Learn to Code in One Month – Details, episodes & analysis

This week on the Learn to Code Podcast Mattan Griffel, award-winning teacher of the Introduction to Programming Using Python course at Columbia Business School, and I discuss the question: “Why are MBAs learning to code?”

Over the past four years, Mattan has taught thousands of MBAs. Recently he has begun work on a textbook to scale his curriculum to business schools all around the country titled Python for MBAs.

In this episode, we’ll discuss why entrepreneurs and managers are using Python to automate routine tasks. We’ll look at student use cases, and how and why Python does a better job at data analysis than more traditional tools like Excel.

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You’ve launched your first website. It’s a big day! You want to throw a party, crack a beer, and high-five everyone you see. Except, there’s no one around — zero comments on your blog and your site doesn’t even show up in any Google rankings.

This week on the podcast, I’m chatting with Kenny Kline (JAKK Media), who’s built a multi-million dollar business helping drive organic traffic to his client’s websites.

IMHO Kenny is the #1 content marketing guru in New York. Over the years, I’ve learned so much from Kenny that has helped drive 2-3x more traffic to OneMonth.com. That’s why I’m especially excited to share this episode. You’ll learn how Kenny Kline learned to code, what a content marketer does, and how to gain the skills necessary to apply for your dream content marketing job!

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Melissa Lewis is a data reporter for Reveal, a Python teacher, the  organizer of PyLadies Portland and the Portland chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association. 

Melissa is here to share her work as a data journalist who uses Python on the job. By the end you'll understand:

• What is data journalism?
• Why are Python and SQL great languages for data journalism?
• What skills does a data journalist need?
• Who is doing some of the best data journalism these days?

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Today on the Learn to Code Podcast I’m talking with my favorite SEO nerd: Kenny Kline of JAKK Media! Kenny joined us recently to discuss how to land a job in content marketing, today Kenny and I are discussing SEO best practices and tools for 2020. 

You'll learn:
* How to keep up with Google's ever-changing SEO algorithm
* Top SEO content strategies for link building
* How AHREFS changed my life
* When to use AHREFS vs. Google Search Console

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Welcome to the Learn to Code Podcast here at One Month. Today on the show we have Zed Shaw. Zed is the author of Learn Python the Hard Way. and the popular website Learn Code the Hardway. 

In this episode, we'll be talking about how Zed learned to code, how to get the most out of his book series, and advice on next steps for after you complete Learn Python the Hard Way. 

In my chat with Zed Shaw we discuss:

• How Zed Shaw learned to code
• Why Zed named his book series "Learn to Code the Hard Way"
• Codecademy vs. Learn The Hard Way
• Ruby vs. Django vs. Vue.js

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Nathan Baschez (Product Hunt, Gimlet Media) is one of the most prolific people I know, having worked at half a dozen of the coolest startups I can think of, all in just the past ten years.   I first met Nathan back in 2012 while we were working at General Assembly in New York City. At the time General Assembly had just acquired Nathan's startup Dash — an early learn to code app much like Codecademy.   Since then Nathan has gone on to co-create Product Hunt, launch HardBound (a visual storytelling app), as well as dedicate his talents to Gimlet Media and Substack.

In my chat with Nathan we discuss: 

• How to design a career
• Strategies for choosing projects
• Behind the scenes of early days at General Assembly, and Product Hunt
• What it's like to work at Gimlet Media (home to the Reply All Podcast, Startup, and the CrimeTown Podcast)
• Tips for staying focused when learning to code for the first time

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Hacker Noon is one of the best tech blogs to stay up to date with coding trends, blockchain, and startups. With over 7000 writers and 200,000 daily readers, Hacker Noon has become the voice of hackers around the world.

Linh Dao Smooke is the co-founder and COO of Hacker Noon. Today she and I chat about Hacker Noon's origin, why they're parting ways with Medium, and future of the publication. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

• What is Hacker Noon?
• How did Hacker Noon get started?
• Why is Hacker Noon leaving Medium? And where are they going?
• How could someone get started writing for Hacker Noon?
• What are the top all-time stories on Hacker Noon?

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Buddy Galletti is a FullStack Academy student and One Month alumni. He's currently enrolled in Fullstack's 26 week online Bootcamp where he's learning HTML, JavaScript, CSS and React. I interviewed Buddy to tell us about his journey learning to code, and to share an honest review of what it's like being a student at Fullstack Academy. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• What is a coding bootcamp?
• What coding languages does Fullstack Academy teach and why?
• What is the day-to-day work life of a coding bootcamp student?
• Does Fullstack Academy help you get a job?
• How hard is it to get into Fullstack Academy?
• How much is Fullstack Academy?

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Joel Califa is a professional problem solver. He's a successful designer, developer, team leader, and overall self-proclaimed generalist. 

Joel’s career has led him to the role of Senior Product Designer at two well-known digital companies: Digital Ocean and GitHub. Over the years, Joel has interviewed hundreds of job applicants (both technical and non-technical). Last week I sat down with Joel to ask him, “What advice do you have for someone trying to get hired at GitHub? And what rate should web designer be asking for 2019?” 

In this episode you will learn: 

• How Joel Califa prepares for an interview
• How to get hired at GitHub
• How much money a web designer makes in 2019
• Interviewing tips for getting hired as a web designer 
• Joel's favorite web design tools and apps
• Salary negotiating tips anyone can use!

 

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What's the difference between front-end and back-end coding? Whether you're hiring a developer, becoming a developer, or just getting started learning to code — you're going to need to know the difference between the two terms "front-end" and "back-end."

In this SHORTS episode of the Learn to Code Podcast I'm going to explain the differences in terms of skill level, programming languages, and salary. 

Front-end developers primarily use three languages: HTML, CSS, Javascript. While back-end developers will choose at least one of the following programming languages are PHP, Ruby, Python, Node.js, and Java. 

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