Achieving a Tech Career Without a Degree or Bootcamp

💼 I dropped out of college, had a lot of debt, and was working a dead-end job.

💻 I learned how to code in four months without a computer science degree or coding bootcamp.

📚 I started learning coding through FreeCodeCamp and gained skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

📚 Learning JavaScript to build web apps is in high demand in the job market.

💻 Learning coding basics is not enough, understanding how to program and build something useful is key.

🌟 Full-time learning requires effective studying techniques and dedication.

📚 The course taught the importance of learning in focused segments called Pomodoros and creating a dedicated space for studying.

⏰ The student followed a strict daily schedule, including multiple Pomodoro study sessions and time for other activities like gym and family.

💻 Struggling with front end projects, the student found help from a YouTube channel where he learned by copying and recreating the projects.

📚 By following along with watchandcode.com, the speaker learned to code and gain a deep understanding of programming concepts.

🎓 In just one month, the speaker earned a FreeCodeCamp Front End Developer certificate but still felt like an imposter.

💻 To gain more experience and overcome feeling like a fake developer, the speaker collaborated with another programmer to build a full stack web app.

🔧 Implemented project management tool Jira and version control application GitHub to plan and develop a web app.

👨‍💻 Worked collaboratively with a mentor and learned about meeting deadlines, code reuse, and debugging.

📚 Supplemented learning with Udemy courses on React and Node to build a Pinterest clone.

🔑 Learning through building a full stack project led to gaining skills in database design, API building, and cloud deployment.

💼 Describing the process of finding a job, including defining desired job criteria, reaching out to companies directly, and offering to work for free.

⏰ Highlighting the time frame of the learning and job search process, estimating it to take around four months.

📚 With focused effort and dedication, the speaker learned to code in 4 months and landed a job without a CS degree or bootcamp.

💼 The speaker applied to 22 jobs, received 6 responses, got 4 interviews, and eventually received 3 legitimate job offers after technical interviews.

💰 The speaker chose a company with the best opportunity to learn and a good compensation package, starting with a $50,000 salary and later earning $65,000 a year.

💡 Learning how to code is about problem-solving and persistence.

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