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When I was first learning to code, I really found these "testimonies" very helpful. The struggles, tips, and just hearing others succeed at learning to code served as a huge encouragement to me.
I'll discuss what I did before coding, my first exposure to code, learning to code, and the various jobs that followed. We'll discuss what I learned in each step, my successes, and failures, and how you may be able to apply the same tactics to help you in your journey.
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:29 Before learning to code
03:20 10 Years Wasted
04:47 First exposure to coding
07:01 Learning to code
09:46 Upwork side jobs
11:03 Dropping out of bootcamp
11:20 Going full-time freelancing
15:28 From freelance to software engineer
20:19 Transitioning to Site Reliability Engineering
24:42 Transitioning to Developer Relations
26:25 Outro
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
At 37 I started learning coding like we all are here, on YouTube and some courses. After 1.5 years I got a job at a software company making web3 applications for clients, as well as in-house projects, as a Fullstack Dev. Previously an English teacher in Asia.
I learnedĀ JS, CSS, HTML, Typescript, React, NextJS, Prisma, GraphQL, Redux, MongoDB, Solidity, Hardhat, TheGraph, Tailwind, FramerMotion and countless other libraries like Axios, Express, Git etc etc...
I stopped going to restaurants, bars, and almost no socializing in general. I worked as little as possible, just to earn enough for rent and food, so I could fill every hour with learning coding. It was a lot, more than 8 hours per day. I stopped playing guitar for the first time in 21 years (University Qualified and active Jazz Guitarist by night). I basically stopped my life to forcefully redirect it in this direction.
I got the job through a recommendation from a friend. But wait, you're saying "Ahh a recommendation...". Well you'll never get a recommendation from anyone if you're not competent. People put their name on the line to recommend someone. Even I wouldn't recommend a friend who is not fully competent. the 'fully competent' is the tricky part. That's what this post is about.
In the job, I was thrown into a different stack, with very complicated code and a different way of working. In multiple repos. What I have learned for irl is that the faster you can learn something new, the better. For example, one of last week's tasks included:
'Write the documentation for the APIs using sequence diagrams, descriptions, and swagger (OpenAPI) integration. Host on GitHub pages'.Ā
All of which I knew nothing about, but I just read the docs of OpenAPI, docs for Github Pages, looked at random API sequence diagrams from google as reference and voila! So that kind of boost learning is an essential skill to have. I should mention it's a 2yr old startup, about 12 people in the company, everyone is Fullstack but everyone has their unique specialities.
You can do it. But it's not easy, it's frustrating, you'll wanna quit. You have to keep doing it as much as possible. An hour a day is not enough. Get serious, knock it out! Just remember that you'll only have to do it once. WHEN you get your foot in the door. You're in.
I'm now 39, a programmer by day and jazz guitarist by night.
GOODLUCK!!!
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No marketing gimmicks, just down to Earth, sincere content. We appreciate it, Travis!
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I worked for 15 years in a call center, but when i turned 35 i was able to get a software engineer associate position. I am now in a mid level position and hopefully get the senior position by june this year. It is never too late to learn.
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Thank you so much, Travis! Iām 69 years old and getting back into coding, after a 20 yrs away from programming. Wow, everything has change but, Iām giving it a go! š
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Wow! Am lying on my bed watching this video. Honestly, you inspired me. My wife is also beside me watching. Last week you encouraged me through one of your video to buy Dr Dr Angela Yu's course on Udemy, which I did. Am fifty years old and am making a career switch to tech. It is a huge challenge but thank God I came across someone like you online. I don't know what to say but you did put some springs on my steps this evening. All you made me realize is that if you can do it, I can also. You are really an encouragement for me. I learn alot from your videos. Your story inspired me. By the way thank you for you recommending Dr Angela's course. Love ya. All the way from Nigeria with love
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I am 40 ! Was into bad jobs. But kept working on learning online. Learnt AI ML from Coursera. Was doing UX on the side. Things fell into place and was able to impress the interviewers with my DS / ML knowledge while interviewing for a UX role. Now, I am the UX Manager for Data Viz at a great company. Now, my goal is to also become a ML Engineer.
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38 year old just trying to get into web development and found this helpful and encouraging. Thank you.
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36 yr old welder here and have been learning programming myself since I think November of last year. Was jumping around between front end (html,css,js) and doing some back end stuff(python) doing ai automation projects. Very small. But recently Iāve concluded I want to be a front end dev. Have been feeling like Iām always playing catch up. And I needed to hear this. Itās never too late! I work 4 10s, 4am to 230 and I try to do the exact same thing man. Get home, shit shower and shave, eat and then code. I did take about 3 weeks off because I think I was burning myself out jumping from front end and back end. But manā¦ I canāt thank you enough for just being. You. I needed this as a refresher.
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Trying to switch career at 38 here. Your story is so encouraging and inspiring.
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It's 3 am I watched your entire video. I'm going down the same path, trying to make the code work, struggling and trying again. I'm leaving this comment just to say I'm really happy that you tried and made it. I hope someday I'll be able to feel the same happiness for myself. Happy coding š
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Amazing story! Iām 35 and just started learning to code at the end of last year. definitely inspiring
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Loved listening to this too. I'll be 40 this year, been self-studying for months now. Should be competent enough for a front-end internship next month. Very refreshing listening to your story. Been long i listened to a good one. I'm further inspired. Thanks Sir
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Travis is a kind of guy that will tell to his future grandkids about how he live a life trying to earn more money for his growing family and love what the journey offered to him. his Tech journey is amazing. It's a never ending journey of learning.
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Thank you, Mr. Travis, for the motivation. I started my journey to become a web developer just 3 months ago, and I have made progress compared to where I was 3 months ago. I live in a country where access to education is somewhat of a privilege, and even having internet access requires significant means. While I am limited in resources to attend a bootcamp, I have turned to YouTube videos (even though I have limited internet access with a daily 30MB data plan), websites like TheOdinProject and FreeCodeCamp, as well as PDF books. I can say that I am doing well, and I am determined to see it through. I also take this opportunity to encourage those who are doing their best to become developers to continue on this path.
I would have loved to enroll in a training school, but it all starts with accepting my situation and looking in the right direction, striving to become a better person tomorrow. The day that God blesses me with employment and enough means, I will never forget to establish a bootcamp in my village for free training.
Once again, thank you, Mr. Travis. You are a role model to follow.
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I needed this video. Very inspiring and motivational. I'm 26 and i thought it's too late. Thank you!
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Thanks Travis for this beautiful content and sharing your story. I am 50 yrs old, just transitioned to Tech and I'm on my journey.... It's something I love. I enrolled in a bootcamp as a Starter and had some tech courses but I'm on the self taught route now. I hope to find my way faster and make the journey much easier..... Thanks again.
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Cheers to all supportive spouses!!! Thank you for sharing your story, Travis and I applaud your courage and tenacity in pursuing your dreams, it sure paid off! Thanks for great contents too
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Im 28 and Im already lost. Seeing this kind of video really inspired me. Thank you, Travis.
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"I'm gonna go all in on this thing..." - And that's where your life changed, in that moment where you decided you are ALL IN.
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Thanks for all the comments! I do appreciate you all. I'm thankful for this story. Remember, you have a story as well, and it's still being written. What's it going to look like?
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