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π The Community Roundup π
Hello Reader π
It's Saturday! You all know what that means... a new issue of the Scrimba Community Roundup!
This week we have five new hires, a special live stream with successful Scrimba students, a new podcast episode, and of course Scrimba pets!
Let's get into it π
TL;DR π
π₯ New Hires: Vandit, Nashit, Ashton, Curator, and Shaswat.
π₯ Fab Resource: CSS Scan - 80+ button designs!
π₯ Ask an Expert: Three successful Scrimba students share how they landed their very first web developer jobs.
π₯ Podcast: Quincy Larson on why learning to code as an adult might be easier than you think.
π₯ Live-code Fun: Leanne and Michael discover CSS Grid!
Town Hall π«
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Did you know that every Tuesday, we hold a public Town Hall event on Discord? This is where you can ask Team Scrimba anything and hear back immediately.
This week, the things we discussed included:
π Tomβs Career Path Module 5οΈβ£ revamp is coming!
π Whether we prefer tea π«, coffee β , matcha π΅, or something else π§
π Treasureβs 3-month Scrimba-versary! π
πΊ Upcoming live streams
ποΈ The new podcast episode with Quincy Larson from FreeCodeCamp π€©
π Whether or not we like CSS.
ποΈ When will we have a backend course? Answer: Weβre building it!
π Join the Scrimba Discord community here: http://scrimba.com/discordβ
New Hires π
A big congratulations to all the Scrimba students who've landed jobs this week!
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Congratulations to Vandit who is on the 4th day of a new job!
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Nashit came to Scrimba to study React. He did Bobβs Learn React for free course, and now has a job as a React frontend dev! He says Bob is a great instructor and he wishes everyone in the community well in their job search.
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Ashton has got a freelance gig merging an old website with a new one. He hopes it will open up new opportunities for himβ¦we think it will because that is how freelancing works! No one needs a web dev just once!
Ashton will carry on with the Career Path in the meantime!
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Curator has got an internship as a React.js dev. Bobβs course enabled them to go further than they ever thought they would! Curator hopes to stay active in Discord and give others help and support.
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And last but not least, Shaswat has just started as a frontend intern! We wish him all the best with that!!
Fab Resource π
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We introduce to you..... an all-inclusive resort of CSS buttons π€©
βCSS Scan provides tons of inspo for your next project. They have 80+ styles of buttons, box-shadow examples, and more!
If you're looking for some design ideas to include in your next scrim, this is the place! They even have awesome gradient rainbow buttons! π
Ask an Expert π»
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This Wednesday, September 21, we are hosting a very special live stream. We'll hear from three successful Scrimba students who have landed their very first web developer jobs! β¨
π¨οΈ Silvia, a Frontend Engineer at OMP, will share how she learned React and managed a career change after several years in another industry.
π¨οΈ Ineza, a Full-stack engineer at Relevant Bits, will tell us about his unusual, but effective, job search approach and the struggles he overcame when learning to code.
π¨οΈ James, a Frontend Developer at Ducky.eco, will talk to us about how he built original and fun projects to show off his impressive coding skills.
We'll also discuss:
π How to learn to code without school or a bootcamp
π Staying motivated
π What, if anything, they would change about their job hunt
π How to avoid, or get out of, Tutorial Hell
π What to expect from your first weeks as a developer
π Their biggest wins so far since being hired
π Their top pieces of advice for budding developers
Don't forget to set a reminder for the stream π so you don't miss your chance to ask your fellow Scrimbians a question!
Scrimba Podcast ποΈ
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Meet Quincy Larson πΊπΈ! Quincy is the founder of freeCodeCamp, a nonprofit company that makes coding accessible for all. He is a self-taught developer who learned to code when he was 31. Why did he learn to code? Because he wanted to make a school he was a director of more efficient. So... We have a career changer!π
So, how does a teacher teach himself to code? And how does he teach others?π€ In this episode, Alex asks hard questions π§ , and Quincy answers all of them, sharing valuable insights on how adults learn, how important are your intrinsic capabilities, and why learning a new skill after the age of 25 might be easier than you think. You will also learn about the hacker ethic, how you can overcome your limitations, and why software developers need to be humble.
Live-code Fun! π
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This week, Leanne and Michael discovered CSS Grid on the Friday live stream!
They covered:
β¬ CSS Grid fundamentals
β¬ Building a simple grid
β¬ Responsive grids
β¬ An image grid
They built...wait for it... The Pumpkin Grid! π€©
βWatch the replay to see the magic of CSS grid - and the magic of Pumpkin!
Meme of the week π€‘
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Have a funny coding meme you want to share? Drop it into the #random channel in the Scrimba discord community for a chance to have it featured in a future issue of the Community Roundup!
Wrap up πββ¬
It's time for your weekly dose of cuteness from #scrimba-pets!
Either those plushies are humungous, or Zant's cat is miniature. Either way, it's an adorable setup! π§Έ
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