The latest articles on DEV Community by Ike Maldonado (@ike5). https://dev.to/ike5 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F409328%2F29a65d28-1002-45d7-84cb-ab587f4bf27b.jpeg https://dev.to/ike5 en Ike Maldonado Thu, 28 Apr 2022 04:58:43 +0000 https://dev.to/ike5/free-lo-fi-radio-channel-1i3e https://dev.to/ike5/free-lo-fi-radio-channel-1i3e <p>Instead of YouTube, get your (mostly) lo-fi coding music fix by playing the streaming <a href="//www.freecodecamp.org">FreeCodeCamp</a> radio channel. </p> <p>To listen, go to <a href="http://www.freecodecamp.org">www.freecodecamp.org</a>, then from the Menu dropdown select Radio.</p> <blockquote> <p>Menu &gt;&gt; Radio</p> </blockquote> <p>Also, enjoy the free high-quality and pretty up-to-date learning material.</p> music coding Ike Maldonado Sat, 30 Jan 2021 04:08:41 +0000 https://dev.to/ike5/junior-developers-need-mentors-4aei https://dev.to/ike5/junior-developers-need-mentors-4aei <p>When it comes to navigating what to learn and how to get a job, a mentor is very near an absolute necessity. As a junior developer myself there's a lot to navigate. And as someone who's worked as an educator for over 10 years--new devs could really use some structure. </p> <h3> Dedicated mentor spaces </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Website</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="https://codingcoach.io">codingcoach.io</a></td> <td>Free to search for and connect with other developers looking to mentor. Easy to use. Open source and created by <a class="mentioned-user" href="https://dev.to/emmabostian">@emmabostian</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.facebook.com/fbmentorship">facebook.com/fbmentorship</a></td> <td>Free to search for and connect with up to 3 individuals. Easy to contact via Messenger. Also makes it easy to mentor others.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>While there are plenty of paid mentorship programs (there are large equity related issues here), what free mentorship programs have you used or would you recommend to junior developers?</p> mentorship juniordevelopers mentoring coaching