Software Engineering, Coding Bootcamps & Nerd Pop Culture with Brittany Huber & Bradley Knutson - #14

In this episode I talk with Bradley Knutson and BrittanyHuber. Both Bradley and Brittney work in tech; Bradley is a full stack developer and Brittany is a support engineer. In the episode we talk about the coding bootcamp Bradley and Brittany attended, breaking into the tech field,full stack development, debugging complex systems, AI’s potential disruption in the job market, nerd pop culture and we finish off with Bradley taste testing ghost pepper sauce. I hope you enjoy!

ARTICLES:‘Diablo IV’ developers work long hours, bracing for impending release from TheWashington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/12/08/diablo-iv-release-date-crunch/
What is Full Stack Development? from AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/full-stack-development/
What is Git? From git-scm: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-What-is-Git%3FThe Future of Jobs Report 2025 from the World Economic Forum : https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/

Louis Slotin and the criticality accident in Los Alamos from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Slotin#Criticality_accident
Louis Slotin And 'The Invisible Killer' by Martin Zeilig: https://web.archive.org/web/20080516101332/http://www.mphpa.org/classic/FH/LA/Louis_Slotin_1.htm
TEXTBOOK:Learn Python the Hard Way by Zed Shaw: https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Python-Hard-Way-Introduction/dp/0321884914
CONNECT: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dolinay-frm-96a289106/ GitHub: https://github.com/ad17171717 X: https://twitter.com/DolinayG Odysee: https://odysee.com/@adriandolinay:0 Medium: https://medium.com/@adriandolinay
PODCAST:
Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aspiring-stem-geek/id1765996824
Audible:https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Aspiring-STEM-Geek/B0DC73S9SN?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp
iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/202676097/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60dPNJbDPaPw7ru8g5btxV?si=26e034e416f446d8
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0:00 – Intro1:44 – Getting introduced to tech3:45 – The dreams and realities of video game development6:47 – Attending a coding bootcamp8:14 – Tutorial hell14:40 – Learning full stack development at the coding bootcamp22:23 – Group projects and version control (Git, GitHub)27:10 – Is a university education or coding bootcamp worth it in an age of AI?31:57 – Working as a Teaching Assistant36:15 – Working with your sibling in the same company38:26 – Managing and troubleshooting email systems41:15 – Backend development47:04 – Louis Slotin and the Criticality accident during the Manhattan Project49:06 – Animal fun fact51:05 – If you could study something different in school what would it be?54:41 – Travel and trying new things1:00:00 – Which anime character would you cosplay?1:02:15 – Brittany’s travels1:03:49 – Exotic foods1:05:54 – Marvel, Toad and Pokémon1:08:27 – Pokémon cards are an investment in the 21st century…1:13:07 – Labubu1:14:57 – Hot One’s copycat1:14:57 – Conclusion