S2 E10 – Becoming a Better Developer, Teaching Kids to Code & Mentoring Devs w/ John-Michael Velasquez

Today’s guest is John-Michael Velasquez – senior developer & founder of iteachcode.com

In this episode we discuss:

  • How to become a better developer
  • Why he chose employment over freelancing
  • How he teaches kids to code
  • His efforts in mentoring other developers
  • and much more!

Connect with John-Michael

You can find John-Michael over on LinkedIn @johnmichaelvelasquez or over @ iteachcode.com




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