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I’m a self-taught developer that changed careers during the Covid pandemic. I was able to switch from education to w...
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Here's a way I think you should start your journey. (proven and tested by me 🤚)
START HERE...
Key Take-aways:
Oh and if you're a faith person: You ought to pray. Trust that God's got you and that He loves you. Having His peace through out this whole process is KEY for getting through it. And don't put your life on pause, go out and live. Don't focus all your energy on job hunting. Go for a walk on the beach. Do something you love (without feeling guilty). Those are all acts of faith that you believe indeed God has your back & you don't need to worry.
Dealing with imposter syndrome is a tough one. Definitely learning to trust yourself is something that gets better with time.
I did the exact same thing.... changed careers during the pandemic. From working in 2 international airports for so many years, to learning how to code and I love it!!!!🩷🩷🩷🩷
awesome. congrats!
Imposter can be a beast. Watched "I Suck." ... "I Rock!": youtube.com/watch?v=cFIF46j59LY It's "a lengthy description of the two extremes: impostor syndrome (undervaluing your skills) and Dunning-Kruger effect (not knowing that you don't know)."
Recommend it to everybody.
Ooh, sounds intriguing. I'll definitely give it a watch :)
Thank you
That's very interesting, thank you! Could you please explain more on how to do the first point though? How do you job shadow someone in tech if you're not in a company with a techinical division?
Love walks on the beach
Nice comment. The peace factor and walking by faith in this industry are very key if one wants to succeed in this industry.
I often get asked lately about the situation in the programmer market and I will be sharing this post from now on as an answer!
My quick summary of it with a bit of my own spin on it:
Oh yeah, researching the job position and explaining why you care about are two great points I missed!
Thank you very much.
"Learn how to solve problems" is timeless advice, self taught or otherwise. I recommend this post by Chelsea Troy about how formal education is changing in response to LLMs.
I agree with all points on this article. The soft skills take longer to develop. I believe junior devs should learn how to implement to right behaviors from the beginning. From years of experience, learning, and mentoring, I decided to consolidate the key learning on an ebook.
really nice.
very very good article.
thanks! what did you find insightful about it?
thank you for reatching out.
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This article will help you land the job without dying inside! But doing the job will still kill you on the inside.
then you took the wrong job :)
Which is why I read articles like this one, my friend
Thank you very much. 💖
Wasp is everywhere. You are nailing the content that I least I NEEDED. Grats
have you tried wasp?! :)
This is a master piece. I'm well pleased with this 👍
thanks for the kind words
Quite an informative share
Glad you liked it :)
Nice tips! It's kinda motivating and also makes you feel you are not alone in this.
Nice! yes, the point is that anyone can put these into practice :)
Useful, thanks!
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Love it! Especially the "do the boring work" part, that's my favorite.
and if you can find ways to like the boring work, you'll never hate going work :)
Finally, I missed my Vinny posts! Great read
Thanks, friend.
Great Tips Vinny !
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Very excellent article!!
Thanks for writtng!!
glad you liked it :)
Such a great article!!
Thank you!
This was a very insightful and motivating post. Thanks for the great advice/guidance, Vince!
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Thank you
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