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Today Quincy Larson interviews Andrea Griffiths, who taught herself programming using freeCodeCamp while working in construction. She moved to the US from Colombia when she was 17, and within 6 months she joined the US Army. She ran a chain of gyms before landing a support role at a tech company, then ascending to Product Manager and ultimately Developer Advocate at GitHub.
Chapters:
- 0:00:00 Introduction & Community News
- 0:00:21 New Courses and Tutorials
- 0:02:49 Song of the Week & Shirt Info
- 0:04:55 Andrea's Journey Learning to Code using freeCodeCamp
- 0:19:57 Andrea's Decision to Join the Army
- 0:25:29 Running a Chain of Gyms
- 0:29:15 Moving on to Learn Programming
- 0:33:54 Andrea's Role in Support
- 0:40:54 Transitioning to Other Roles in GitHub
- 0:53:00 Advantages of Being Bilingual
- 0:58:03 Approaching AI as a Parent
- 1:06:32 Advice for Yourself Knowing What You Know Now
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2025/11/28
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