Sometimes you see a headline or a Youtube video “How I got into tech without a C.S. Degree” and it seems reasonable until you find out that they actually had a M.S. in Math from Stanford or similar. This is obviously a big advantage and does not at all resemble the average person considering making a switch into the industry.
I think the main point here is that great developers are self-taught. You need to be able and willing to learn in a constantly changing environment, and be a self-starter. It's an implicit requirement of the job. As soon as you said you spent 100's of hours preparing for the boot camp, I knew you were going to do well in this industry. The best developers I've come across tend to share this trait, irrespective of where they started their journey into tech.
Great story! I've been doing industrial automation for years, while teaching myself Python/Quart as a hobby. Never really had the confidence to 'put my foot in the door', but I think after reading this I may just have to give it a go. Cheers mate.
Great read, I'm doing a free Bootcamp a guy runs on Twitch and a big part of it is the network. The skills are important of course, but to get your foot in you ideally gotta have a network (and also a story helps, or so I've heard)
Working on a large OpenSource project is an awesome way of getting into the industry without any real world experience. This will teach you the basics of source control, unit tests, CI CD... Everything an employer is looking for. Being able to say yes I've used Spring and actually fixed a couple of bugs or added new feature puts you miles ahead of the competition.
This speaks to me. I am a Java High School teacher, self taught, for three years now. Within the curriculum, we cover the fundamentals of OOP but I have little experience with Spring and CRUD/RESTful development. Looking somehow to bridge the gap so I can become employable in industry.
More like Powerfully Based Developer
I think the main point here is that great developers are self-taught. You need to be able and willing to learn in a constantly changing environment, and be a self-starter. It's an implicit requirement of the job. As soon as you said you spent 100's of hours preparing for the boot camp, I knew you were going to do well in this industry. The best developers I've come across tend to share this trait, irrespective of where they started their journey into tech.
Yesssssssss PBD!
Great story! I've been doing industrial automation for years, while teaching myself Python/Quart as a hobby. Never really had the confidence to 'put my foot in the door', but I think after reading this I may just have to give it a go. Cheers mate.
Great read, I'm doing a free Bootcamp a guy runs on Twitch and a big part of it is the network. The skills are important of course, but to get your foot in you ideally gotta have a network (and also a story helps, or so I've heard)
Working on a large OpenSource project is an awesome way of getting into the industry without any real world experience. This will teach you the basics of source control, unit tests, CI CD... Everything an employer is looking for. Being able to say yes I've used Spring and actually fixed a couple of bugs or added new feature puts you miles ahead of the competition.
Very inspiring, thanks for sharing
This speaks to me. I am a Java High School teacher, self taught, for three years now. Within the curriculum, we cover the fundamentals of OOP but I have little experience with Spring and CRUD/RESTful development. Looking somehow to bridge the gap so I can become employable in industry.
Great work, maybe the best thing I've read about going from 0 to 5 years. Tweeted my appreciation: https://twitter.com/sampenrose/status/1520919304580960256
the last line ........ oof. hes a writer for sure /pos