DataBunny Tech News Podcast · Christopher Leveston

I Want To Get Into IT But Don't Know Where To Start | "MEGABYTE" SIZE EPISODE

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“JavaScript is one of the core technologies of the World Wide Web alongside HTML and CSS.”

1. DataBunny Tech News Podcast focuses on the topic of getting into IT when the listener does not know where to start. 2. Chris, the host and “your one and only Data Bunny,” uses a solo, screen-share style format to guide the search process. 3. The episode asks a practical question: what do you actually enjoy enough to turn into an IT role? 4. Chris starts with iPhone app development and points listeners to Apple’s developer site at developer.apple.com/develop. 5. He names Xcode, Xcode Cloud, Swift, SwiftUI, TestFlight, documentation, videos, and downloads as part of the Apple development path. 6. He describes Swift as a “high level general purpose” language developed by Apple for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. 7. He uses SwiftUI to show why visual learners may prefer a more graphical way to build apps. 8. The episode then shifts to web development and asks what languages are needed to build websites. 9. Chris separates HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into different jobs: markup, styling, and interactive behavior. 10. He quotes Google’s result that JavaScript is one of the core technologies of the World Wide Web alongside HTML and CSS. 11. One memorable point is his claim that JavaScript is used by 97% of websites. 12. The cybersecurity section lists security analyst, security engineer, security architect, security administrator, security software developer, cryptographer, crypto analyst, and security consultant. 13. Chris treats those titles as separate research targets rather than one umbrella career. 14. He then pivots into networking and asks how computers talk. 15. In that section he names Ethernet, local area network, computer network, network architect, network security manager, network and computer systems administrator, wireless network engineer, database administrator, network programmer, network service technician, network security administrator, and telecommunications specialist. 16. He says network and computer systems administrators often have an associate’s degree or a post-secondary certificate. 17. Chris also points to certificates, including Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Network+, Juniper Networks, SolarWinds, Aruba, and VMware. 18. The cloud segment connects web development, networking, systems administration, data science, and cybersecurity to cloud roles such as cloud architect, cloud engineer, cloud network engineer, cloud security analyst, and cloud support engineer. 19. The episode’s tone is conversational and instructive, with repeated Google searches, live examples, and a strong emphasis on self-directed research. 20. Listeners who like beginner-friendly career mapping and IT research will get the most value, while people wanting a tightly edited technical deep dive may skip it.

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A practical first map for anyone trying to find an IT starting point.

Chris frames getting into IT as a practical choice rather than a grand mystery: start with the work that sounds interesting, then use role names and Google to narrow the path.

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When you need a calm first step into IT, not a perfect answer or a big commitment.

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