The developer job market is tougher than ever — but it’s not impossible to land your dream role. In this episode, I’m joined by Taylor Desseyn, VP of Global Community at Torc, a talent platform helping top developers connect with companies fast.

We dive into:

• The current state of the tech job market in 2025
• Why many developers are struggling to get hired
• The role of networking and developer communities in job hunting
• Insider tips for landing a web development or software engineering job quickly
• What companies really look for when hiring tech talent

Whether you’re a junior developer trying to break in or a seasoned engineer facing layoffs, this episode is packed with practical career tips to help you stand out and get hired.

Keywords to help you find us: developer jobs, tech hiring, software engineer jobs, web development careers, coding job tips, networking in tech, programming careers, tech layoffs, how to get a job in tech.

🎧 Listen now and start taking control of your career in a tough market.

Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/landing-a-developer-job-in-a-tough-market-w-taylor-desseyn-vp-at-torc

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In what's becoming an annual feature, Matt and Mike discussed the results of the Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025. There are an absolute ton of different categories and results in this survey, the guys have cherry picked a few key metrics to drive conversation and debate on the state of the 2025 developer market. With AI tools coming in hot this year (and last for that matter), many think that the industry is in a state of upset - do you think the survey results confirm that?

Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/stack-overflow-developer-survey-2025

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AI is everywhere—popping up in every tool, platform, and app we use. But with all this supposed productivity, why are we spending so much time tinkering with AI tools instead of just... working? In this episode, we dig into whether the time we spend learning and adjusting AI is actually worth it—or if it's starting to backfire. Is this just a phase of growing pains, or will "tinkering" always be part of using AI as it rapidly evolves?

Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/we-shouldnt-focus-on-ai