How to Fast Track Your Developer Career, with Katy Ashby

<p><strong>🎙 About the episode</strong></p><p><br><strong>Meet Katy Ashby 🇬🇧!</strong> Katy studied physics before becoming a developer, and once she did, she went from a complete novice to a principal developer and team lead in only four years! In this episode, Katy shares how she fast-tracked her career and how you can do the same.</p><p>In this episode, Katy talks about why you should remain curious, how to recognize opportunities to progress in a company, and what makes a senior developer. Katy shares her view on whether you should seek a remote position as a junior developer and the benefits of staying at a job for longer. Alex and Katy also discuss contractors and whether you should be wary of them (or become one). Also: HTML for Dummies, and rats!</p><p><strong>🔗 Connect with Katy</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-ashby-developer/">👩‍💼 Linkedin</a></li> <li><a href="https://katycodesstuff.com">🌐  Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/KatyCodesStuff">🐦 Twitter</a></li> </ul><p>⏰<strong> Timestamps</strong></p><ul> <li>Katy never thought she was going to become a developer, even though she dabbled with coding as a child (01:06)</li> <li>How Katy worked on her first website as a kid and kept coding playful (01:54)</li> <li>Katy never thought about studying computer science because her computer classes at school were boring, and she ended up majoring in physics with a minor in French! (04:23)</li> <li>Why a developer career, in hindsight, was a perfectly logical choice for Katy (06:25)</li> <li>How Katy went from a beginner to a principal developer in four years (07:27)</li> <li>Ad break! Next week, it's <a href="https://scrimba.com/podcast/this-scrimba-student-learned-job-interviewing-skills-from-podcasts-and-made-a-killer-portfolio-too/">Mislav Markušić</a>! (12:21)</li> <li>What made Katy determined to climb the ranks? (14:13)</li> <li>Why becoming a senior developer is more about your attitude than just your coding skills (15:07)</li> <li>Did Katy know much