#134 - From a Failed App to Tech Success: Mastering JavaScript, React, and TypeScript with Ryan Talbert

Ryan Talbert, author of 101 Tips: TypeScript, React, and JavaScript has a hell of a developer origin story:Part 1: Went to school for entrepreneurshipPart 2: Scammed by a shady developer who stole his life savingsPart 3: Learned to code from tutorialsPart 4: Becomes a software engineer and LinkedIn personalityPart 5: This interview 😎Ryan breaks down a very unconventional path from administrative assistant to software engineer to author and thoughts on what early career coders can do to stand out, get hired as well as hot takes on TypeScript and the JavaScript landscape.Also, if you're a Missouri resident, check out Ryan's app to claim your gas tax money: mogastaxback.comSend us a textShameless Plugs 🧑‍💻 Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI 🤔 Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity - Learn to build complex software with AI integrations. AI Bootcamp - for software developers who want to be the expert on their team when it comes to AI