Ep. 63: Building community and career through live streaming - an interview with Jesse Weigel

Published: May 13, 2019, 1:43 p.m.

In this episode, Beau chats with Jesse Weigel, who live streams on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel and is a\xa0Senior Software Engineer at DICK'S Sporting Goods. He talks about his career path, live streaming, getting a developer job, speaking at conferences, React Native, dealing with mental health issues, and more.\xa0 \xa0 Jesse's career has benefited a lot by live streaming. He talks about the benefits and offers suggestions for other people who want to get started with it. \xa0 Jesse currently builds progressive web apps with React and GraphQL. He talks about why more people should be using React Native for their projects. He also talks about getting the confidence to speak at conferences and offers some tips that helped him deal with mental health issues. \xa0 Links to topics Jesse discussed:
Direct Neural Interface & DARPA: https://youtu.be/nvUHDK59Igw
Brain Scan Clinic: https://www.amenclinics.com/ \xa0 Find Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesseRWeigel \xa0 Also consider following Jesse's wife, Bekah, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BekahHW \xa0 Find Beau on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarnesBeau \xa0