S9:E3 - How do you develop yourself and your code while fighting off trolls (Ali Spittel)
Ali Spittel, software engineer and developer advocate at DEV, talks about her popular blog, and how to develop your code and a thick skin while dealing with online abuse.
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Show Notes
We chat with Ali Spittel, a software engineer and developer advocate at DEV, an online community where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. Ali talks about the beginnings of her popular coding blog, strategies for dealing with online abuse, as well as some coding advice for beginners, such as what non-programming skills can help programmers, how to get past the cycle of just using online tutorials, and what makes a great website.
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Ali Spittel
Ali is a software engineer and teacher who loves writing and teaching Python and JavaScript.