How Can I Dive into a New Tech Specialty without a Formal Background?

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Curious minds want to know: how can one break into a new tech specialty or niche without the traditional formal education or prior experience?

Let's pool our knowledge and share practical steps that can help pave the way. What strategies have you found effective in making your mark?

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• Jun 12 '23 • Edited on Jun 12 • Edited

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Two words, THE BASICS

And the below steps really sums it up for me
1- Learn your basics.
2- Progress slowly.
3- Repeat.

And avoid those pitfalls:
1- Learn a lot in a short time.
2- Bury what you don't understand.
3- Don't apply what you learn.

So again, don't rush it 😵‍💫. You can learn ANYTHING 😎! And learning is marathon not a sprint 🏃!

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• Jun 12 '23

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Great tips! I am actually doing those 3 things on my journey to become a Front End Dev atm. What do you think are the basics of learning Front End Dev?

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I am not a frontend developer, so I am not aware that much of the exact needed skills 🤷🏼‍♂️.
That said, I highly think that mastering HTML, CSS and, vanilla JS is the cornerstone of any successful frontend developer. Form there, you can upskill and use frontend frameworks.