Interviews
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Pricing freelance projects - an interview with Tom Hirst
I'm excited to share the an interview with self-taught web developer Tom Hirst! Tom now makes six figures as a freelance Wordpress developer…
Passion is overrated - why Shaquil learned to code
As Shaquil puts it, "passion is for people who are already taken care of". He learned to code in order to provide for himself and his family…
Justin Jackson: how coding and skateboarding are similar
I had the pleasure of interviewing Justin Jackson, the co-founder of Transistor FM, the podcast hosting service making millions in revenue.…
From Sociology degree to Software Developer
Hannah changed her career to being a software developer after wanting a change from working in retail. Despite having a Sociology degree she…
From pharmacist to software engineer after Practicum by Yandex bootcamp
Alvin Wong was working as a pharmacist and wanted to make a career change. He now works as a junior software engineer having learned to code…
From Front End to DevOps with no CS degree
Pauline Narvas joins me for an interview on YouTube about being a self-taught web developer, getting hired and learning DevOps. Pauline went…
A YouTube interview with Dennis Ivy who sold his site for $40k
I recently had a catch-up with Dennis Ivy, a self-taught web developer friend of mine who works mostly with Django, a Python framework. His…
From customer service to developer without a CS degree
Jesse was burned out from customer service and wanted a career change. He began to learn programming. Jesse is a great example of someone wh…
$18k/m as a self-taught developer
Here's a podcast interview with Alex, a self-taught dev whose company makes $18k/m. Alex talks learning to code and building businesses in t…
From self-taught developer to CTO without a CS degree
Here's an interview with Karl, a self-taught web developer who rose to the position of CTO before deciding to work on his own startup. Karl…
A Nigerian self-taught developer's story
Today's interview is with Mudi, a self-taught developer from Nigeria. He was doing a dead-end door-to-door sales job beforehand. Learning to…
Six figures software developer salary after three years
The No CS Degree podcast is out now! You can listen to an interview with Kenneth Cassel about how he switched working in the trades and toil…
A self-taught developer and digital nomad shows how they got hired
Jacob is a digital nomad and learning to code means he can work remotely from anyhwere. He doesn't have a degree though! Jacob is a self-tau…
Kass doubled her salary by learning to code
Kass went from a Web Content Administrator to Software Developer in just two years. She shares her story of learning to code and doubling he…
Learning coding online and getting hired as a developer
Charlotte did an online coding bootcamp and was able to change career and become a Frontend Developer. Check out this interview for her advi…
Becoming a web developer at 34 without a degree during Covid
Mark Tiddy managed to make a career change during the Covid crisis and become a web developer without a CS degree. Read on for his tips on l…
Becoming a software developer in 6 months during Covid
Jing made a big career change when she switched from working in politics to becoming a software engineer with Klarna after learning to code…
From World Series of Poker tournaments, to starting his own company
Today's interview is with Tommaso, a former poker player who learned to code and became a software engineer. He now runs his own company as…
Getting your first client as a freelance developer
Devin Ford is a self-taught web developer and freelancer. In this interview he goes through how he got his first freelance client and how he…
An iOS Engineer talks about being a self-taught programmer
In this interview Fil talks about becoming an iOS Engineer by going down the self-taught developer route rather than do a CS degree. Read on…
From claims adjuster to front end developer
Erika learned to code after deciding she wanted a change of career. If you are interested in coding but don't know where to start, read on f…
Covid career change - from cruise ship cleaner to developer
Aldhair made a career change due to Covid. He became a web developer by learning to code with Scrimba(https://v2.scrimba.com/?via=nocsdegree…
Becoming a self-taught web developer at 18
Today's interview is with Nitesh, a young self-taught web developer from India who is working on his first startup. Hey, so can you introduc…
From lawyer to Software Engineer
Today I share with you an interview with Guillaume Monnet, a self-taught developer who changed career from being a lawyer to being a Softwar…