8: Wax on, Wax off

Ben Orenstein is joined by Gabe Berke-Williams and Edward Loveall. Gabe is developer at thoughtbot and the product manager of the thoughtbot apprenticeship program, apprentice.io. Edward is a current design apprentice. Gabe, Edward, and Ben talk about apprentice.io, how it works, it's successes, and lessons learned. They also discuss how Gabe goes about mentoring new developers, and effective learning and teaching methods. Edward also gives his perspective on his apprenticeship how it went, his typical day as an apprentice, his advice for incoming apprentices, and much more.

An episode of the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots podcast, hosted by thoughtbot, titled "8: Wax on, Wax off" was published on August 17, 2012 and runs 30 minutes.

August 17, 2012 ·30m · Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

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Ben Orenstein is joined by Gabe Berke-Williams and Edward Loveall. Gabe is developer at thoughtbot and the product manager of the thoughtbot apprenticeship program, apprentice.io. Edward is a current design apprentice. Gabe, Edward, and Ben talk about apprentice.io, how it works, it's successes, and lessons learned. They also discuss how Gabe goes about mentoring new developers, and effective learning and teaching methods. Edward also gives his perspective on his apprenticeship how it went, his typical day as an apprentice, his advice for incoming apprentices, and much more. apprentice.io Apprenticship Patterns The Pickaxe Red-Black Trees The Rise of The Software Apprenticeship Academy (BostInno) Lessons Learned From Our Development/Designer Apprenticeship Program (BostInno) "Gang of Four" Design Patterns Intrepid Labs Take the Interview Follow @thoughtbot, @r00k, @gabebw and @edwardloveall on twitter.Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

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