On this week’s episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Dominick Monaco. He dropped out college to hike the Appalachian Trail, a 2,200 mile backpacking route across the US. After working in nature conservation for 3 years, he taught himself how to program and now works as a developer.
We talk about:
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Life working as a Yogi Bear-style forest ranger in training
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Close brushes with death in the wilderness and how it affects you
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Learning programming for a grand total of $15
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How surrounding yourself with other ambitious learners can help you learn programming faster
You can watch the interview on YouTube:
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Links we talk about during our conversation:
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Dominick’s writing on Hashnode: https://dominickjmonaco.hashnode.dev/
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Dominick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominick-j-monaco/
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Americorps conservation core: https://www.americorps.gov/
Source: freeCodeCamp Programming Tutorials: Python, JavaScript, Git & MoreÂ