Speaking · Teaching · Building in public

I learned out loud. Then I took the lessons on the road.

Hundreds of unscripted live-coding sessions became conference talks, podcasts, and a global mentoring community. The subject was code; the real work was making difficult ideas feel possible.

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226live-coding episodes

5+conference talks

5podcast appearances

70Kviews on top episode

On stage

Talks that started with real work.

Career-changing live coding, cross-platform React architecture, developer mentorship, and the mechanics behind the systems.

Conference talk2019

React Loop, Abstractions, KCDC

One Codebase to Rule Them All

A deep dive into sharing code across web, mobile, and desktop with a single React codebase — presented at several major developer conferences in 2019.

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Conference talk2019

MidAtlantic Developer Conference, StirTrek 2019, DACHFest 2018

Building a Mentoring Community Through Live Coding

How live coding streams can become genuine mentoring communities, with practical advice on building an inclusive and supportive audience of learners.

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Conference talk2019

MidAtlantic Developer Conference 2019

React + GraphQL + WordPress

A practical walkthrough of building headless WordPress sites powered by GraphQL and React, decoupling the CMS from the frontend for modern development workflows.

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Conference talk2019

DACHFest 2018, NDC Minnesota, Abstractions, StirTrek, Pittsburgh TechFest

How Live Coding Changed My Life

A personal story about how streaming code on Twitch and YouTube opened doors to conferences, communities, and career opportunities I never expected.

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Conference talk2019

Conference Talk

Intro to Kubernetes

An introductory talk on Kubernetes concepts, covering container orchestration fundamentals for developers new to cloud-native deployment.

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In conversation

The story behind the systems.

Conversations about the self-taught path, community, technical leadership, learning in public, and staying human while doing it.

Podcast2021

CTO Think

Benefits of Coding While Streaming

A discussion with the CTO Think podcast on the professional and personal benefits of coding in public — transparency, learning acceleration, and community building.

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Podcast2021

Learn to Code With Me

From Washing Dishes to Managing Engineers

A career story episode on Learn to Code With Me — from starting out washing dishes to becoming an engineering manager, with the self-taught coding journey in between.

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Podcast2020

Faraday Tech Cafe

Learning, Livestreaming, and Mental Health

An honest conversation about the intersection of public learning, live streaming, and mental health — the pressures, the rewards, and how to find sustainable balance.

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Podcast2020

CodeNewbie Podcast

How Live Coding Can Level Up Your Development

Joining the CodeNewbie Podcast to discuss how live streaming code can accelerate skill development, build accountability, and connect developers with a supportive community.

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Podcast2019

freeCodeCamp Podcast

Building Community and Career Through Live Streaming

A conversation with the freeCodeCamp Podcast about how live coding on Twitch helped build community, accelerate learning, and open unexpected career doors.

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The archive

226 episodes. No hiding behind the edit.