In the first episode of the arol.dev podcast, we spoke with Nadia Dillon, a software engineer and mental health advocate, about her journey in the tech industry and the challenges that can lead to mental health struggles and how she overcame them. 

Why does our course cost more than others? It’s a question we love to answer because there’s a lot of value packed into our program that makes it worth every penny. 

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What actually makes a software engineer candidate stand out to the top tech companies? Knowing what organizations want in an ideal developer candidate can make the job search journey much easier.

Culture is an elusive yet essential part of every and any organization. For software engineers, understanding culture can feel as complicated as debugging the most complex code. Pau Minoves, a former CTO at Typeform and a specialist in addressing and fixing engineering culture, sat down with us at a Fireside Chat at our monthly tech sessions at Norrsken House Barcelona to offer valuable insights into what engineering culture really is and how it can be shaped.

Failure—it feels terrible. As software engineers, we're no strangers to the frustration that comes with it. The pressure to write perfect code, the challenges that test our patience—it's enough to make anyone want to quit. But the thing is that failure isn’t the end of the road; actually, it might just be the beginning of something great. 

Agile and DevOps form a powerful combo that can greatly improve the software development process. Together, they speed up the journey from ideas to product launch, keeping up with the evolving market dynamics.

Imposter syndrome is generally thought to just affect rookies. In reality, it still manages to have a 'recursive' nature, meaning that no matter your experience level, the feeling of not being good enough can pop up at any point in your career.

You’ve probably heard that in order to succeed in software development, you have to be an analytical type of person, but that’s not always the case. The stigma is that coding is just for people who are really good at STEM, but anyone can learn to code, if they work hard enough.

It's not just about how well you can write lines of code – it's about tapping into your own strengths and knowing how to properly use them. Recognizing and leveraging these qualities can help you become a great coder and stand out in the world of software development.