Build your self-taught code career!

🎓 View our courses: https://scrimba.com/links/all-courses Nadia Zhuk is a self-taught software engineer at Intercom and a volunteer at Women Who Code London and CodeYourFuture. Coming from a non-technical background in journalism, Nadia learned to code and landed her first development job in just 9 months. Now, she is passionate about helping other non-STEM people break into tech, and has written a book "Crossing the Rubycon" to help along the way. She joins this stream to share her invaluable advice about switching careers into tech. 💜 Contents: 💜 01:49 - Nadia’s non-technical background 03:48 - Nadia’s learning to code journey 07:14 - Did you feel ready to apply for jobs? 09:31 - How to get a job with no experience 15:20 - How to find remote jobs 16:42 - The importance of an online presence for developers 19:26 - Interview confidence / tips for dealing with interview nerves 26:22 - How many projects should I have in my portfolio? 27:50 - Adding tests to your portfolio 29:55 - How to build a social media presence when you’re an introvert 34:30 - Nadia’s book: Crossing The Rubycon 38:34 - How it feels for a self-taught dev to work alongside those with a more technical background. What to do about imposter syndrome? 42:23 - What did you find difficult about JavaScript? 44:59 - What do when learning JavaScript and React but forgetting CSS! 45:42 - How to remember all these different technologies?! 48:25 - What’s more important - soft skills or technical skills? 51:36 - How to manage time when learning new things and working on projects? 52:19 - How to improve your DSA (Data Structures and Algorithms) skills? - Common Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Common-Sense-Guide-Data-Structures-Algorithms/dp/1680502441 - Grokking Algorithms: An illustrated guide for programmers and other curious people: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grokking-Algorithms-illustrated-programmers-curious/dp/1617292230/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=grokki