his career path, live streaming, getting a developer job, speaking at conferences, React Native, dealing with mental health issues, and more.    Jesse's career has benefited a lot by live streaming. He talks about the benefits and offers suggestions for other people who want to get started with it.   Jesse currently builds progressive web apps with React and GraphQL. He talks about why more people should be using React Native for their projects. He also talks about getting the confidence to speak at conferences and offers some tips that helped him deal with mental health issues.   Links to topics Jesse discussed: Direct Neural Interface & DARPA: https://youtu.be/nvUHDK59Igw Brain Scan Clinic: https://www.amenclinics.com/   Find Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesseRWeigel   Also consider following Jesse's wife, Bekah, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BekahHW   Find Beau on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarnesBeau

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