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Panel Joe Eames Jesse Sanders Mike Dane Dani Sloan Brooke Avery Kent C. Dodds Joined by guest panelist: Alyssa Nicoll Episode Summary In this episode of the Dev Ed podcast, the panelists talk about the importance of staying up-to-date and learning continuously as a developer. They share their own experiences, and stress on the benefits of being a lifelong learner while finding a niche to build expertise in. They discuss the fact that companies should actively arrange learning resources for employees and give insight into ways for people to manage time in order to incorporate continuous education in their daily life, and handling stress in situations where answers/concepts are not known. Joe asks the panelists to what extent they tend to go while learning something, in cases where they know they aren’t getting paid for it, to which they answer that passion and enjoyment are the major influencing factors. They also discuss how to identify what exactly should be learnt in order to advance

Panel Joe Eames Jesse Sanders Jared Stein Mike Dane Dani Sloan Brooke Avery Kent C. Dodds Episode Summary In this first episode of the Dev Ed podcast, the panelists start with giving brief introductions about themselves and their work, most of them being educators and trainers in software development. They then discuss some of the best ways for people to get into programming, focusing on the importance of motivation and passion, while narrating their own experiences. They talk about choosing the right learning resources and paths based on individual needs, effective tools and techniques for current programmers to stay up to date with ongoing developments and retaining learnt concepts. They also discuss benefits of publishing work online thus making it available for the public, significance of teaching and how to get into it, and mention tips and hacks on effective time management so as to continue learning in spite of a busy schedule. They wrap up the episode by each s