Mackenzie Child, Part Two: Design Background, Developer Skill

In the second half of this episode, Mackenzie Child and I talk about his 12 in 12 challenge, and what it was like to make the switch from designer to developer.

We cover a lot of ground in this episode. Starting with Mackenzie's first job as a designer, getting the backstory on why he decided to learn code, what encouraged him to make the switch, and how designers can get coding, today through Unicasts.

You can follow Mackenzie on twitter @mackenziechild and make sure you check out his work at Unicasts.com.

Part one with Mackenzie: Making Concrete Goals, can be found at DeveloperTea.com

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