From Broke To Hired Software Engineer In 9 Months (The Process That Changed My Life)

Changing careers has been one of the best decisions I've made in my life. I don't have a CS degree but worked hard for an entire year to learn Javascript. When I first began my journey I didn't know exactly where to start and wasted a lot of time. I eventually figured out the way that worked for me to get my first Software Engineering job. I hope this video helps you.

[chrisg]

I've been a professional software developer for more than 25 years now and I really think videos that focus on learning a programming languages before having any other computer science knowledge is not the best way to becoming a good software developer. The first things you need to do is develop and improve your problem solving and algorithm development skills. For example : A common computer science problem is sorting a list either ascending, descending, alphabetically etc. You should focus on being able to solve this problem in words first, this is called an algorithm. In this case you would have steps like this "1. Find the lowest number in the list. Put that number at the start of a new list. Scan the original list again looking for the next lowest number. If this number is lower than the first number in my new list then insert it in front of the last number in the list ..etc etc." . Once you become proficient at algorithm development you will find it much easier to master your programming language of choice . It's also essential to know what the hardware (at least at a high level) is doing when you write code. For example if you code up While(x <100 ) ; x++, understand what the computer is doing with these instructions. A good analogy : Imagine trying to learn to bake cakes from cake recipes which are all in French when you have never baked a cake before and you don't speak a word of French Your task is twice as hard because you now have to practice making cakes and learn French at the same time. Whereas if you are an expert cake baker then you can just go and translate the recipe instructions from French into English. Just my two cents worth.

[DJ-xpbs]

The project and github advice is so underrated. I find it common that when people complain about not finding jobs, either they don't have hosted projects or they don't have a good github with projects with good readmes. Gotta put in the work and show it for someone to believe that you can potentially code professionally

[techmentormaria]

Congratulations on your journey to becoming a software engineer! It's inspiring to see the hard work and dedication you put in to achieve your goals. Your story is a great reminder that with determination and a willingness to continuously learn and grow, it's possible to break into the field of tech and achieve success. Keep up the great work and keep inspiring others to pursue their dreams!

[yurialenccar]

Extraordinary journey. It`s good to hear some stories with people with no CS Degree and breaking into IT Path. Thanks for the video.

[ray-]

everybody deserve a process..i`ve been unemployee for 2 years to learn programming..and boom i got my first job as a junior software mobile software engineer..for those who still struggling..keep goin and hardwork payoff :)

[guyfromdubai]

The key lesson I've learned being in the field for just over a year, dont overthink it. You want to get something working and move onto the next thing, rather than worrying if youre doing things "The best way" or building things that are overly reusable. Sometimes copying and pasting is the fastest answer that works. Obviously understanding what the code does is important but dont let refactoring something that works get in the way of you getting shit done.

[christianjoseph]

This is perhaps the best learning journey video I have encountered so far. The realism that you portrayed, the and the simplicity. Cool

[belgianheskey]

Be prepared to work hard to secure a job, a lot of these youtubers that say you can get a role in 90 days are misleading you. It's nice learning tutotrials but when you come across those hackerank and codesignal assessments you get a wake up call

[StevieB]

I've been using Codecademy since the beginning of this month and it's fantastic. The Full-Stack Engineer path is incredibly challenging, but it gives users plenty of chance to practice. Love your videos too. Subscribed!

[veloqgabes]

That humility and transparency will get you places.

[WealthDecoders]

Remember to look after yourself during your journey ❤

[irtazamehdi]

Very useful indeed. Thank you for posting.

[rafikimaskCode]

Best part of the video for me 7:08
The best words imo that anyone on this journey needs hear atm

[farhansubi]

thank you so much... as someone who's not built for electrical engineering and trying to pivot to the cs side, this is helpful. have a great day!

[tw]

thank you for posting because Im transitioning into a developer soon from being a project manager to handle 2 or 3 positions at once from home, im getting to the bag at ALL COSTS, fuck it! THanks again KING!

[jflores]

2.5 years. I started with a bootcamp called Nucamp, too fast. Code academy, too slow. I am almost done with codingphase's html email developer track that you would build up from that. I have to finish the last 2 sections then work on my projects and portfolio site. I wish I would have went there first or just done free code camp from the getgo, I would be hired and farther than I would be in the next few months.

[midwestdegenerate]

Thanks for this video! Super informative and detailed.

I'm 3 weeks through the front-end web course on code academy and starting to feel comfortable with VSC so fingers crossed I can start applying for jobs in the summer!

[danielkofiboadu]

On this same journey and starting my first Internship and highly nervous thanks for sharing this !!

[humblefarmer]

Appreciate the tips, keep them coming! Starting my own journey now and this motivates me alot. Thank you

[jp.cortes]

I'm glad to hear stories like this one. Makes me realized that is possible to made it into the IT world without a degree in CS. I just began the journey this year and I'm still struggling to get hired.