Summary: <p></p> <p>Changing careers into software development is always an interesting story and Rani Zilpelwar's story is no different. In this episode, Rani, the QA developer turned software consultant, talks about how she's held almost every software role at one point or another, and how she's continuing to improve her skills now as a software consultant. The discussion includes books and websites she's found helpful to building up her knowledge, how the company she works for helped set her up for success by pairing her with a more experienced developer as a mentor when she started out, and now how / why she blogs on her own site to give back and solidify the things she's learning. Rani's deep knowledge of testing also lends itself well to her new role and she and the team discuss testing strategies and best practices from her days as a QA engineer. This is a great episode if you're looking to make your own career transition and see how other skills can apply there.</p> <p></p> <h2>Panel</h2> <p></p> <ul> <li>Carl Mungazi</li> <li>Paige Niedringhaus</li> <li>TJ VanToll</li> </ul> <p></p> <h2>Guest</h2> <p></p> <ul> <li>Rani Zilpelwar</li> </ul> <p></p> <h2>Sponsors</h2> <p></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://devchat.tv/hero" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Dev Heroes Accelerator</a></li> <li><a href="https://sentry.io/for/react/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">React Error Monitoring | Sentry</a></li> </ul> <p></p> <h2>Links</h2> <p></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.interviewcake.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Interview Cake</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.educative.io/courses/grokking-the-system-design-interview" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Grokking the System Design Interview</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2QMm4SX" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3sq0DoB" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Captivate-Audiobook/B06XKGS45L" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards (Audible)</a></li> <li><a href="http://codekata.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Code Kata</a></li> <li><a href="https://react.statuscode.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">React Status</a></li> <li><a href="https://frontendfoc.us/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Frontend Focus</a></li> <li><a href="https://programmingdigest.net/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Programming Digest</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.elevateyourcode.com/blog/how-to-write-good-unit-tests/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">How to Write Good Unit Tests | Elevate your Code</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cypress.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">JavaScript End to End Testing Framework | cypress.io</a></li> <li><a href="https://cucumber.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">BDD Testing & Collaboration Tools for Teams | Cucumber</a></li> <li><a href="https://webdriver.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">WebDriverIO</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.pact.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Pact Tests</a></li> <li><a href="https://percy.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Percy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.elevateyourcode.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Elevate your Code</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rani-zilpelwar-85568767/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Linkedin: Rani Zilpelwar</a></li> <li><a href="https://8thlight.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Software is our craft | 8th Light</a></li> <li><a href="https://8thlight.com/careers/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Careers | 8th Light</a></li> </ul> <p></p> <h2>Picks</h2> <p></p> <ul> <li>Carl- <a href="https://www.newline.co/fullstack-nodejs" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Fullstack Node.js by David Guttman</a> </li> <li>Carl- <a href="https://boostnote.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Boost Note - An open sourced markdown editor for developers</a> </li> <li>Carl- <a href="https://www.ignitehubs.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Ignite Hubs | Re-imagining learning to inspire young minds</a> </li> <li>Paige- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riviera_(TV_series)" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Riviera (TV series)</a> </li> <li>Rani-<a href="https://martinfowler.com/books/refactoring.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"> Refactoring by Martin Fowler, with Kent Beck</a> </li> <li>Rani- <a href="https://www.smilingmind.com.au/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Smiling Mind</a> </li> <li>TJ- <a href="https://www.elgato.com/en/key-light" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Key Light | elgato</a> </li> </ul> <p></p>
