Tech Talk | Blocked: A Survival Guide with Mindi Weik

What can you do when you are stuck on a problem and have no idea where to start?

Getting stuck is not a bug in your learning. It is part of the job. Knowing how to work through a problem, figure out what is missing, and ask for help effectively can be just as important as knowing how to write the code itself.

Our guest speaker Mindi Weik, a software engineer at OpenRouter and founding engineer at Audition Cat, will share practical strategies for getting unstuck as a developer. After taking a nontraditional path into tech through a bootcamp and a career change, Mindi brings a perspective shaped by software integrations, RESTful APIs, developer productivity, and leading projects and teams.

During this live, interactive session, Mindi will walk you through a hands-on mystery app where you will practice the exact moves developers use to get unstuck. You will work through how to reproduce a problem, build around what is missing, and ask for help in a way that gives others enough information to actually help you.

You will gain a practical process for approaching problems when you feel stuck instead of immediately reaching for the answer. You will also learn how to investigate what is happening, identify what you need, and communicate your questions more effectively when you need support.

Get ready to work through a mystery! Follow along with Mindi as you practice troubleshooting and problem-solving techniques, and bring your questions as you think through how you can use these strategies in your own development work.

Join us on Friday, October 23 at 1 PM PT | 3 PM CT | 4 PM ET and save your spot now to practice the skills that can help you get unstuck as a developer.