Drew Clements: Building a career and community
Season 1, Episode 6 | February 15, 2021In this episode, Bekah and Dan are joined by Drew Clements to talk about the struggles of junior-level job searching, the importance of supportive company culture, and learning in public while building Protege.dev.
Drew Clements
Frontend Engineer at Foster Commerce, co-founder of Protege.dev
- @drewclemcr8 on Twitter
- Protege.dev
- drewclem on GitHub
- drewclem on DEV
Show Notes:
In this episode, we talk to Drew Clements about the challenges junior developers face, learning through building Protege.dev, and the importance of community support. Drew is a career transitioner, father of two, and full-time developer who spends his spare time building Protege.dev, the platform curated with remote jobs for junior developers. We also talk about approaches to problem-solving, when to ask questions, and using live-streaming as an accountability tool.
Links:
Drew:
- @drewclemcr8 on Twitter
- Protege.dev
- drewclem on GitHub
- drewclem on DEV
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