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Inspired by @GrayCode and @csalvato, I started learning to code in late 2019. It was actually this forum thread that inspired me!
I took immediate action after I read that thread, enrolled in an online software engineering school, followed tons of tutorials on Udemy, and built a few side projects. After about 1.5 years of learning (learning 6-8 hours every day), I just started applying for jobs. I interviewed with 4 companies and got two offers. I started learning when I was 20 and got hired at 22!
Luckily I had some savings from selling my previous business, and the help of my parents (letting me live for free basically). Along the way, I had my first son (this was about half a year into learning, so there was a burning fire to hustle).
I had some basic html/css knowledge beforehand and had built WordPress sites. I also had always been pretty technical and was always the computer "wiz" in the family.
Where I'm At Now:
I'm still working as a software engineer full-time, and I think it's the best thing ever in terms of 9-5 Jobs. I work remotely, flexible schedule, comfy salary, etc.
I want to become self-employed fully again. I'd like to start consulting full-time and help other people work on their products, or build a product myself. I'm not sure which route will get me to where I want to go. But I'm willing to work for it either way.
Would I recommend this path?
If you're interested in tech, and writing code, and you don't have anything to work on, I'd recommend it! I'd say if you start writing code and don't enjoy it when learning, you probably won't enjoy it as a job. There are lots of companies that are very lax, but I'm sure there are some that would make the job stressful.
If you are just interested in finding a way to make money, this may not be for you either (or maybe it is, who am I to say).
For me, I think it aligns perfectly because I want to build a software product at some point.
Anyways...
I'm not sure what this thread is for, maybe I can inspire someone else to do the same thing. This is a win for me in my book, but I know there is more out there for me. This is one of the first things I started, executed on, and saw it the whole way through.
I took immediate action after I read that thread, enrolled in an online software engineering school, followed tons of tutorials on Udemy, and built a few side projects. After about 1.5 years of learning (learning 6-8 hours every day), I just started applying for jobs. I interviewed with 4 companies and got two offers. I started learning when I was 20 and got hired at 22!
Luckily I had some savings from selling my previous business, and the help of my parents (letting me live for free basically). Along the way, I had my first son (this was about half a year into learning, so there was a burning fire to hustle).
I had some basic html/css knowledge beforehand and had built WordPress sites. I also had always been pretty technical and was always the computer "wiz" in the family.
Where I'm At Now:
I'm still working as a software engineer full-time, and I think it's the best thing ever in terms of 9-5 Jobs. I work remotely, flexible schedule, comfy salary, etc.
I want to become self-employed fully again. I'd like to start consulting full-time and help other people work on their products, or build a product myself. I'm not sure which route will get me to where I want to go. But I'm willing to work for it either way.
Would I recommend this path?
If you're interested in tech, and writing code, and you don't have anything to work on, I'd recommend it! I'd say if you start writing code and don't enjoy it when learning, you probably won't enjoy it as a job. There are lots of companies that are very lax, but I'm sure there are some that would make the job stressful.
If you are just interested in finding a way to make money, this may not be for you either (or maybe it is, who am I to say).
For me, I think it aligns perfectly because I want to build a software product at some point.
Anyways...
I'm not sure what this thread is for, maybe I can inspire someone else to do the same thing. This is a win for me in my book, but I know there is more out there for me. This is one of the first things I started, executed on, and saw it the whole way through.
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