◆ A Real-World Developer Journey

Learning to code late requires a little chaos.

I’m Jorge. I’ve worked in IT since 2005, but actually coding? That part came late. This is me documenting what it’s really like to learn web dev as a late bloomer — while raising a toddler, fighting burnout, and shipping small wins over a cold one.

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◆ Latest Episodes

Fresh Off the Mic

The newest one’s up top — grab whatever sounds like your week right now.

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Sunk cost is a liar. In this one I talk about deleting eight months of work — twice — and why that turned out to be the most useful thing…

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Season 1 · Side A

◆ What this show is

Most dev podcasts don't show you the mess. I do.

Pillar 01

Learning Web Dev the Honest Way

No “I built a SaaS in a weekend” fairy tales. Just real explanations, the bugs that ate my evening, and the late-bloomer path from “what’s a closure?” to actually shipping.

◆ Pillar 02

Balancing Tech Goals With Family Life

Toddlers don’t care about your sprint. Sleep debt is real. This is how I actually fit learning around naptimes, daycare runs, and a marriage I’d like to keep.

◆ Pillar 03

Burnout, Habits, and Moving Forward

I’ve crashed and restarted more times than I can count. This is the raw stuff — how I rebuild habits, protect energy, and keep going when motivation taps out.

◆ Behind the mic

Real stories, told out loud.

No highlight reel. Just an honest developer’s log — the wins, the 2am bugs, and the days I almost quit — recorded and shared as they happen.

◆ How it works

Listen. Learn. Ship.

Every episode moves through the same honest arc — no two organizations, or bugs, are exactly alike.

The mess

Every episode moves through the same honest arc — no two organizations, or bugs, are exactly alike.

Cold open

Side A

The lesson

What it taught me about the code, or about showing up anyway.

Deep dive

~30 min

The next step

One small, honest commitment for the week ahead — nothing heroic, just forward.

Cold open

Side A

Let's do this together

Want the good stuff without the doomscroll?

Honest updates on coding, parenting, and figuring it all out. I only send something when it actually matters — no spam, no funnels, no BS.

◆ Listen wherever you are

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◆ On the blog

Context, reflections & deeper thoughts.

The longer-form thinking behind the episodes — written down, link in hand.

Developer Burnout and Balance: What I’ve Learned So Far That Will Help Me On My Journey

Developer Burnout and Balance: What I’ve Learned So Far Let’s talk about something that

Realistic Goal Setting for Developers: 4 Goals That Actually Work

Realistic Goal Setting for Developers: 4 Goals That Actually Work Realistic goal setting for

Why You Should Start Before You’re Ready (And How I Did It Anyway)

Why You Should Start Before You’re Ready (And How I Did It Anyway) There’s

◆ Real answers, no guru stuff

FAQ — or, "why a new podcast?"

Practicing English while learning to code — double the challenge, double the growth. So yeah, apologies for the accent… but I’m showing up anyway.

It’s more about the vibe than the drink. Water, tea, or beer — this is the honest kind of conversation you’d have with a friend after a long day.
Because I finally stopped waiting for the “perfect moment.” The journey had to start sometime — and this is it.
Maybe. But I’m doing it anyway. Learning to code in my late 30s with a toddler isn’t easy… and yet, here we are.